Sofia Mulanovich Wins At Sunset Beach
Former ASP World Champion Sofia Mulanovich won the Roxy Pro Hawaii at Sunset Beach. If the mens world title race is over, the womens will be undecided until the last event of the year. Stephanie Gilmore had a chance to take the title home to Australia, but failed and now there are only 101 points separating her from Sofia Mulanovich .
Sofia Mulanovich On Her Win And World Title Chances
“It’s pretty amazing, I really never thought of a World Title coming here,” Mulanovich said. “I just wanted to have fun, surf wave by wave, and just have a good contest. But now it’s on, it’s so on!”
“I’m just stoked,” Mulanovich said. “Sunset can be such a perfect wave. I really want to thank Rochelle Ballard for helping me out with my board choice, she pushed me to use that board and it really paid off. Thanks to everyone who helped me out, my boyfriend who was my caddie and my longtime sponsor Roxy for another great event.”
And Stephanie Gilmore?
“It will keep it interesting,” Gilmore said. “It’s definitely going to be a hard task to win the World Title, both Sofia and Silvana are closing in on the gap extremely fast.
Results
Roxy Pro Hawaii Final Results:
Final: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 13.73, Amee Donohoe (AUS) 10.83, Samantha Cornish (AUS) 7.64, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 6.40
Roxy Pro Hawaii Semifinal Results: 1st and 2nd Advance, 3rd finishes Equal 7th, 4th finishes Equal 5th
Heat 1: Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 14.67, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.34, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 9.90, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 5.33
Heat 2: Amee Donohoe (AUS) 9.73, Samantha Cornish (AUS) 5.63, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 5.33, Megan Abubo (HAW) 0.43
Roxy Pro Hawaii Quarterfinal Results: 1st and 2nd Advance, 3rd finishes Equal 9th, 4th finishes Equal 13th
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 13.77, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 10.43, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 6.33, Caroline Sarran (FRA) INJ
Heat 2: Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 13.17, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 12.34, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 7.64, Coco Ho (HAW) 6.17
Heat 3: Amee Donohoe (AUS) 12.00, Megan Abubo (HAW) 9.67, Leilani Gryde (HAW) 8.54, Silvana Lima (BRA) 5.33
Heat 4: Samantha Cornish (AUS) 12.03, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 11.90, Layne Beachley (AUS) 11.07, Rochelle Ballard (HAW) 8.90
Ratings
1. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 5,868
2. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 5,767
3. Silvana Lima (BRA) 5,252
4. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 4,440
5. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 4,406
6. Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 4,238
7. Layne Beachley (AUS) 4,214
8. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 3,553
9. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3,438
10. Melanie Bartels (HAW) 2,976
11. Megan Abubo (HAW) 2,862
12. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 2,784
13. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 2,654
14. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 2,424
15. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 2,412
16. Caroline Sarran (FRA) 2,322
17. Rochelle Ballard (HAW) 1,530
18. Leilani Gryde (HAW) 972