Coco Ho survives tough Round 3 heat to move into Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Quarter-finals
Hawaii’s Coco Ho emerged triumphant in the third heat of the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic’s Round 3 that continued to deliver a heavy dose of thrilling action to the fans at Dee Why point in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, April 20.
Ho took the win over her compatriot Carissa Moore and America’s Lakey Peterson to advance through into the Quarter-finals, leaving her rivals to surf yet another heat to try and earn their place in the next stage of the fourth of seventh stops on the 2012
Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Women’s World Title Series.
The prestigious female surfers from around the globe had converged to Dee Why point to try and get their hands on the event title and coveted ASP World Tour ranking points. The clean four-to-six foot waves breaking t the primary event site on Friday promised
a series of adrenaline-pumping action as the surfers sought to advance through into the Quarter-finals without having to surf in Round 4.
The third heat of Round 3 saw Moore, the reigning ASP Women’s World Champion, take on Ho and Peterson in a triple-threat battle.
As the heat got underway, Moore got off to an excellent start, scoring a massive 9.15 off her first business-wave to grab an early lead. She went on to back it up with a 7.10-point ride to take her heat-total to 16.25 points, a real competitive score.
However, neither of her two rivals had any intention of letting her take control of battle. Peterson responded with a couple of eight-point rides to finish with a heat-total of 16.60 points, consequently claiming second place.
The heat’s standout performance Ho outperformed both her rivals, collecting a 7.00 off her first business-wave and immediately following it up with a near-perfect 9.75-point wave to finish with a heat-total of 16.75 points.
“It’s been a hard beginning of the year for me,” Ho said. “I don’t know what happened. I’ve had a really unlucky few events. This heat on paper was by far my best of the year. It was crazy. It was finally one of those heats where the three of us could surf
good waves constantly. I’m really happy that my luck has turned.”
While both Peterson and Moore put on superb performances, the experience of Ho allowed her to get the better of both her competitors to advance through into the Quarter-finals.
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