DAY three of the Komune Bali Pro presented by The Mad Hueys saw big names, big scores and epic tubes as the East Coast of Bali continued to pump out epic surf for the WSL QS1,000 rated event.
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The event’s top seeded Round hit the water with a few massive performances and a couple of upsets thrown into the mix.
The heat of the event, possibly one of the best heats ever at a QS1,000 event saw Jack Robinson, Taj Burrow, Pepen Hendrick and Mikey Wright, of Culburra Beach, all match-up.
Jack Robinson barely put a foot wrong, building his scores on every wave, finishing the heat with a perfect 10-point-ride.
Wright started slow but finished with a bang locking in a 9.50 and an 8.60 with a powerful and fast tube to turn combos.
Burrow laid down some of the best turns of the event so far, but failed to find a tube and was eliminated in third position and Hendrick finishing 4th even with an 8.15 to his name.
“It was fun out there with all the boys,” Wright said.
“I had a bad start but was able to find a few at the end.
“We were talking and laughing at the start of the heat, but when it was really close and positions were changing we left each other alone and had our games faces on.
“These are some of the best waves I’ve ever had for a QS, I wish every event was like this.”
Werri Beach’s Dean Bowen and Dede Suryana put on a tube-riding clinic with Bowen on his backside and Suryana on his forehand.
Bowen went bananas dropping two 9-point-plus rides to finish first over former event champion Suryana who had multiple 8s and advanced into the next round in second.
Adriano De Souza, 2015 WSL Champion and Komune Bali Pro number one seed put on the kind of show that only a World Champ can, catching only two waves in his opening heat, but they totalled 19.55 (out of a possible 20) - the highest two-wave total of the event thus far.
De Souza waited for solid waves and timed his turns to perfection and proceeded to unload devastatingly beautiful hooks and carves.
Mitch Parkinson continues to be a Komune Bali Pro standout - claiming a major scalp of CT surfer and Komune Bali Pro number two seed Sebastian Zietz (HAW) who also advanced in second position.
Parkinson had it all in this heat, airs, barrels, carves to post two near perfect 9-point-plus-rides.
For more information on results and images from the Komune Bali Pro presented by The Mad Hueys head to www.worldsurfleague.com or check The WSL App.
