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BILLABONG PRO SANTA CATARINA: DAY THREE
Brazil sees full day of action as Dane, Owen, Jadson flare while Parko, Bede + Taj fade
20 heats. That was all the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina was able to pump out in a marathon day of surfing. Round 3 and the opening four heats of Round 4 were completed in clean three- to four-foot waves at Praia da Vila, with the final heat finishing just after sunset.
Rookie Jadson Andre was today's standout surfer, first besting veteran goofy-footer Damien Hobgood in Round 3 before going on a blitzkrieg against Luke Munro in Round 4. The afternoon bout saw the young Brazilian decimate the punchy lefthanders, linking searing carves with multiple airs on every wave. Posting four waves over 8.0, Andre secured the day's highest heat total of a 16.83 and advanced into the first Quarterfinal of his young career.
"Every time I would finish a wave and ride back on the ski, the whole crowd would start screaming," Andre said. "It's the best feeling in the world. The waves are really fun. I think I caught too many, but that's okay. I will go and rest tonight and hope for a big finish tomorrow."
Rated 13th in the world heading into Brazil, Andre has already improved his ranking with a Quarterfinals berth, an important fact considering the mid-season cut to the Top 32.
"It's a super important event for everyone," Andre said. "Everyone wants to make the cut after Tahiti and to be at home is a good advantage for me. I'm not trying to think of the cut-off. I'm just thinking about surfing my best."
Andre will take on Polynesian powerhouse Michel Bourez in the Quarterfinals of the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina.
Bourez, in his second year on Tour, was another to blast his way through two rounds today, taking out lethal veteran Kieren Perrow in Round 3 and perennial ASP World Title threat Joel Parkinson in Round 4.
"Everything is going well for me at the moment," Bourez said. "My girlfriend, my family, my friends, everything is good. I have a really good board at the moment and feel like I'm surfing strong. This is already a big result for me and now I am trying to keep going."
Bourez will now have his work cut out for him as he takes on in-form Brazilian rookie Andre in the Quarterfinals.
"It will be a hard heat for both of us," Bourez said. "It already matches my best result on tour and it's his first Quarterfinal. I saw he got
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