Kauai surfer Irons advances in Brazil
HONOLULU (AP) _ Kauai surfer Andy Irons has won his first heat in the Nova Schin Festival in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Irons overcame California's Taylor Knox and Brazil's Guilherme Ferreira today in small and windy surf at Joaquina Beach.
By winning his first-round heat, the three-time world champion kept alive his chances of clinching his fourth world title. He also gets a day off by moving straight to round three.
Irons is currently ranked second in the Association of Surfing Professionals' World Championship Tour. He trails six-time world champion Kelly Slater, who also advanced.
The last event of the season will be at Hawaii's famous Pipeline in mid-December.
(Copyright 2005 by the Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Irons overcame California's Taylor Knox and Brazil's Guilherme Ferreira today in small and windy surf at Joaquina Beach.
By winning his first-round heat, the three-time world champion kept alive his chances of clinching his fourth world title. He also gets a day off by moving straight to round three.
Irons is currently ranked second in the Association of Surfing Professionals' World Championship Tour. He trails six-time world champion Kelly Slater, who also advanced.
The last event of the season will be at Hawaii's famous Pipeline in mid-December.
(Copyright 2005 by the Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
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