Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2017

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Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
at the Surf
Location Gold Coast (AUS)
Dates14 to 25 March
Competitors36 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  2016
2018  

The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2017 was an event of the Association of Surfing Professionals for 2017 World Surf League.

Contents

This event was held from 14 to 25 March at Gold Coast, (Queensland, Australia) [1] and contested by 36 surfers.

The tournament was won by Owen Wright (AUS), who beat Matt Wilkinson (AUS) in final.

Round 1

Heat 1
1 Jadson Andre Flag of Brazil.svg 11.46
2 Michel Bourez Flag of French Polynesia.svg 10.27
3 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 9.40
Heat 2
1 Matt Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.67
2 Stuart Kennedy Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.83
3 Ian Gouveia Flag of Brazil.svg 8.13
Heat 3
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 11.33
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.67
3 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of the United States.svg 3.10
Heat 4
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 16.50
2 Wiggolly Dantas Flag of Brazil.svg 10.90
3 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 10.70
Heat 5
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 11.93
2 Miguel Pupo Flag of Brazil.svg 11.77
3 Nat Young Flag of the United States.svg 10.66
Heat 6
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 16.83
2 Mikey Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.50
3 Connor O'Leary Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.20
Heat 7
1 Mick Fanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.27
2 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 13.13
3 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 11.20
Heat 8
1 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16.80
2 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 12.07
3 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 10.90
Heat 9
1 Joel Parkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16.86
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 16.40
3 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 11.66
Heat 10
1 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 15.70
2 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 15.10
3 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.43
Heat 11
1 A. de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg 16.17
2 Bede Durbidge Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.44
3Josh Kerr Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.33
Heat 12
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16.83
2 Ethan Ewing Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.27
3 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.20

Round 2

Heat 1
1 Mikey Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.17
2 Michel Bourez Flag of French Polynesia.svg 13.20
Heat 2
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 14.03
2 Nat Young Flag of the United States.svg 12.94
Heat 3
1 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.33
2 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 11.77
Heat 4
1 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 16.40
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.00
Heat 5
1 Ian Gouveia Flag of Brazil.svg 11.57
2Josh Kerr Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.10
Heat 6
1 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 16.00
2 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.97
Heat 7
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 17.83
2 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 11.70
Heat 8
1 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 16.80
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 10.53
Heat 9
1 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 14.23
2 Bede Durbidge Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.73
Heat 10
1 Stuart Kennedy Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16.27
2 Ethan Ewing Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.37
Heat 11
1 Connor O'Leary Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.03
2 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of the United States.svg 13.67
Heat 12
1 Miguel Pupo Flag of Brazil.svg 15.77
2 Wiggolly Dantas Flag of Brazil.svg 13.10

Round 3

Heat 1
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 13.87
2 Jadson Andre Flag of Brazil.svg 12.84
Heat 2
1 A. de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg 14.93
2 Stuart Kennedy Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.07
Heat 3
1 Matt Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.10
2 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 14.60
Heat 4
1 Joel Parkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 17.24
2 Miguel Pupo Flag of Brazil.svg 13.54
Heat 5
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 14.60
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 13.27
Heat 6
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 15.47
2 Mikey Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.17
Heat 7
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 17.30
2 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 17.00
Heat 8
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.10
2 Mick Fanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.00
Heat 9
1 Connor O'Leary Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.93
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.70
Heat 10
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 14.90
2 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 11.17
Heat 11
1 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 14.33
2 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.20
Heat 12
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 19.00
2 Ian Gouveia Flag of Brazil.svg 14.56

Round 4

Heat 1
1 Matt Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 17.07
2 A. de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg 14.97
3 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 8.30
Heat 2
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.17
2 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 13.10
3 Joel Parkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.73
Heat 3
1 Connor O'Leary Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.77
2 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.66
3 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 9.77
Heat 4
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 15.76
2 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 12.07
3 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 11.17

Round 5

Heat 1
1 Joel Parkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 17.23
2 A. de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg 12.43
Heat 2
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 12.80
2 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 10.56
Heat 3
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.76
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 14.17
Heat 4
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 14.70
2 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 13.30

Quarter-finals

Heat 1
1 Matt Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.00
2 Joel Parkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.37
Heat 2
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.86
2 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 12.33
Heat 3
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.00
2 Connor O'Leary Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.76
Heat 4
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 14.34
2 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 13.83

Semi-finals

Heat 1
1 Matt Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.90
2 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 15.50
Heat 2
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.74
2 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 10.44

Final

Heat 1
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.66
2 Matt Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.50

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References

  1. "Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2017". World Surf League. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2024.