Image: Mancora Peru Classic winner Stephanie Gilmore (ASP/Towner Covered Images)
Tour rookie Stephanie Gilmore has taken her third event in this years tour at the Mancora Peru Classic and extended her first place lead. She beat reigning and seven-times world champion Layne Beachley in the last seconds of the 40 minute final to take first. 'I don't know how I managed to get that last wave in the dying seconds.' said Gilmore, 'The ocean was dead flat, and then out of nowhere came this little wave and it was pretty special. I'm pretty proud of myself.'
In the semi finals, Stephanie Gilmore defeated local hope Sofia Mulanovich. Of her defeat, Sofia said, 'It is really hard to lose out in the semi finals. I was very much looking forward to bringing a win back to Peru, but Steph was on fire. I'm disappointed that I didn't win today, but I am very happy that the event was a success here in Peru and I will head to Hawaii in hopes of reclaiming the world title.'
Heading into the next two events in Hawaii, six girls remain in contention for the 2007 ASP Women’s World Title. They are Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Silvana Lima (BRA), Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Samantha Cornish (AUS) and Layne Beachley (AUS).
Keep reading for full results and current tour ratings...
QUARTERFINAL RESULTS: MANCORA PERU CLASSIC
QF 1: Layne Beachley (AUS) 15.10 def. Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.00
QF 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 15.27 def. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 10.00
QF 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.76 def. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 13.90
QF 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 17.14 def. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 12.20
SEMIFINAL RESULTS: MANCORA PERU CLASSIC
SF 1: Layne Beachley (AUS) 13.83 def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 12.93
SF 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.17 def. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 11.43
FINAL: MANCORA PERU CLASSIC
1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 15.37
2: Layne Beachley (AUS) 14.46
ASP WOMEN’S WORLD TOUR STANDINGS AFTER MANCORA PERU CLASSIC
1 – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 5508 points
2 – Silvana Lima (BRA) 4982 points
3 – Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 4567 points
4 – Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 3878 points
5 – Layne Beachley (AUS) 3854 points
6 – Samantha Cornish (AUS) 3684 points
7 – Amee Donohoe (AUS) 3434 points
8 – Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3000 points
9 – Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 2899 points
10 – Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 2474 points
11 – Megan Abubo (HAW) 2424 points
11 – Melanie Bartels (HAW) 2424 points
13 – Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 2412 points
14 – Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 2244 points
15 – Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 2232 points
16 – Caroline Sarran (FRA) 2052 points
17 – Rochelle Ballard (HAW) 1260 points
18 – Leilani Gryde (HAW) 612 points
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