There were many surprises early this week in Australia during the 2009 Quiksilver Pro. Here’s a short recap to let you know what went down.

Dane Reynolds scored the first perfect 10 of the 2009 ASP World Tour season and the first of his career. Reynolds stayed on fire by scoring a 9.4 on Monday morning. But it wasn’t enough for the title.

Kelly Slater was taken down by Julian Wilson on Sunday with an impressive score.

On Tuesday, the competition was moved to Kirra where the infamous waves were barreling down the line. Surfs ranged from six to eight feet giving a huge potential for great performance scores.

The challenge wrapped up this morning with Australian native Joel Parkinson, clinching the title as winner of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. The Aussie surfer won the competition in 2002, and returned to today’s finals scoring a heat total of 18.84 out of 20, of which he nailed a perfect 10 twice. The score was indeed unsurpassable to fellow finalist Adriano de Souza who finished with an 11.30 heat total.

Kicking off his 2009 campaign for the ASP World Title, Parkinson stands in a position. Congrats Joel!

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Last Friday, the biggest event of the ASP Men’s World Tour kicked off.  The Quiksilver Pro started February 27^th and has an event window through March 11^th, of which the top 45 surfers compete for their share of $340,000 and a lead for the world title.

Some of the surfers competing in the Australian event include Joel Parkinson (AUS), Gabe Kling (USA), Dane Reynolds (USA), and nine-time world surfing champion, Kelly Slater (USA).  Slater, Mick Fanning, and wildcard Julian Wilson all pulled great wins in their heat, moving straight to Round three. 

Only four days are needed to find a champion and the event can be moved to another location, if the surf conditions at Gold Coast continues to be small as they have been.

Check back later for event updates.

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:

Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Daniel Wills (AUS)

Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Corey Ziems (AUS)

Heat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Aritz Aranburu (EUK)

Heat 4: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Marlon Lipke (DEU)

Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Drew Courtney (AUS)

Heat 6: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Phillip MacDonald (AUS)

Heat 7: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Dustin Barca (HAW)

Heat 8: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. David Weare (ZAF)

Heat 9: Tim Reyes (USA) vs. Jihad Khodr (BRA)

Heat 10: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)

Heat 11: Dayyan Neve (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)

Heat 12: Michael Picon (FRA) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)

Heat 13: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Nathaniel Curran (USA)

Heat 14: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Mick Campbell (AUS)

Heat 15: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Dean Morrison (AUS)

Heat 16: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)