Australian rookie sensation Callum Robson has produced an after-the-siren upset to end Mick Fanning’s shot at a record fifth Bells Beach title.
The 20-year-old Robson produced a 7.77-point effort on his final wave, the winning scores returning as he hit the beach after their round-of-16 Rip Curl Pro heat to win 14.50 to 14.27.
Fanning had won Bells as a wildcard in 2001 and last surfed the event in 2018 before his retirement, when he lost to Italo Ferreira in the final. After catching six waves in the 30-minute heat yesterday he said he was feeling “gassed”. Having flown under the radar on the world surfing stage for the past five years, “grom” Robson qualified for the 2022 World Surf League men’s world tour in December with a fifth-place finish at the 2021 Huntington Beach Challenger Series event and a win at the Tweed Coast Pro before the season defining Hawaiian leg at Christmas.
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