Sporting Digest: Surfing

RIP CURL PRO LANDES (Hossegor, France, Aus unless stated): Men: Quarter-finals: M Potter (GB) bt L Egan 17.83-16.5; R Machado (US) bt M Barry 23.5-17.2; D Hardman bt M Parsons (US) 21.43-20.43; S Beschen (US) bt T Knox (US) 22.52-19.17. Semi-finals: Machado bt Potter 18.7-18.53; Hardman bt Beschen 20.43-20.0. Final: Hardman bt Machado 25.77-16.5. Leading standings: 1 Hardman 3,632pts; 2 G Elkerton 3,340; 3 Potter 3,220; 4 D Macaulay 3,136; 5 B Lynch 2,892; 6 Egan 2,852. Women: Quarter-finals: V Osborne bt K Wooldridge 22.99-20.7; L Beachley bt P Menczer 22.76-19.76; K Webb bt N Falconer 22.6-20.93; L Mackenzie bt W Botha 17.77- 17.16. Semi-finals: Osborne bt Beachley 15.16-11.67; Webb bt Mackenzie 13.84-11.4. Final: Webb bt Osborne 22.66-16.0. Leading standings: 1 Webb 5,122; 2 Menczer 5,070; 3 Falconer 5,012; 4 Osborne 4,916; 5 Beachley 4,880; 6 Botha 4,465.