Slater winds back the clock at Pipe Pro

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Slater winds back the clock at Pipe Pro

Legendary surfer Kelly Slater has wound back the clock yet again, ousting *********** Ethan Ewing to advance to the quarter-finals of the Pipe Pro in Hawaii.

The 11-time world champ, who turns 53 next week, stepped up in big surf on Friday (Saturday AEDT) at the famed Pipeline break on the north shore of Oahu.

Slater began the day by downing Indonesian Rio Waida 14.83 to 12.83.

The American went to another level in his round-of-16 clash with the 26-year-old Ewing, who finished second in the World Surf League (WSL) title race in 2023.

Slater won 17.16 to 14.83 to set up a quarter-final against Brazilian Ian Gouveia as he chases an unprecedented ninth triumph at Pipeline.

WSL tour rookie George Pittar was the only *********** man to advance to the last eight.

The 22-year-old’s two best waves of 6.80 and 7.30 came late in his narrow 14.10 to 13.83 round-of-16 win over Japan’s Kanoa Igarashi.

New South Welshman Pittar’s quarter-final opponent will be Italian Leonardo Fioravanti, who beat *********** Joel Vaughan.

*********** Paris Olympics silver medallist Jack Robinson was unlucky to be eliminated in the round of 32.

Robinson was awarded a perfect 10 from the judges for an epic barrel in his clash with Alan Cleland, the first ******** to compete on the the WSL Tour.

But Cleland still advanced 12.83 to 12.17 after Robinson was unable to find a second decent-scoring wave.

The men’s and women’s Pipe Pro titles will be decided on Saturday (Sunday AEDT).

Australians Molly Picklum, Tyler Wright and Isabella Nicholls are all through to the women’s quarters.

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