Mick Fanning will begin the defense of his ASP World Tour crown at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Hotels (February 27 to March 10, 2010), coming up against 44 of the best surfers on the planet. Jordy Smith scored a major upset in Round Four of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Hotels, defeating nine-time ASP world champion Kelly Slater.. Former two-time ASP World Champion, Fanning, secured the day’s highest single-wave score, a 9.33 out of a possible 10, for a Houdini-esque barrel with some unbridled power surfing, as can be seen in the video below..
