Mamiya fires at The Box after a last-minute Robbo lesson
With 6-8ft conditions pumping at the iconic slab wave about 700m north of Main Break, Hawaiian Mamiya paddled out before dawn on Wednesday to watch local guru Jack Robinson free surfing the break he knew so well.
'I hadn't surfed there in two or three years,' Mamiya said, adding he's maybe only been out two or three times total.
'I knew Jack was out because he was sending some videos in the group chat early, early. And I was like, 'I'm going to go out there and watch him'.
'I sat in the channel and I just watched him for like an hour. I was kind of just watching where he was taking off and what he was doing, and the waves that he wanted, and once I did that I got a good idea.
'Obviously he's one of the best barrel riders out there.'
The last-minute study session paid off immediately when round-of-16 heats resumed at the World Surf League Margaret River Pro later that morning. MARGARET RIVER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21: Griffin Colapinto of the United States surfs in Heat 1 of the Round of 16 at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro on May 21, 2025 at Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia. (Photo by Cait Miers/World Surf League) Cait Miers Credit: Cait Miers / World Surf League
Mamiya had the top-six scoring waves in his match-up against American Jake Marshall, including back-to-back 8.00 and 7.17 barrel rides, on his way to a two-wave 15.17 to 5.73 heat win.
He will next face Japanese/Australian goofy-footer Connor O'Leary, who upset Kanoa Igarashi.
O'Leary, who arrived in Margaret River in danger of falling below the mid-season cut-line, has now secured his future this season with what is already his best finish of the season.
'Getting through (the cut) yesterday was a huge weight off my shoulders,' he said after an 8.50 to 2.50 win.
'Coming into today I just set myself with no expectations. It is a different challenge, a less nerve-wracking and less stressful one and more like a really exciting opportunity to get a good barrel.'
Earlier, American Griffin Calapinto rode one of the waves of the day, emerging from the foam of a deep barrel and raising his arm in amazement before scoring a 9.00 on his way to beating Australian wild-card Mikey McDonagh.
'I feel like that is one of the best heats of my life,' he said. 'Getting barrelled in the jersey is the dream.
'That 9.00, I was kind of baffled myself. I got the the bottom and thought I could stand tall and cruise and next thing the wave was so fast the foam ball just lifted me up and you can kind of see my fin come out and I was almost going 180 degrees backwards and I thought I blew it . . . but then it shot me back out.' MARGARET RIVER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21: Griffin Colapinto of the United States surfs in Heat 1 of the Round of 16 at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro on May 21, 2025 at Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia. (Photo by Cait Miers/World Surf League) Cait Miers Credit: Cait Miers / World Surf League
Local hope Jacob Willcox and Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy also advanced to the quarterfinals at The Box before the contest was moved back to Main Break.
Jordy Smith of South Africa, who has moved up to No.2 in the ranking, and Imaikalani deVault of Hawaii, who needs to win the event to survive the cut, also advanced in the remaining round-of-16 heats before conditions saw organisers call off competition, likely until the second-last day of the window on Monday.
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MEN'S ROUND-OF-16 RESULTS
HEAT 1: Griffin Colapinto USA 16.00 (9.00, 7.00) def. Mikey McDonough AUS 2.43 (1.50, 0.93)
HEAT 2: Leonardo Fioravanti ITA 12.16 (6.83, 5.33) def. Miguel Pupo BRA 7.04 (5.17, 1.87)
HEAT 3: Connor O'Leary JPN 8.50 (5.67, 2.83) def. Kanoa Igarashi JPN 2.50 (1.50, 1.00)
HEAT 4: Barron Mamiya HAW 15.17 (8.00, 7.17) def. Jake Marshall USA 5.73 (3.33, 2.50)
HEAT 5: Jacob Willcox AUS 12.50 (8.17, 4.33) def. Joao Chianca BRA 4.07 (3.70, 2.17)
HEAT 6: Crosby Colapinto USA 6.53 (4.50, 2.03) def. Jackson Bunch HAW 3.34 (2.17, 1.17)
HEAT 7: Jordy Smith RSA 17.33 (9.50, 7.83) def. Marco Mignot FRA 7.17 (4.67, 2.50)
HEAT 8: Imaikalani deVault HAW 15.33 (8.50, 6.83) def. Alan Cleland MEX 8.26 (5.33, 2.93)
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Aussie women launch England's Hundred in brutal fashion
Grace Harris has cracked a rapid 89 not out to win the opening game of The Hundred at Lord's. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS) Grace Harris has cracked a rapid 89 not out to win the opening game of The Hundred at Lord's. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAP The fifth season of England's Hundred competition has been launched with a blizzard of sixes, mostly hit by Australians Grace Harris and Meg Lanning. Harris hit a competition record-equalling six sixes in her 42-ball 89 not out, but was nearly upstaged by her former Australian captain Lanning, who hit five of them before being dismissed for 85 off 51 balls. Her departure sealed London Spirit's victory over capital rivals Oval Invincibles by 17 runs. The match was the first half of a double-header at Lords to kick-off the controversial competition, in which both sides receive 100 balls bowled in 'sets' of five, with the men, including Spirit's David Warner, following. It was a stunning opening with a competition record 15 sixes in all. Harris led the defending champions to 5-176, the second highest score in the competition's history. The Queenslander was brutal on former Australia teammate Amanda Jade-Wellington, who went for 38 off her 15 balls - but she did have Harris dropped on 22. The other Australians in Spirit's team fared less well. Georgia Redmayne, opening the innings, struggled to a six-ball duck. Charli Knott, recruited late to replace the unavailable Indian star Deepti Sharma, made one off four. Harris put on 100 with Englishwoman Cordelia Griffith (50 off 29), a team record, in 52 balls. "I loved it out there," she said. "When you have a wicket like this, you want to cash in as a batter." On the secret to her clean hitting she suggested "genetics maybe?" before focussing on good prep, technique and an unconventional diet for an athlete. "Three gym sessions a week. Your handspeed as well. Your feet don't have to move well but a still base and you can time balls for six with your hands. "A few burgers in there. I have been living on dumplings since I have been over in England and it seems to be working! No Harris is a small human being, so I will take it." "She is very powerful and makes it look easy," said Lanning of Harris. "Fair play to her, she was too good. "They set a great total and we were a bit behind. I couldn't get going early on. Once I found some tempo, I had some momentum going." True enough, prior to being out Lanning went 6,4,4,6 and looked about to mastermind a heist over the team she played for last season. There are 16 Australians in the women's competition in all, with all but one of the eight sides having an Aussie. This is the last season solely under the control of the England and Wales Cricket Board with large chunks of most teams sold to private owners, half of them Indian Premier League clubs. This has raised $A1 billion for the sport in England, though that hasn't quelled criticism from traditionalists who fear it threatens the county structure and annexes the key summer month of August. However, besides the cash The Hundred has succeeded in its aim of attracting a new audience - this midweek afternoon women's match drew 15,640 to Lord's. Australian officials, pondering the future of the Big Bash League, will have taken note. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN IN THE HUNDRED Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Georgia Voll (Birmingham Phoenix), Grace Harris, Georgia Redmayne, Charli Knott (London Spirit), Beth Mooney (Manchester Originals), Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham (Northern Superchargers), Amanda-Jade Wellington, Meg Lanning (Oval Invincibles), Ash Gardner, Alana King, Heather Graham (Trent Rockets), Jess Jonassen (Welsh Fire).
