Florence and Lau to duel in third round

Hawaii surfers Ezekiel Lau, left, and John John Florence will face each other in the third round of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach contest today.

Two-time defending world champion John John Florence will face fellow Hawaii surfer Ezekiel Lau in the third round of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach contest today.

Lau got into the third round of the World Surf League’s championship tour event by beating Australia’s Connor O’Leary 11.43 to 10.00 in the second round. Hawaii’s Sebastian Zietz was eliminated in the second round in a 13.56 to 9.10 loss to Australia’s Mick Fanning.

Previously, Florence slotted himself into the third round with a first-round win over Brazil’s Tomas Hermes

In the Rip Curl…