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FORMER world champion Joel Parkinson believes the long wait for the right conditions at Pipeline might just play into the hands of his good mate Mick Fanning and American legend Kelly Slater.
The Australian former world champion believes the forecast conditions for this weekend will favour the two outsiders for surfing's world championship title over well-placed world No. 1 Gabriel Medina.
Parkinson also believes the five day wait for surfable conditions will be a major boost for Slater, a multiple champion a Pipeline, who is still recovering from a toe injury.
Just one and a half days of surfing in the world tour finale has been held with surfers twiddling their thumb since Sunday afternoon.
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"I really think the conditions coming will favour Mick and Kelly, just the way the sand is around the reef and the right handers,'' said Parkinson, who is out of the world title race but gunning for an event win at the Billabong Pipe Masters.
"And the wait has probably helped Kelly a lot as well with his toes. ''
Mathematically Medina has the upper hand at the Hawaiian event, needing to win just his third round heat to knock Slater out of the chase for a 12th world crown.
Fanning can afford for Medina to fail a little further down the track but if the Brazilian makes the final of the ASP World Tour decider, he will own a maiden world crown.
Parkinson yesterday gave an insight into the excitement brewing at Pipeline among the thousands of Brazilian fans who have made the trek to see Medina surf.
Mick Fanning at the Billabong Pipe Masters in 2013. Source: Supplied
"One guy on the beach said he hopes the event starts soon because there are two million people holding their breath in Brazil for Gabriel,'' Parkinson said.
Despite numerous Brazilian surfers making waves on the world tour in the past, Brazil has never before owned an ASP men's world surfing crown.
Medina's flirtation with the world title this year has resulted in unprecedented interest from Brazil in the title race and the sport.
When the 20-year-old won the famed Billabong Pro Tahiti earlier this year, it was watched by surfing's largest live audience.
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