Billabong Pro Tahiti - Lay Day

May 07 2007 / TEAHUPOO, Tahiti

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For the second day in a row event organizers at the Billabong Pro Tahiti have called a lay day as a result of the continued small conditions.

“Today is Sunday and we’re looking at similar conditions to yesterday – about 2 to 3 feet and very inconsistent,” Acting ASP World Tour Head Judge Dave Shipley said. “We’ve called the competition off for today in hopes of something better coming later in the week. At present, it looks like we’ll be getting some swell out of the south/southwest for the 11th through the 14th. It’s not going to be the best size, but a much better direction. We will still convene each morning to assess the conditions for a possible start.”

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When action recommences, Round 2 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti will begin the man-on-man elimination heats with some of the premier names in the ASP Foster’s 45 doing battle with local standouts.  The event began on Friday the 4th and has a scheduled window through Monday the 14th.

Round one saw most of the favorites dominating, with Kelly Slater, Andy Irons and Mick Fanning among those to advance.  However, co-ASP World Tour leader Taj Burrow did not, losing his heat to Jeremy Flores, currently ranked No. 14 in the standings. Burrow will see action in heat one of the Round Two against Billabong team surfer and local favorite Manoa Drollet, who knows the waters very well.  Other key matches include Mark "Occy" Occhilupo going up against Cory Lopez and No. 3 ranked ASP surfer Bede Durbidge vs. Anthony Walsh in Heat 2.

Once action does resume, fans can watch all the action from the comfort of their homes via a live webcast on http://www.billabongpro.com/

Find out what happened in round one here...

ROUND 2 BILLABONG PRO TAHITI MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Manoa Drollet (PYF)
Heat 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Anthony Walsh (AUS)
Heat 3: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Bruno Santos (BRA)
Heat 4: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Hira Teriinatoofa (PYF)
Heat 5: Daniel Wills (AUS) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)
Heat 6: Michael Campbell (AUS) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 7: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Troy Brooks (AUS)
Heat 8: Phillip Macdonald (AUS) vs. Victor Ribas (BRA)
Heat 9: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) vs. Trent Munro (AUS)
Heat 10: Frederick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Shaun Cansdell (AUS)
Heat 11: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
Heat 12: Leonardo Neves (BRA) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 13: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)
Heat 14: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
Heat 15: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)
Heat 16: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Michael Lowe (AUS)