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Billabong Pro Tahiti
ASP World Championship Tour Event #3 Teahupoo Taiarapu Tahiti 4 - 14 May 2007
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Final Day of Billabong Pro Tahiti Competition Tomorrow
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 15 May, 2007 : - - Teahupoo, Tahiti -- The eight remaining Foster’s ASP World Tour surfers contesting the Billabong Pro Tahiti will not compete today, Tuesday, May 17, 2007. An extension of the event waiting period was enacted yesterday to expand the Billabong Pro Tahiti contest window until tomorrow, Wednesday, May 16, when a new swell is forecasted to arrive.
“We’ll be checking the surf for a call tomorrow at 7am,” Contest Director Luke Egan said. “If there are waves, the boys could potentially be out there by 7:30am, but all reports at this point have us looking to make a second call at 10am for a possible 11am start. We only have seven heats to run and we’re looking to have them completed in the best possible conditions.”
Official Billabong Pro Tahiti forecasters at Surfline have called for the swell to begin pulsing throughout today with it picking up substantially on tomorrow. The next call for the Billabong Pro Tahiti will be made tomorrow morning at 7am for a potential 7:30am start. All the Billabong Pro Tahiti action will be webcast LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com.
Billabong Pro Quarterfinal Match-Ups: Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Andy Irons (HAW) Heat 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA) Heat 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS) Heat 4: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Billabong Pro Tahiti Round 4 Results: Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 15.00 def. Michael Campbell (AUS) 11.24 Heat 2: Andy Irons (HAW) 14.44 def. Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 13.93 Heat 3: Damien Hobgood (USA) 15.17 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.00 Heat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 13.57 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 10.87 Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.87 def. Chris Ward (USA) 3.83 Heat 6: Luke Stedman (AUS) 11.40 def. Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 6.17 Heat 7: Cory Lopez (USA) 17.66 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.50 Heat 8: Kai Otton (AUS) 13.77 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.27
Billabong Pro Tahiti Round 3 Results - Heats 8-16: Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.17 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 9.50 Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.43 def. Troy Brooks (AUS) 13.77 Heat 10: Chris Ward (USA) 15.40 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 15.30 Heat 11: Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 16.33 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 4.83 Heat 12: Luke Stedman (AUS) 16.66 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 13.27 Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.20 def. Victor Ribas (BRA) 9.57 Heat 14: Cory Lopez (USA) 16.53 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 1.84 Heat 15: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.93 def. Rodrigo Dornelles (AUS) 14.94 Heat 16: Kai Otton (AUS) 15.96 def. Daniel Wills (AUS) 15.17
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Previous reports: # 1 : Billabong Pro Tahiti: tour gears up for Teahupoo action # 2 : Round #one of the Billabong Pro Tahiti kicking off today # 3 : Flores sends Burrow to round #2 of Billabong Pro Tahiti # 4 : Billabong Pro Tahiti day 2 cancelled due to small swell # 5 : Day 3: another lay day called for the Billabong Pro Tahiti
# 6 : Billabong Pro Tahiti round two a 'no go' again for today # 7 : Billabong Pro Tahiti off Tuesday - possible Friday restart # 8 : More flat conditions continue at the Billabong Pro Tahiti # 9 : 1 to 3 foot surf too small to run the Billabong Pro Tahiti
# 10 : Wildcards eliminated at Billabong Pro Tahiti round # 2 # 11 : Parkinson & Irons through to R4 at Billabong Pro Tahiti # 12 : Quarterfinals set for Billabong Pro/Flores ousts Slater # 13 : Billabong Pro Tahiti extends wait period for Weds swell
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