Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Roxy Pro Gold Coast

ASP Men's WCT Event #1
ASP Women's WCT Event #1
Coolangatta, Qld Australia
23 February - 5 March 2008 

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Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 25 February, 2008 : - -  After deliberating all morning, event organizers for the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro presented by LG have opted to call official competition off for the day. The first events of the 2008 ASP World Tour and ASP Women's World Tour seasons, the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro presented by LG respectively, have already enjoyed two full days of competition before calling lay days for the past two.

After assessing the conditions at the primary site of Snapper Rocks this morning, the men's expression session was called on while organizers waited for the tide to switch. Conditions never improved and the call was made at noon to call competition off until tomorrow while the women's expression session will be run at 1:30pm.

"We've been waiting all morning, but the tide and swell haven't quite cooperated enough for us to run any official competition today," Brooke Farris, ASP Women's World Tour Manager, said.

"The swell is projected to increase over the next few days, so we've looking at getting underway as soon as possible. That being said, the guys were just out there for the expression session and were surfing well, so we've going to send the ladies out at 1:30pm for their expression session and we'll be looking forward to seeing who's ripping."

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Event organizers will meet again tomorrow morning at 7am to see if competition will be on. When Quiksilver Pro competition resumes, former three-time ASP World Champion Andy Irons (HAW) will be up against lethal Komunity Project Trials Winner Tamaroa McComb (PYF) in the opening heat of the elimination Round 2 competition.

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast pres. by LG Round 2 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Tamaroa McComb (PYF)
Heat 2: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)
Heat 3: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 4: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 5: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Daniel Ross (AUS)
Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 7: Michael Campbell (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 8: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Jihad Khodr (BRA)
Heat 9: Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) vs. Ben Bourgeois (USA)
Heat 10: Neco Padaratz (BRA) vs. Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Heat 11: Leonardo Neves (BRA) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 12: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)
Heat 13: Ricky Basnett (ZAF) vs. Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 14: Daniel Wills (AUS) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 15: Royden Bryson (ZAF) vs. Tim Reyes (USA)
Heat 16: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)

When Roxy Pro competition resumes, Australians Samantha Cornish and Nicola Atherton will compete in the opening heat of Round 3.

Roxy Pro Gold Coast pres. by LG Round 3 Match-Ups
Heat 1: Samantha Cornish (AUS) vs. Nicola Atherton (AUS)
Heat 2: Layne Beachley (AUS) vs. Serena Brooke (AUS)
Heat 3: Melanie Bartels (HAW) vs. Megan Abubo (HAW)
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) vs. Carissa Moore (HAW)
Heat 5: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) vs. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)
Heat 6: Rebecca Woods (AUS) vs. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF
Heat 7: Amee Donohoe (AUS) vs. Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
Heat 8: Silvana Lima (BRA) vs. Julia De La Rosa Toro (PER) 

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Previous reports:
# 1 : Quiksilver Pro wildcards Wilson & Michel Bourez psych up
# 2 : Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast may get present from La Niña
# 3 : ASP champs, vets and young guns gear up for Quik Pro

# 4 : Kommunity/Roxy Trials send McComb,/Moore to big show
# 5 : Luke Munro leads the charge at Quiksilver Pro Day One
# 6 : Lay day for Quiksilver Pro & Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast

Both the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro presented by LG will be webcast LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com/quikpro and www.aspworldtour.com/roxypro. For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

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