Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Roxy Pro Gold Coast

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

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Lay Day Called for Quiksilver and Roxy Pro presented by LG

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 28 February, 2008 : - - Coolangatta – A drop in swell this morning has prompted event organizers at the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro presented by LG to call competition off for the day.

The opening events of the 2008 ASP World Tour and ASP Women’s World Tour season, both the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro pres. by LG have completed two rounds of competition with the women knocking both off last Sunday at nearby Duranbah Beach while the men completed Round 2 yesterday at Snapper Rocks.

“The surf has dropped a bit today back into the two-foot range and finding a good wall out there is proving trying with today’s tides,” Brooke Farris, ASP Women’s World Tour Manager, said. “The event forecasters have called for an increase in swell over the coming days, and with only three full days of competition remaining to complete both the men’s and the women’s events, we’re waiting for the best conditions possible.”

Yesterday’s Quiksilver Pro elimination Round 2 competition saw rookie sensations Dane Reynolds (USA) and Jordy Smith (ZAF) as well as wildcard Julian Wilson (AUS) blast through their respective heats while former three-time ASP World Champion Andy Irons (HAW) celebrated a much-anticipated return to form, posting the highest scores of the day to take out Komunity Project Trials winner Tamaroa McComb (PYF).

When Round 3 hits the water, it will be Australians Bede Durbidge and Kieren Perrow battling it out first. When Roxy Pro competition resumes, Round 3 will hit the lineup with World No. 4 Samantha Cornish (AUS) and 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour rookie Nicola Atherton (AUS) kicking things off. Both the Quiksilver Pro and Roxy Pro presented by LG will be webcast LIVE via aspworldtour.com and aspworldtour.com/roxypro.

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Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast pres. by LG Round 3 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 2: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 3: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 5: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Dane Reynolds (AUS)
Heat 6: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 7: Neco Padaratz (BRA) vs. Leonardo Neves (BRA)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)
Heat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Mikael Picon (FRA)
Heat 10: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Bruce Irons (HAW)
Heat 11: Jeremy Flores (AUS) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)
Heat 12: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Tim Reyes (USA)
Heat 13: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)
Heat 14: Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)
Heat 15: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Ben Bourgeois (USA)
Heat 16: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)

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) 

- Action from yesterday -

- More photos from yesterday -

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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
# 7 : Quiksilver Pro & Roxy Pro Gold Coast get another lay day
# 8 : Andy Irons back in form in round 2 at the Quiksilver Pro..

The Quiksilver Pro presented by LG will be webcast LIVE via aspworltour.com/quikpro beginning at 7:30am.

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