Billabong Pro Tahiti
Presented by Air Tahiti Nui

ASP World Tour Event # 3
Teahupoo Taiarapu-Tahiti
8 - 18 May 2008

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Swell on the Horizon for Billabong Pro Tahiti but No Contest Today

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 11 May, 2008 : - - Teahupoo -- The Billabong Pro Tahiti may be taking its time to get off the ground, but the world’s best surfers are finding plenty of ways to entertain themselves in the interim. They will have to do it all over again today – the Billabong Pro Tahiti has been called off this morning.

According to official Billabong Pro Tahiti surf forecasters Surfline, conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday are looking good and there may be some action in the ocean behind that as well. “It does look like we’ll see successive swells for the last few days of the waiting period,” Kevin Wallis of Surfline said, “Although the timing on the second, and larger, of the SW swells will be cutting it very close.”

Most of the ASP Top 45 joined the Teahupoo locals for a Donovan Frankenreiter concert held at the marina last night. Bruce Irons (HAW), Joel Parkinson (AUS) and 1999 ASP World Champion Mark Occhilupo (AUS) were among the surfers singing back-up to the delight of the crowd and their peers.

Another call on competition will be made tomorrow morning at 7am. The Billabong Pro Tahiti will be webcast LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com.

Billabong Pro Tahiti Round 1 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Dean Morrison (AUS), Luke Munro (AUS), Daniel Ross (AUS)
Heat 2: Kai Otton (AUS), Leonardo Neves (BRA), Ricky Basnett (ZAF)
Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA), Roy Powers (HAW), Royden Bryson (ZAF)
Heat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Tim Reyes (USA), Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 5: Andy Irons (HAW), Ben Dunn (AUS), Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 6: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Damien Hobgood (USA), Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Heat 7: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Dayyan Neve (AUS), Chris Ward (USA)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA), C.J. Hobgood (USA), Manoa Drollet (PYF)
Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS), Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Jamie O'Brien (HAW)
Heat 10: Taj Burrow (AUS), Tom Whitaker (AUS), Bruno Santos (BRA)
Heat 11: Adrian Buchan (AUS), Jordy Smith (ZAF), Mikael Picon (FRA)
Heat 12: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Jay Thompson (AUS), Heitor Alves (BRA)
Heat 13: Taylor Knox (USA), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Jihad Khodr (BRA)
Heat 14: Luke Stedman (AUS), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA), Michael Campbell (AUS)
Heat 15: Dane Reynolds (USA), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Ben Bourgeois (USA)
Heat 16: Neco Padaratz (BRA), Bruce Irons (HAW), Daniel Wills (AUS)

Previous reports:
# 1 : Billabong Pro Tahiti 2008 gets ready for May launch date
# 2 : Teahupoo baring teeth as Top 45 prep for Billabong Pro
# 3 : Teahupoo roars to life for Air Tahiti Nui Von Zipper Trials

# 4 : Teahupoo keeps delivering big swell for trialists in Tahiti 
# 5 : Jamie O'Brien claims the Air Tahiti Nui-Von Zipper Trials 
# 6 : Billabong Pro Tahiti by Air Tahiti Nui kicks off in two days

# 7 : Waiting period for Billabong Pro Tahiti kicks off tomorrow
# 8 : Lay day called first day of Billabong Pro Tahiti wait period
# 9 : The Billabong Pro Tahiti by Air Tahiti Nui takes the day off
# 10 : More quiet for Day #3 of Billabong Pro Tahiti wait period

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