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    The view from the Tavarua restaruant : photo Kirstin/ASP Covered Images
     




    Globe Pro Fiji

    ASP World Tour event # 4
    Namotu Tavarua Fiji
    25 May - 6 June 2008

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    Globe Pro Fiji will kick off in flawless Restaurants today

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    Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 24 May, 2008 : - - Tavarua --  Round 1 of the Globe Pro Fiji has begun in perfect conditions at Restaurants this morning. Today is the first official day of a 13-day waiting period for the fourth of 11 events on the ASP World Tour.

    “Conditions at Restaurants are a flawless six foot this morning,” Contest Director Steve Robertson said. “It’s a dream start for what is lining up to be an amazing event back in Fiji.” Event officials have made a call to run all 16 heats of Round 1 and put the first four heats of Round 2 on standby.

    “The afternoon should be as good as it ever gets so we are not going to stop until we have to,” Robertson said. Adrian Buchan (AUS), Jordy Smith (ZAF) and Royden Bryson (ZAF) will surf the first heat of the day.

    A LIVE webcast of the Globe Pro Fiji will be available on aspworldtour.com and globeprofiji.com.

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

     

     

    Top 10 ASP World Tour Rated Surfers going into the Globe Pro Fiji:
    1. Kelly Slater (USA) 2810 points
    2. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 2340 points
    3. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 2318 points
    4. Andy Irons (HAW) 2196 points
    5. Mick Fanning (AUS) 1989 points
    6. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 1932 points
    7. Taj Burrow (AUS) 1886 points
    8. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 1874 points
    9. Kai Otton (AUS) 1800 points
    10. Dane Reynolds (USA) 1742 points

    Check the Globe TV Video Promo
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    Previous reports:
    # 1 : Globe Pro Fiji returns to ASP Men's World Tour May 2008
    # 2 : The Globe Pro Fiji will return to the Dream Tour this May
    # 3 : Globe Pro Fiji could kick off on first day of waiting period
    # 4 : Epic conditions forecast for Globe Pro Fiji 2008 kick off...  
    # 5 : Globe Pro Fiji all set, Slater draws another local wildcard

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