Billabong Pro Tahiti

ASP World Tour Mens event #3
Teahupoo, Tahit,
9 - 20 May 2009

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Morning holding pattern leads to lay day at Billabong Pro

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 15 May, 2009 : - - Teahupoo, Tahit -- After going on hold all morning to assess conditions, event organizers at the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui have called competition off for the day.

Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti has completed Round 1 and the opening six heats of Round 2, but today’s small, two-to-three foot (1 metre) conditions were not enough to prompt event organizers into calling competition on. The next call will be made at 6:30am tomorrow.

Surfline, official forecasters for the Billabong Pro Tahiti, are calling for a moderate SE swell to fill in over the coming days. When competition resumes, up first will be Taylor Knox (USA), 27, up against Kai Otton (AUS), 29, in Heat 7 of Round 2. 

Highlights from yesterday’s Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui are available at billabongpro.com. For more information, log onto aspworldtour.com 

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REMAINING BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS

Heat 7: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Heiarii Williams (PYF)
Heat 9: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Andy Irons (HAW)
Heat 10: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 11: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Dustin Barca (HAW)
Heat 12: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)
Heat 13: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Heat 14: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Dean Morrison (AUS)
Heat 15: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 16: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Tim Boal (FRA)

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Previous reports:
# 1 : Champs ready for Billabong Pro Tahiti as Irons returns
# 2 : Parko leads ASP top 45 into jaws of Billabong Pro Tahiti
# 3 : Billabong Pro Tahiti opens up with explosive Round One

# 4 : Billabong Pro Tahiti gets a lay day: All eyes on Tuesday 
# 5 : Small, onshore surf at Billabong Pro Tahiti forces lay day  
# 6 : Contest director calls off Billabong Pro Tahiti for the day 

# 7 : Billabong Pro Tahiti finishes Round 1, digs into Round 2 
# 8 : Small surf forces another lay day at Billabong Pro Tahiti

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