Billabong Pro Tahiti 
Presented by Air Tahiti Nui

ASP World Tour event #5
Teahupo’o, Tahiti
23 August - 3 September 2010

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Final Day Billabong Pro Tahiti ON at Teahupoo, Champion Crowned Today

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 3 September, 2010 : - - Teahupoo, Taiarapu/Tahiti – The final day of the Billabong Pro Tahiti has been called on this morning with Round 4 hitting the two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Teahupoo at 6:30am.
 
Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti exhausted its entire 12-day waiting period, with the final eight surfers opting to wait for the best conditions to finish the event.
 
“It’s wet and windy this morning but there are waves on and we’ll commence competition at 6:30am,” Richie Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. “It hasn’t been the easiest swell forecast to work with, but we’re confident the remaining sixteen will put on a solid showing this morning.”
 
Up first this morning will be will be Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, against C.J. Hobgood (USA), 31, in the opening heat of Round 4.

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BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 4 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Heat 2: Tiago Pires (PRT) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)
Heat 3: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Manoa Drollet (PYF)
Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 6: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Damien Hobgood (USA)
Heat 8: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Patrick Gudauskas (USA)

Previous reports:
# 1 : Billabong Pro Tahiti: Getting to be that time again
# 2 : Top 34 prepare for heaviest Billabong Pro Tahiti ever
# 3 : World's best to showdown at Billabong Pro Tahiti

# 4 : Lay Day called monday for the Billabong Pro Tahiti  
# 5 : Second consecutive Lay Day for Billabong Pro Tahiti
# 6 : Billabong Pro Tahiti continues its holding pattern..  

# 7 : Billabong Pro Tahiti holds, tomorrow showing promise 
# 8 : Swell shows, but not enough to launch Billabong Pro 
# 9 : Again, some swell but not enough to run Billabong Pro

#10 : Seventh consecutive lay day for Billabong Pro Tahiti
#11 : Major upsets as Billabong Pro Tahiti gets underway
#12 : ASP frontrunner Jordy Smith out of Billabong Pro Tahiti
#13 : Lay day for Billabong Pro Tahiti, final day tomorrow

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