{"id":17462,"date":"2010-08-23T11:54:01","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T18:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=17462"},"modified":"2010-08-23T14:52:17","modified_gmt":"2010-08-23T21:52:17","slug":"teahupoo-kicks-off-with-a-lay-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=17462","title":{"rendered":"Teahupoo Kicks Off With A Lay Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Burrow385Bbongtahiti09Kirstin<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the great things about the Billabong Pro Teahupoo<\/a><\/strong> is that it runs right through the middle of the West Coast’s work day allowing most of the surf industry to spend a few August days “hard at work” with their browsers open to the Billabong Pro live feed<\/a><\/strong>. But not yet. Today was the first day of the waiting period and it’s a lay day and the next couple days look the same, according to event organizers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe monitored conditions for a good while this morning and deemed it not contestable,\u201d Richie Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. \u201cIt was very small and just too inconsistent to run. We\u2019re working with everyone, the surfers, the organizers, the forecasters to ensure that the athletes have the best possible conditions.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Follow the jump for all the ASP details.
\nTEAHUPOO, Taiarapu\/Tahiti (Monday, August 23, 2010) \u2013 The Billabong Pro Tahiti, Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, has been called off for the day, with only small, inconsistent surf available at the main site of Teahupoo.<\/p>\n

With careers on the line in Tahiti, the result of the ASP midyear field reduction from the Top 45 to the Top 34 (Top 32 finishers plus two wildcards), this year\u2019s Billabong Pro Tahiti boasts unprecedented importance for the world\u2019s best surfers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe monitored conditions for a good while this morning and deemed it not contestable,\u201d Richie Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. \u201cIt was very small and just too inconsistent to run. We\u2019re working with everyone, the surfers, the organizers, the forecasters to ensure that the athletes have the best possible conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Surfline, official forecasters for the Billabong Pro Tahiti, are calling for a slow start to the contest waiting period with a very modest mix of southwest swells providing contestable, but small scale, surf today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n

A full breakdown of ASP World Title Rankings possibilities, including the ASP midyear field reduction, for the Billabong Pro Tahiti are available at ASPWorldTour.com<\/p>\n

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.<\/p>\n

When competition commences, up first will be Damien Hobgood (USA), 31, Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 25, and Jay Thompson (AUS), 28, in the opening heat of the Billabong Pro Tahiti.<\/p>\n

The Billabong Pro Tahiti will be webcast LIVE via http:\/\/www.billabongpro.com\/tahiti10\/<\/p>\n

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS
\nHeat 1: Damien Hobgood (USA), Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), Jay Thompson (AUS)
\nHeat 2: Jadson Andre (BRA), Luke Stedman (AUS), Nate Yeomans (USA)
\nHeat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Marco Polo (BRA)
\nHeat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA), Tom Whitaker (AUS), Blake Thornton (AUS)
\nHeat 5: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Roy Powers (HAW), Tim Reyes (USA)
\nHeat 6: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Joan Duru (FRA)
\nHeat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS), Adam Melling (AUS), Tamaroa McComb (PYF)
\nHeat 8: Jordy Smith (ZAF), C.J. Hobgood (USA), Manoa Drollet (PYF)
\nHeat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS), Tiago Pires (PRT), Tuamata Puhetini (PYF)
\nHeat 10: Kelly Slater (USA), Andy Irons (HAW), Heiarii Williams (PYF)
\nHeat 11: Adrian Buchan (AUS), Dusty Payne (HAW), Drew Courtney (AUS)
\nHeat 12: Owen Wright (AUS), Brett Simpson (USA), Neco Padaratz (BRA)
\nHeat 13: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Matt Wilkinson (AUS), Tanner Gudauskas (USA)
\nHeat 14: Michel Bourez (PYF), Dean Morrison (AUS), Mick Campbell (AUS)
\nHeat 15: Taylor Knox (USA), Luke Munro (AUS), Travis Logie (ZAF)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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