Billabong Pro J-Bay heats up
2008-07-16 17:25
Jeffreys Bay - Round 3 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay commenced at 7:15 this morning in one to 1.5 metre waves that are expected to grow in size all day.
Contest officials are endeavoring to run all 16 heats of Round 3 and the first four heats of the quarter-finals today. Should they accomplish that feat, only 11 heats will remain before a Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Champion is crowned.
The first four heats of the day went to Bede Durbidge (AUS), Roy Powers (HAW), Kai Otton (AUS) and current World No. 2 Joel Parkinson (AUS). Durbidge will be up against Powers in the first heat of Round 4 later today with Otton taking on Parkinson.
South African interest starts in heat 8 of Round 3 where Travis Logie (Durban) faces 8X ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA). Royden Bryson (East London) is pitted against defending Billabong Pro champion Taj Burrow (AUS) in heat 13 this afternoon followed by Jordy Smith (Durban) v Dean Morrison (AUS) in heat 14.
Follow the action LIVE on www.billabongpro.com featuring multiple camera angles, replays, scoring, expert commentary in four languages and video on demand of all previous heats in the event.
Event status, live scores, news, photos and video highlights along with ASP World Tour ratings tables are also available on 3G or WAP enabled mobile phones. Log onto www.asptogo.com which is updated in real time as per the webcast for.
Winner to be added at conclusion of each 30 minute heat
Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Round 4:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) v Roy Powers (HAW) - Winner: Bede Durbidge (AUS)
Heat 2: Kai Otton (AUS) v Joel Parkinson (AUS) - Winner: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) v Bobby Martinez (USA) - Winner: Bobby Martinez (USA)
Heat 4: Tom Whitaker (AUS) v Kelly Slater (USA) - Winner: Kelly Slater (USA)
Next call 7.30am tomorrow
Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS) v Bruce Irons (HAW)
Heat 6: C.J. Hobgood (USA) v Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) v Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 8: Andy Irons (HAW) v Jeremy Flores (FRA)
Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Round 3:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) v Leonardo Neves (BRA) - Winner: Bede Durbidge (AUS)
Heat 2: Luke Stedman (AUS) v Roy Powers (HAW) - Winner: Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 3: Kai Otton (AUS) v Jay Thompson (AUS) - Winner: Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) v Daniel Wills (AUS) - Winner: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
Heat 5: Adriano de Souza (BRA) v Mick Campbell (AUS) - Winner: Adriano de Souza (BRA)
Heat 6: Bobby Martinez (USA) v Luke Munro (AUS) - Winner: Bobby Martinez (USA)
Heat 7: Tom Whitaker (AUS) v Taylor Knox (USA) - Winner: Tom Whitaker (AUS)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) v Travis Logie (ZAF) - Winner: Kelly Slater (USA)
Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS) v Ben Bourgeois (USA) - Winner: Mick Fanning (AUS)
Heat 10: Dayyan Neve (AUS) v Bruce Irons (HAW) - Winner: Bruce Irons (HAW)
Heat 11: C.J. Hobgood (USA) v Kieren Perrow (AUS) - Winner: C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Heat 12: Adrian Buchan (AUS) v Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) - Winner: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) v Royden Bryson (ZAF) - Winner: Taj Burrow (AUS)
Heat 14: Dean Morrison (AUS) v Jordy Smith (ZAF) - Winner: Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 15: Andy Irons (HAW) v Heitor Alves (BRA) - Winner: Andy Irons (HAW)
Heat 16: Jeremy Flores (FRA) v Chris Ward (USA) - Winner: Jeremy Flores (FRA)
The Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay runs from July 10-20, an 11 day waiting period in which to select the best possible conditions to determine the champion. Rounds 1 and 2 were run in epic conditions on Thursday and Friday last week.
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