A storm over New Zealand is brewing up and pushing up 6+ foot swell in Tahiti but the contest will still be delayed due to a dangerous cross swell… Hopefully it will form up and make for a good afternoon!

Rank FirstName LastName MorF Junior Freediver PrizeCategory Weight

1 Armando Suarez M No No Grouper 82.8

2 Chris Johnson M No No Snapper 32.6

3 Douglas H. Strott, Jr. M No No Amberjack 100.5

4 Cory Moon M No No Hogfish 18.3

5 Bill Hardman M No No Barracuda/Cobia 66

6 James Hohler M No No Lobster 10.65

7 Hunter Daniel M No No Sheepshead 7.05

8 Pat Bennett M No No Grouper 79.25

9 Trey Strickland M No No Snapper 15.5

10 Chris Hill M No No Amberjack 86.4

11 Mark Westbrook M No No Hogfish 17.05

12 Brian Franzen M No No Barracuda/Cobia 48.6

13 Ritchie Zacker M No No Lobster 9.7

14 Justin Campana M No No Sheepshead 6.55

15 Dane Karcher M No No Grouper 73.55

16 Scott A. Nunn M No No Snapper 9.9

17 Douglas Strott, Sr. M No No Amberjack 70.75

18 John J. Convey M No No Hogfish 15.85

19 G R Tarr M No Yes Barracuda/Cobia 33.85

20 Richard Daniel M No No Lobster 8.2

21 Jerry Lancaster M No No Sheepshead 6.05

22 Frank McCallister M No No Grouper 71.85

23 Nick Toerner M No No Snapper 7.15

24 Matthew B. Jones M No No Amberjack 70.3

25 Alex Strott M Yes No Hogfish 15.75

C’mon guys where are all the freedivers?!?!?!

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WAITING FOR CALL - NEXT CALL: 7am

Good morning and welcome to Day 6 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti. It has been a wild rainy and windy night. We are waiting on the official call at 7am, stay tuned for the latest right here

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Billabong Pro Tahiti - ASP Systems
Men / Round 1 - Last Update : 20/Aug/2011

BeachByte »ASP Intl Official scoring system - (c)2011 - system@aspworldtour.com

Heat # 1
Men
Round 1
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Heat Scores
Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed211.47Adrian BuchanAUSWhite34.67Chris DavidsonAUSBlack112.83Cory LopezUSA

Heat # 2
Men
Round 1
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Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed313.27Taj BurrowAUSWhite214.73Matt WilkinsonAUSBlack115.83Fredrick PatacchiaHAW

Heat # 3
Men
Round 1
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Heat Scores
Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed311.73Jeremy FloresFRAWhite214.40Jadson AndreBRABlack116.07Travis LogieZAF

Heat # 4
Men
Round 1
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Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed115.23Mick FanningAUSWhite37.97Tiago PiresPRTBlack213.97Gabe KlingUSA

Heat # 5
Men
Round 1
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Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed115.36Jordy SmithZAFWhite38.47Raoni MonteiroBRABlack214.47Ricardo SantosBRA

Heat # 6
Men
Round 1
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Heat Scores
Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed113.96Kelly SlaterUSAWhite213.07Daniel RossAUSBlack310.67Heiarii WilliamsPYF

Heat # 7
Men
Round 1
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Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed310.33Owen WrightAUSWhite210.53Heitor AlvesBRABlack111.47Kai OttonAUS

Heat # 8
Men
Round 1
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Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed215.60Joel ParkinsonAUSWhite119.37CJ HobgoodUSABlack310.33Adam MellingAUS

Heat # 9
Men
Round 1
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Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed311.10Bede DurbidgeAUSWhite212.53Alejo MunizBRABlack112.90Taylor KnoxUSA

Heat #10
Men
Round 1
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Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed113.73Damien HobgoodUSAWhite213.10Patrick GudauskasUSABlack38.83Brett SimpsonUSA

Heat #11
Men
Round 1
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Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed315.17Michel BourezPYFWhite215.63Kieren PerrowAUSBlack116.76Dusty PayneHAW

Heat #12
Men
Round 1
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Wave/WavesingletplcptsnamefromRed310.27Adriano De SouzaBRAWhite116.50Julian WilsonAUSBlack215.84Josh KerrAUS

Source: billabongpro.com

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No Competition for Billabong Pro Tahiti Today, ‘End of the Road’ Awaits Historic Swell

August 22 2011 | Posted in Press Releases, 

TEAHUPO’O, Taiarapu/French Polynesia (Tuesday, August 23, 2011) – The surf has dropped slightly into the three-to-four foot (1 – 1.5 metre) range and event organizers have called a lay day for the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui.

Event No. 5 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong Pro Tahiti experienced a sterling start to the event last Saturday, and despite substantial swell on offer each day for the venue, the promise of solid 10’ – 12’ (3 – 4 metre) surf in the coming days has prompted the world’s best surfers to wait for incredible conditions… (CLICK HERE TO READ MORE)

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:

Heat 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Heiarii Williams (PYF)
Heat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Ricardo dos Santos (BRA)
Heat 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)
Heat 4: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 5: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)
Heat 6: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
Heat 7: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Daniel Ross (AUS)
Heat 8: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 9: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 10: Patrick Gudauskas (USA) vs. Jadson Andre (BRA)
Heat 11: Alejo Muniz (BRA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Heat 12: Heitor Alves (BRA) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)

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