ASP PRIME Nike US Open is ON :: Pro Surfing News

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Tuesday, July 31, 2012) ? The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Prime Nike US Open of Surfing is back on this morning in clean one-to-three foot (.5 metre) waves at South Huntington Beach Pier and today?s proceedings are slated to see the completion of Round 1 as well as the first half of Men?s Round 2.

Yesterday marked the commencement of the men?s main event, which saw heavy upsets unfold as several top ranked ASP WCT surfers suffered unexpected Round 1 losses via the uprising of an international contingent of up and comers in the tricky Huntington Beach conditions.

Also commencing today will be Round 1 of the Women?s Nike US Open of Surfing, the final stop on the 2012 ASP Women?s WCT. Women?s competition will unfold in between Men?s Round 1 and Round 2 action.

To watch the 2012 Nike US Open of Surfing LIVE log on to www.usopenofsurfing.com

For additional ASP information log on to www.aspnorthamerica.org

2012 NIKE US OPEN OF SURFING REMAINING ROUND 96 MATCH UPS:
Heat 19: Brett Simpson (USA), Nat Young (USA), Heath Joske (AUS), Jano Belo (BRA)
Heat 20: John John Florence (HAW), Mitchel Coleborn (AUS), Nic Muscroft (AUS), Sunny Garcia (HAW)
Heat 21: Julian Wilson (AUS), Wiggolly Dantas (BRA), Billy Stairmand (NZL), Davey Cathels (AUS)
Heat 22: Alejo Muniz (BRA), Brian Toth (PRI), Lincoln Taylor (AUS), Richard Christie (NZL)
Heat 23: Travis Logie (ZAF), Patrick Gudauskas (USA), Kai Barger (HAW), Rob Machado (USA)
Heat 24: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Hizunome Bettero (BRA), Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY), Keanu Asing (HAW)