Lay Day Called for Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast :: Pro Surfing News

Brent Dorrington (AUS), winner of yesterday’s Moskova Trials, will take on reigning ASP World Champion Joel Parkinson (AUS) and Matt Wilkinson (AUS) in Round 1 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast when competition commences.

SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Saturday, March 2, 2013) – A lay day has been called for the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover. With only small and rainy conditions on offer this morning, event organizers will opt for improved surf and weather projected over the next several days to commence the event.

“Small surf in the one-to-three foot (0.5 metre) range and heavy rains have prompted us to call a lay day for competition today,” Rich Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. “We have plenty of swell forecast for the window so we’ll wait until we have improved conditions before commencing the event. Next call tomorrow at 6:30am.”

The opening stop on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tours, the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast will kick start the 2013 hunt for the ASP World Title.

When men’s competition commences, up first will be defending Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast champion Taj Burrow (AUS), 34, against Bede Durbidge (AUS), 30, and Raoni Monteiro (BRA), 30, in Heat 1 of Round 1.

First up in women’s competition will be Courtney Conlogue (USA), 20, Laura Enever (AUS), 21, and Pauline Ado (FRA), 22, in the opening heat of the event.

The Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover will run from March 2 – 13, 2013 and will be webcast LIVE via quiksilverlive.com

For more information, log onto ASPWorldTour.com

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS), Bede Durbidge (AUS), Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Travis Logie (ZAF), Dusty Payne (HAW)
Heat 3: John John Florence (HAW), Kai Otton (AUS), Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
Heat 4: Mick Fanning (AUS), Sebastian Zietz (HAW), Willian Cardoso (BRA)
Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA), Kolohe Andino (USA), Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 6: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Matt Wilkinson (AUS), Brent Dorrington (AUS)
Heat 7: Gabriel Medina (BRA), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 8: Josh Kerr (AUS), Alejo Muniz (BRA), Nat Young (USA)
Heat 9: Julian Wilson (AUS), Damien Hobgood (USA), Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 10: Owen Wright (AUS), Michel Bourez (PYF), Filipe Toledo (BRA)
Heat 11: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Brett Simpson (USA)
Heat 12: Jordy Smith (ZAF), C.J. Hobgood (USA), Glenn Hall (IRL)

ROXY PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Courtney Conlogue (USA), Laura Enever (AUS), Pauline Ado (FRA)
Heat 2: Tyler Wright (AUS), Coco Ho (HAW), Rebecca Woods (AUS)
Heat 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Sage Erickson (USA), Dimity Stoyle (AUS)
Heat 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Silvana Lima (BRA), Sofia Mulanovich (PER)
Heat 5: Carissa Moore (HAW), Paige Hareb (NZL), Alana Blanchard (HAW)
Heat 6: Malia Manuel (HAW), Lakey Peterson (USA), Bianca Buitendag (ZAF)