Taj Burrow (AUS), 35, will take on Bruce Irons (HAW), 33, in Round 2 of the Oakley Pro Bali.
KERAMAS, Bali/Indonesia (Wednesday, June 19, 2013) – Round 2 of the Oakley Pro Bali has been called on this morning with competition commencing in excellent four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) Keramas barrels at 6:45am.
Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Oakley Pro Bali enjoyed a sensational opening round yesterday and will look to take advantage of the swell on offer for Round 2 today.
“The waves are still pulsing through this morning and we’ll get Round 2 of competition underway at 6:45am,” Rich Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. “We enjoyed some excellent surfing yesterday for Round 1 and anticipate more today. This swell is projected to wane throughout the afternoon so we’ll monitor conditions throughout the day and make adjustments as necessary. Round 3 is on standby. Good luck to all our competitors today.”
Up first this morning will be 11-time ASP World Champion and current ASP WCT No. 1 Kelly Slater (USA), 41, up against Jack Robinson (AUS), 15, in the opening heat of the elimination Round 2.
Surfline, official forecasters for the Oakley Pro Bali are calling for:
The current SW swell will continue on Wednesday, slowly easing. Gradually fading surf continues through the second half of the week. A similar sized swell for Keramas (smaller for Canggu) will peak on Sunday the 23rd, after building Saturday afternoon the 22nd. A series of potentially solid SW to SSW swells are on the radar for the afternoon of the 24th through the 27th.
OAKLEY PRO BALI ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Jack Robinson (AUS) Heat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Bruce Irons (HAW) Heat 3: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Oney Anwar (IND) Heat 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW) Heat 5: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Willian Cardoso (BRA) Heat 6: Sebastian Zietz (HAW) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS) Heat 7: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) Heat 8: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Adam Melling (AUS) Heat 9: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Alejo Muniz (BRA) Heat 10: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Miguel Pupo (BRA) Heat 11: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Brett Simpson (USA) Heat 12: Kolohe Andino (USA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
