Roxy Pro Gold Coast ON HOLD Until 10:30am, Lay Day for Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast :: Pro Surfing News

Lakey Peterson (USA) will take on Malia Manuel (HAW) and Bianca Buitendag in Round 1 of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast.

SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Sunday, March 3, 2013) – The Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, the opening stop of the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, has been placed on hold this morning while officials further assess conditions.

“We have placed the women on hold this morning for a 10:30am call,” Rich Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. “We’re going to observe how the swell and tide plays with the conditions this morning and could see a women’s Round 1 start as early as 11am.”

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

The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, Stop No. 1 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour, has been called off for today.

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.

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)