Roxy Pro Gold Coast Round 1 Called ON at Superbank :: Pro Surfing News

Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 2012 ASP Women’s World Runner-Up, will take on Silvana Lima (BRA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER) in Round 1 of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast.

RAINBOW BAY, Queensland/Australia (Sunday, March 3, 2013) – Round 1 of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover has been called on this afternoon with the opening heat scheduled to hit the water at 12:35pm.

Stop No. 1 of 7 on the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT), the Roxy Pro Gold Coast will feature the world’s best female surfers doing battle in the opening event of the season.

“Conditions have improved and we’ll be commencing the women’s Round 1 at 12:35pm,” Rich Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. “We’ve determined that the best portion of the Superbank is the section between Little Marley down through Greenmount so that will exist as the field of play for today. Good luck to all our competitors.”

Up first today will be Courtney Conlogue (USA), 20, Laura Enever (AUS), 21, and Pauline Ado (FRA), 22, in the opening heat of the event.

The Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover will be webcast LIVE via quiksilverlive.com

The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, Event No. 1 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), has been called off for today.

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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)

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)