ROUND 1 UNDERWAY AT BILLABONG GIRLS PRO ITACARE, BRAZIL

PRAIA DA TIRIRICA, Brazil (Monday, Aug. 20, 2007) – Punchy 1- 1.5 meter waves are on offer at the picturesque beach of Praia da Tiririca this morning and organizers have elected to start Round 1 of the Billabong Girls Pro Itacaré, Brazil at 09h30.

After a four month hiatus from ASP Women's World Tour competition, World No. 3 Sofia Mulanovich (PER), World No. 4 Samantha Cornish (AUS) and World No. 10 Melanie Bartels (HAW) will kick start Round 1, in the first heat of the day.

All six heats of Round 1 will be completed this morning with Round 2 on standby this afternoon.

The Billabong Girls Pro is Stop 3 of 7 on the ASP Women's World Tour.

Additional information is available online at www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabonggirls.com

BILLABONG GIRLS PRO BRAZIL ROUND ONE MATCH-UPS Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Samantha Cornish (AUS), Melanie Bartels (HAW) Heat 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Jessi Miley Dyer (Aus), Caroline Sarran (France) Heat 3: Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Jacqueline Silva (BRA), Nicola Atherton (AUS) Heat 4: Layne Beachley (AUS), Megan Abubo (HAW), Rochelle Ballard (HAW) Heat 5: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS), Amee Donohoe (AUS), Roseanne Hodge (ZAF) Heat 6: Rebecca Woods (AUS), Silvana Lima (BRA), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)