"It was a tough call today because there is a fair bit of swell but the banks here at Bakio are really straight and are closing out," Contest Director Mike Parsons said. "We have eight days left in the waiting period and a lot can change here in Europe so we're going to gamble a little bit. We're expecting another little swell on Sunday and Monday so we're going to see what happens then. We're still hoping the weather maps will change and toward the end of the waiting period we'll get some good Mundaka, but between now and then we'll probably have to surf again here at Bakio – it just wasn't good enough today."
Another call on competition status will be made tomorrow morning in Mundaka at 7:30.
Video highlights from Round 1, along with photos and downloadable audio files from the surfers, are available on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com.
ROUND 2 BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA HEAT MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Manoa Drollet (PYF)
Heat 2: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Hodei Collazo (EUK)
Heat 3: Pancho Sullivan (HAW vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 4: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)
Heat 5: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Tem Reyes (USA)
Heat 6: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
Heat 7: Daniel Wills (AUS) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)
Heat 8: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Michael Lowe (AUS)
Heat 9: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Shaun Cansdell (AUS)
Heat 10: Bruce Irons (HAW) vs. Victor Ribas (BRA)
Heat 11: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 12: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Leonardo Neves (BRA)
Heat 13: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Bernardo Miranda (BRA)
Heat 14: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
Heat 15: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Troy Brooks (AUS)
Heat 16: Ricky Basnett (ZAF) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
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