BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA OFF TODAY; SEMIFINAL AND FINAL TO RUN TOMORROW

MUNDAKA, Spain (Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007) – Despite monitoring conditions at Mundaka throughout the morning, waves consistent enough to complete the Semifinal and Final heats of the Billabong Pro Mundaka never materialized. The final day of competition will be tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 14th, 2007.

"We were waiting for the low tide at midday and one or two good waves came through but not enough of them," Contest Director Mike Parsons said. "The swell is supposed to be a little more north tomorrow which should bump it up in Mundaka a little bit to be contestable for the remaining three heats around midday. Obviously, if it's not good enough we'll have to make a cutoff point and go to Bakio to finish. We're not expecting it to go dead flat so we'll be able to finish tomorrow somewhere, we're just not sure whether it will be in Mundaka or not. It's going to be close."

Tomorrow's first Semifinal will pit defending champion Bobby Martinez (USA) against World No. 1 Mick Fanning (AUS). The second will feature title chasers Kelly Slater (USA) and Taj Burrow (AUS).

The next call on competition status will be made at Mundaka tomorrow morning at 9am.

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BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA SEMIFINAL MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Mick Fanning (AUS)
Heat 3: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Taj Burrow (AUS)

EPIC BILLABONG PRO SEMIFINAL STAGE SET; WORLD TITLE RACE GOES TO BRAZIL

BAKIO, Spain (Friday, Oct. 12, 2007) – A semifinal stage of epic proportions has been set for the final day of the Billabong Pro Mundaka with ASP World Title contenders Mick Fanning (AUS), Kelly Slater (USA) and Taj Burrow (AUS) along with defending Billabong Pro Mundaka Champion Bobby Martinez (USA) all winning their Quarterfinal heats at the back-up venue of Bakio today.

Slater and Burrow needed to finish equal 3rd or better in the Billabong Pro to ward off a rampaging Fanning from clinching the 2007 Foster's ASP World Title in Spain. Having drawn each other in Semifinal 2, one surfer is assured a final berth and thus a 1st or 2nd place finish, the other will leave with the equal 3rd they needed to take the race to Brazil.

"I won that heat and I have to go to Brazil now," Slater said. "Sometimes it's hard to define exactly what you have to do, but right now I know exactly what I have to do. I have to go to Brazil and I have to win, that's about it."

Slater may have won his eighth ASP World Title in Mundaka last year, but was relieved just to remain in contention after eliminating France's Jeremy Flores today. Had Flores beat Slater, the title would have been guaranteed to an Australian for the first time since Mark Occhilupo's win in 1999.

"If I lost it that heat it would have been an Australian title no matter what, but I think surf fans around the world want to see the race continue for a little bit longer, no matter who wins it," Slater said. "Mick is in the driver's seat and Taj and I are just along for the ride trying to catch up to him; trying to draft him, so to speak."

Slater and Burrow have surfed against each other 15 times in elite tour competition, with Slater besting Burrow 10 of those 15 times. Their 16th encounter will occur either tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 13th or Sunday, Oct. 14th – the last day of the waiting period. Burrow won their last clash in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa this year and went on to take out the event and post his second win of the season.

"Taj and I have had some good battles over the years, we'll see how it goes," Slater said. "This is his first year to have two wins and probably the first year he's been real serious about going after that World Title. He's pretty focused. We've had heats before here in Mundaka. I stole a win from him here and I'm sure he'll be looking to get me back for that one, but I'm looking to get him back for J-Bay."

Burrow beat fellow Australian Bede Durbidge in the last Quarterfinal of the day to earn his Semifinal berth against Slater. Sitting in 3rd on the ASP ratings, Burrow needs to beat Slater if he hopes to better his chances of having a legitimate shot at earning his first world title.

"It's just another heat," Burrow said. "Kelly is Kelly so it's going to be a hard one for sure. I'm just looking to nail another contest."

Whether its Burrow or Slater who advance will ultimately be less critical to the race than whether they beat Fanning should he advance over Martinez and into the Billabong Pro Final.

"It works out pretty good for Mick with me and Kelly on one side of the draw doesn't it," Burrow said. "One of us is going to have to get knocked out and it's coming down to crunch time so we're all going for it."

Fanning took on Taylor Knox (USA) in his Quarterfinal clash, but easily beat the Californian 14.33 to 6.17.

"Taylor has been surfing insane for the last three contests. He didn't have the result he wanted in France, and I knew he wanted a good one here," Fanning said. "It's always tough going up against Taylor, he's always so solid."

Fanning's Semifinal berth in Spain is his 9th in the last 13 events. He's won two events this year, and will be hard to beat if he wins another.

"You have to keep the pressure on, it's not over yet," Fanning said. "I've got to keep getting through heats, get another good result and try to finish strong here. "I've got Bobby Martinez next. He's the defending champ and he has been surfing insane this event. With Kelly and Taj both through their heats, they are going to have to fight it out through that one too. That's surfing, it just comes down to the end."

Martinez earned the highest wave score of the event thus far, a 9.70 out of 10.00, for slotting himself into the only real barrel ridden in the Billabong Pro Mundaka this year.

"I don't know where it came from," Martinez said. "It looked really nice with a steep part on it. I paddled for it and thought that I maybe could get a little barrel, it stayed hollow and I just went for it. I got lucky because I haven't really seen any waves like that today since I've been watching. I guess I was in the right place at the right time."

Martinez eliminated Phil Macdonald (AUS) in Quarterfinal 1 and will feature in the first Semifinal against Fanning when the event runs next. The defending champ is sitting 13th on the ratings and has much less at stake than Fanning. He claims not to be too fazed by the draw.

"I feel the same way I feel about any match up," Martinez said. "Mick is winning right now, but I'm not afraid to lose. I've lost all this year and I've lost all my life so I'm just going out to go out there fighting. I've got nothing to lose so I'm going to give it all I've got."

The next call on competition status will be made at Mundaka tomorrow morning at 9am.

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BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA SEMIFINAL MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Mick Fanning (AUS)
Heat 3: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Taj Burrow (AUS)

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
Heat 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) 15.87 def. Phil MacDonald (AUS) 12.50
Heat 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.33 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 6.17
Heat 3: Kelly Slater (USA) 10.90 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 9.67
Heat 4: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.94 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.33

TODAY'S BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA ROUND 4 RESULTS:
Heat 6: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.34 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 7.16
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) 13.83 def. Royden Bryson (ZAF) 6.83
Heat 8: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 8.93 def. Leonardo Neves (BRA) 8.24

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA BACK ON IN BAKIO; ONLY 10 HEATS TO GO

BAKIO, Spain (Friday, Oct. 12, 2007) –The remaining three heats of Round 4 of the Billabong Pro Mundaka will be surfed in three foot (one metre) waves at the backup venue in Bakio today. The Quarterfinals and beyond are on standby.

Defending Champion Bobby Martinez (USA), Phillip Macdonald (AUS), Taylor Knox (USA), World No. 1 Mick Fanning and reigning World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) have already earned Quarterfinal berths. Heat 6 of Round 4, which features Jeremy Flores (AUS) and CJ Hobgood (USA) hit the water at 1:15 local time.

If Taj Burrow (AUS) doesn't make his Round 4 heat over South Africa's Royden Bryson (ZAF), he will be out of the 2007 Foster's ASP World Title race.

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REMAINING ROUND 4 BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA MATCH-UPS:
Heat 6: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Royden Bryson (ZAF)
Heat 8: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Leonardo Neves (BRA)

ROUND 4 BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA RESULTS:
Heat 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) 17.27 def. Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 8.60
Heat 2: Phil MacDonald (AUS) 16.83 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.40
Heat 3: Taylor Knox (USA) 12.67 def. Victor Ribas (BRA) 10.16
Heat 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.33 def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 12.83
Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.50 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.23

THREE CONTENDERS LEFT IN ASP TITLE RACE AFTER 20 BILLABONG PRO HEATS

BAKIO, Spain (Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007) – Foster's ASP World Tour ratings leader Mick Fanning (AUS) is two heats closer to clinching his maiden world title after winning his Round 3 and 4 Billabong Pro duels today. Thing is, reigning and 8X World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) and World No. 3 Taj Burrow (AUS) aren't ready to let him run away with it.

Twenty heats of Billabong Pro Mundaka competition were run in very contestable three foot (one metre) waves in Bakio today. The first five heats of Round 4 saw five of eight Quarterfinalists decided late in the day; Fanning and Slater were among them, former 2007 title contender Joel Parkinson (AUS) was not.

Fanning beat wildcard Hodei Collazo (EUK) in Round 3 before taking out fellow Australian Luke Stedman in Round 4 to find himself in the Quarters.

"Luke had a 7.50 to start off with, but you just have to go out there and get your waves," Fanning said. "Steds is one of those guys who always tends to get the best waves in the heat so I'm just stoked to get through that one."

Fanning won the first Foster's ASP World Tour of the year on the Gold Coast of Australia as well as the last tour event in France. With a win here, Slater and Burrow need to finish at least equal 3rd to take the title race to the next stop in Brazil.

"If I can get three firsts the pressure really rolls back on to those two guys," Fanning said. "I just have to keep really focused and keep the heats rolling hopefully."

Slater posted a last-minute win over wildcard Tiago Pires (PRT) in Round 3, but his elimination of Adriano de Souza (BRA) in Round 4 was much more convincing. Into the Quarters, Slater knows better than anyone what he needs to do if he plans to go for ASP World Title No. 9. According to him, he has to do it in Spain.

"If I don't beat Mick in this contest, I'm pretty much out of it," Slater said. "Right now I'm six heats behind Mick, if I finish one place behind him here that means I'll be seven heats behind him for the title, so I just need to keep chugging along. It can happen so I feel pretty good a lot more lively."

Slater has been vocal about Joel Parkinson (AUS) being Australia's next major title contender in recent years, yet he finds himself alongside Burrow and Fanning as the only three surfers still in the hunt.

"It doesn't surprise me that it's Mick in the race, it's just that Joel has always had such a natural talent from such a young age," Slater said. "Joel is just so naturally talented, but when you watch him he doesn't seem as driven as Mick. Mick is a work horse, he's working harder than any of us out here. He's definitely more focused, definitely more prepared before his heats. He's just got this whole scene around him supporting him too, great support from his girlfriend, his team manager and team sponsor, family and friends. He's created a great atmosphere for himself and it's really working out for him."

Parkinson was eliminated by Philip Macdonald (AUS) in Round 4 today. His hopes for a 2007 World Title were crushed as well. Despite finishing in the Top 10 last year, Macdonald finds himself several excellent results from requalifying this year.

"I'm in a lost worse position than Joel is," Macdonald said. "He's gunning for a World Title and I'm in 37th trying to get my spot back on the tour. It's bad luck that he's no longer in the World Title race but I'm just worrying about myself."

Macdonald will meet defending champion Bobby Martinez (USA) in Quarterfinal 1.

After a Round 3 walk through, Martinez put on a commanding performance to take out Bernardo Miranda (AUS) in the first heat of Round 4. A huge aerial and throwaway wave scores in the excellent range were proof that despite his bye (courtesy of a withdrawal by Australian Trent Munro) into Round 4, Martinez was well deserving of his Quarterfinal berth.

"It was lucky for me that Trent went home," Martinez said. "To get a bye, I mean I've been struggling, so I'm going to take it. I'm just glad to have made it and still be here competing in the event because I've lost in the 17th round so many times this year."

Title contender Burrow will have to ponder his Round 4 match-up against Royden Bryson (ZAF) overnight, but if his nocturnal reveries are anything like last night's, he should be on the right track.

"I actually had a dream about it last night, a dream that I won this contest and that everything opened back up again," Burrow said. "It was a cool, a nice little dream to wake up to. I'm not thinking about the World Title that much… well, actually I am (laughing). But I'm just trying to think about the contest, you know nail it the next couple of events, that's what I really want to do."

Billabong Pro Mundaka Contest Director Mike Parsons will make another call on the event status tomorrow morning at 8am. There are 10 heats left and three days to run. Ideally, some surfing will be held at the main site of Mundaka.

"It looks like a slow drop in the swell throughout the day tomorrow, so we're hoping to at least get through Round 4 tomorrow," Parsons said. "Ideally, in a perfect world we'd get Mundaka Saturday for the Quarterfinals and finish at Mundaka on Sunday. If there isn't enough swell tomorrow at Mundaka first thing in the morning we will most likely end up here at Bakio to finish Round 4 to get into a position where we only have seven heats to go for the weekend."

Video highlights from Round 3, along with photos, quotes and downloadable audio files from the surfers, are available on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com.

ROUND 4 BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA RESULTS:
Heat 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) 17.27 def. Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 8.60
Heat 2: Phil MacDonald (AUS) 16.83 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.40
Heat 3: Taylor Knox (USA) 12.67 def. Victor Ribas (BRA) 10.16
Heat 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.33 def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 12.83
Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.50 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.23

REMAINING ROUND 4 BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA MATCH-UPS:
Heat 6: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Royden Bryson (ZAF)
Heat 8: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Leonardo Neves (BRA

ROUND 3 BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA RESULTS:
Heat 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) earned a bye over Trent Munro (AUS)
Heat 2: Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 14.00 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.67
Heat 3: Phil MacDonald (AUS) 13.00 def. Greg Emslie (ZAF) 9.67
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 13.66 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 12.74
Heat 5: Taylor Knox (USA) 14.34 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 13.67
Heat 6: Victor Ribas (BRA) 11.00 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 9.33
Heat 7: Luke Stedman (AUS) 15.84 def. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 12.23
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.63 def. Hodei Collazo (EUK) 15.50
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) 14.83 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 12.34
Heat 10: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.66 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 10.47
Heat 11: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.80 def. Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 11.23
Heat 12: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.50 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 14.33
Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.57 def. Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 9.00
Heat 14: Royden Bryson (ZAF) 13.20 def. Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 12.90
Heat 15: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.00 def. Luke Munro (AUS) 13.
Heat 16: Leonardo Neves (BRA) 10.07 def. Michael Campbell (AUS) 9.70

ROUND 3 OF THE BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA ON AT BAKIO

MUNDAKA, Spain (Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007) –Round 3 of the Billabong Pro Mundaka will commence at Bakio at 9:30 today. The first heat of the day will feature Australia's Adrian Buchan against Brazil's Bernardo Miranda.

World No. 1 Mick Fanning (AUS) will face wildcard and local Basque surfer Hodei Collazo (EUK) in Round 3. Reigning and 8X World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) will meet wildcard Tiago Pires (PRT) in Round 3 while World No. 3 Taj Burrow (AUS) draws the final wildcard, Aritz Aranburu (EUK) in Heat 13.

Contest officials are aiming to run all 15 heats today. Defending Champion Bobby Martinez (USA) received a bye in Heat 1 of Round 3 due to the withdrawal of Trent Munro (AUS) for family reasons.

Video highlights from Round 2, along with photos, quotes and downloadable audio files from the surfers, are available on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com.

ROUND 3 BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) earns a bye over Trent Munro (AUS)
Heat 2: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Bernardo Miranda (BRA)
Heat 3: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Phillip Macdonald (AUS)
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)
Heat 5: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 6: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Victor Ribas (BRA)
Heat 7: Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Hodei Collazo (EUK)
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 10: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
Heat 11: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Shaun Cansdell (AUS)
Heat 12: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Heat 14: Ricky Basnett (ZAF) vs. Royden Bryson (ZAF)
Heat 15: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)
Heat 16: Michael Campbell (AUS) vs. Leonardo Neves (BRA)

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA RD 1 COMPLETED IN BAKIO; IRONS AND BURROW IN RD 2

MUNDAKA, Spain (Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007) – Foster's ASP World Tour ratings leader Mick Fanning (AUS) may have advanced convincingly from Round 1 of the Billabong Pro Mundaka held in Bakio today, but co-title contenders Kelly Slater (USA) and Joel Parkinson (AUS) followed suit and made their ASP World Title intentions clear as well.

Parkinson posted the day's highest heat total, 17.83 out of 20.00, to send Floridians Cory Lopez (USA) and Gabe Kling (USA) to Round 2. Currently rated 4th on the Foster's ASP World Tour, Parkinson has made the Quarter and Semifinals in all but one event this year, but has yet to earn a Final berth. He knows he needs a big result in Spain to keep his title hopes alive.

"I was really hungry," Parkinson said. "I paddled and hunted a lot. The race is not over until it's over, so I basically just need to go heat for heat. I just feel like I'm really hungry, I'm frothing at the bit to surf heats. I just want to go out there and surf more and more heats, so hopefully that keeps it alive."

Slater, who won his eighth World Title in Mundaka last year, made the most of today's small conditions to advance straight to Round 3 over local surfer Hodei Collazo (EUK) and Hawaii's Fred Pattachia.

"It's great to avoid Round 2, especially if we're going to have to surf in small waves like this," Slater said. "It was not all that different from Florida out there today."

The Floridian made an early Round 3 exit in France last week, his worst result in two years, but has come to Spain to win. Currently rated 2nd behind Fanning, Slater and Australia's Taj Burrow (World No. 3) must finish within two rounds of Fanning to keep the title race alive. Burrow lost his Round 1 heat today and must surf Round 2 now.

When asked if he is still committed to campaigning for his 9th World title, Slater was quick to speak up: "Definitely, if I'm here I'm going to going to be here one hundred percent," Slater said. "I don't think Taj will have too much trouble in Round 2, but you never know."

Fanning avoided Round 2 despite a late charge from rookie Kai Otton (AUS).

"Kai, as a rookie, has been very smart about his surfing," Fanning said. "He's taken down a lot of the big name surfers throughout the events. You can never count a guy out like Kai."

Despite his win in France last week and the possibility that he could win his maiden World Title in Mundaka, Fanning is maintaining the same focus he's displayed all season.

'Its one of those things, new event, new place, new venue," Fanning said. "You've just got to do what you did in the events before and just go back and tick all the boxes and get ready again. You can't win the event if you're only in the first round, you've just got to get there heat by heat."

Despite a sizeable lead, Fanning is not resting on his laurels. He knows Slater, Burrow, Parkinson and Andy Irons (HAW) are still threats.

"It's not over until the fat lady sings," Fanning said. "I wouldn't expect those guys to give up at all and there are still three events left. You can make up a lot of points in those three events."

Defending champion Bobby Martinez (AUS) advanced over Ricky Basnett (ZAF) and Mark Occhilupo (AUS) in the tightest heat of the day today. Martinez beat Basnett by one-tenth of a point and Occhilupo by less than two-tenths. Live scores were not available to the surfers due to complications with today's mobile event change and Martinez thought he's lost his heat.

"It's hard when you don't have live scoring, you are kind of lost out there," Martinez said. "I was thinking that Ricky won but I'll definitely take the win. This year has been really different for me than last year. It's just going the way it is, if I get a little break I'm going to take it. I'm glad I got through that round, hopefully I just move on up from here."

Basque Wildcard Aritz Aranburu (EUK) avoided Round 2 with his elimination of Andy Irons and Ben Dunn (AUS). Aranbau competed in last week's Foster's ASP World Tour event in France but did not advance to Round 3.

"For me, this is a big honor to be in this contest," Aranburu said. "This has been my dream since I was a little kid to be in this contest here at Mundaka, or Bakio for today. I really appreciate what Billabong has done for me by giving the support to be able to make this contest. Hopefully the waves will pick up a little bit more and I'll continue to win some heats."

A call on competition status for Round 2 will be made at 7am in Mundaka.

ROUND 1 BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA HEAT RESULTS
Heat 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.90, Troy Brooks (AUS) 10.50, Michael Lowe (AUS) 4.63
Heat 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.50, Luke Munro (AUS) 12.60, Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 8.27
Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA) 12.67, Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 12.57, Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 12.50
Heat 4: Trent Munro (AUS) 15.63, Dean Morrison (AUS) 15.13, Greg Emslie (ZAF) 14.23
Heat 5: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.90, Tim Reyes (USA) 11.67, Pancho Sullivan (HAW)7.90
Heat 6: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.83, Cory Lopez (USA) 13.60, Gabe Kling (USA) 8.83
Heat 7: Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 13.67, Ben Dunn (AUS) 13.67, Andy Irons (HAW) 12.00
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.07, Kai Otton (AUS)14.17, Manoa Drollet (PYF) 6.57
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.00, Hodei Collazo (EUK) 11.43, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 10.14
Heat 10: Michael Campbell (AUS) 13.90, Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.07, Tiago Pires (PRT) 10.63
Heat 11: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.27, Taylor Knox (USA) 10.20, Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 6.50
Heat 12: Dayyan Neve (AUS) 12.17, Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 11.10, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 8.83
Heat 13: Luke Stedman (AUS) 16.50, Victor Ribas (BRA) 15.50, Daniel Wills (AUS) 9.40,
Heat 14: Josh Kerr (AUS) 14.23, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 12.10, Neco Padaratz (BRA) 11.94
Heat 15: Royden Bryson (ZAF) 15.97, Chris Ward (USA) 14.34, Leonardo Neves (BRA) 11.20
Heat 16: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 14.73, Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 13.00, Bruce Irons (HAW) 10.24

ROUND 2 BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA HEAT MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Taj 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)

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA MOVES TO BAKIO TO RUN ROUND 1

MUNDAKA, Spain (Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007) – Round 1 of the Billabong Pro Mundaka, Stop No. 8 of 10 on the Foster's ASP World Tour, commenced at Bakio at 10:30am. Conditions at the mobile site, which is a 30 minute drive from the main event site in Mundaka, are two to three foot (one metre) this morning.

The surf is two to three feet but it's closing out some," Contest Director Mike Parsons said. "There is enough surf here in Bakio but the banks aren't very good so we're going to have to make do."

The decision to run today was made citing a rule which states that if the first round doesn't run in the first two days of the Billabong Pro Mundaka waiting period, Round 2 is dropped and the surfer who finishes last in the three-man Round 1 heats is eliminated right away. This rule is specific to this event and was made because of the at-times fickle nature of the wave.

"It was voted on for this event that we would have to run the first round in the first two days, otherwise the third place surfer would lose out on surfing the following round," Parsons said. "The surfers were aware of the situation, Mundaka is a hard wave to get. We have a nice long waiting period so we want to give everyone the normal two chances, so the decision was made by the surfer's rep, myself and the head judge that it's contestable and we're going to go today. The goal is to get all sixteen heats done."

The first heat of the event will feature France's Jeremy Flores and Australians Troy Brooks and Michael Lowe. Log onto www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com to watch it all LIVE!

ROUND 1 BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA HEAT MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Troy Brooks (AUS), Michael Lowe (AUS)
Heat 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Raoni Monteiro (BRA), Luke Munro (AUS)
Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA), Ricky Basnett (ZAF), Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
Heat 4: Dean Morrison (AUS), Greg Emslie (ZAF), Trent Munro (AUS)
Heat 5: Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Tim Reyes (USA)
Heat 6: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Cory Lopez (USA), Gabe Kling (USA)
Heat 7: Andy Irons (HAW), Ben Dunn (AUS), Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) Kai Otton (AUS), Manoa Drollet (PYF)
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Hodei Collazo (EUK)
Heat 10: Taj Burrow (AUS), Michael Campbell (AUS), Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 11: Taylor Knox (USA), Adriano de Souza (BRA), Shaun Cansdell (AUS)
Heat 12: Tom Whitaker (AUS), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA), Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 13: Daniel Wills (AUS), Luke Stedman (AUS), Victor Ribas (BRA)
Heat 14: C.J. Hobgood (USA), Josh Kerr (AUS), Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 15: Chris Ward (USA), Royden Bryson (ZAF), Leonardo Neves (BRA)
Heat 16: Bruce Irons (HAW) Phillip MacDonald (AUS), Bernardo Miranda (BRA)