The world’s top surfing talent and their fans have been forced to wait a little longer for the commencement of the latest campaign for the ASP Title as the officials were forced to call a lay one today due to unfavourable conditions on offer at Snapper
Rocks in Queensland, Australia.
The male surfers were scheduled to begin their pursuit for the most coveted and prestigious honour in the sport at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coat presented by Land Rover, while the top female talent were to kick-off their campaign for the ASP World Title at
the Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover.
However, the ASP officials were not too happy with the conditions that were prevailing at the primary event site on the competition day.
The small and rainy conditions resulted in compelling the officials to delay the start of competition to another day, expecting the swell to improve in the coming days.
“Small surf in the one-to-three foot (0.5 metre) range and heavy rains have prompted us to call a lay day for competition today,” Rich Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. “We have plenty of swell forecast for the window so we’ll wait until we have
improved conditions before commencing the event. Next call tomorrow at 6:30am.”
The call may have come as a huge disappointment for the fans of professional surfing, who are understandably craving to see their favourite surfers in action. However, it is hard to disagree with the decision made by the officials, since the thrill and excitement
is guaranteed to be sky high if the action takes place in great surfing conditions.
Snapper Rocks is renowned for delivering nothing but the top notch action, something that it has been successfully delivering over the years.
When Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast does get underway, defending event champion and one of the local favourites Taj Burrow will be seen in a three-ma battle against fellow compatriot Bede Durbidge and Brazil’s Raoni Monteiro in the opening heat of Round 1.
Women’s Roxy Pro will kick-off with America’s Courtney Conlogue taking on Australia’s Laura Enever and France’s Pauline Ado in the first heat of Round 1.
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