Billabong Pro Mundaka Elimination Round 1

Pictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, former ASP World Champion (2007) and current ASP World No. 2, has claimed the last two events in California and France respectively and will look to inch closer to current frontrunner Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, at the Billabong Pro Mundaka.Credit: © ASP/ CI/ WILSON via GETTY IMAGES

MUNDAKA, Euskadi (Monday, October 5, 2009) - Round 1 of the Billabong Pro Mundaka has been called ON this morning with clean three-to-four foot (1 - 1.5 metre) waves on offer at the world-class lefthander.

Event No. 8 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Mundaka will be activating the new competition format, featuring man-on-man elimination heats from the outset, with Round 1 commencing at 9:15am.

"We've got some really fun, consistent three-foot surf here this morning at Mundaka and we'll be starting at 9:15am," Mike Parsons, Billabong Pro Mundaka Contest Director, said. "We'll be running the new format and we're monitoring conditions right now to determine if it's worth running dual-heat format."

The Billabong Pro Mundaka's elimination Round 1 features some incredible match-ups, kicking off with Roy Powers (HAW), 28, against Jihad Khodr (BRA), 25.

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The event will be webcast LIVE via http://www.billabongpro.com/mundaka09/

The Billabong Pro Mundaka will host the world's best surfers from October 5 through 17, 2009.

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

Billabong Pro Mundaka Round 1 Match-ups:

Heat 1: Roy Powers (HAW) vs. Jihad Khodr (BRA)
Heat 2: Tim Boal (FRA) vs. David Weare (ZAF)
Heat 3: Heitor Alves (BRA) vs. Drew Courtney (AUS)
Heat 4: Tiago Pires (PRT) vs. Phillip MacDonald (AUS)
Heat 5: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Marlon Lipke (DEU)
Heat 6: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) vs. Hodei Collazo (EUK)
Heat 7: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Damien Fahrenfort (ZAF)
Heat 8: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Reubyn Ash (GBR)
Heat 9: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Dean Bowen (AUS)
Heat 10: Mick Campbell (AUS) vs. Marcos San Segundo (EUK)
Heat 11: Chris Davidson (AUS) vs. Nathaniel Curran (USA)
Heat 12: Tim Reyes (USA) vs. Michael Picon (FRA)
Heat 13: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 14: Dustin Barca (HAW) vs. Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Heat 15: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 16: Jay Thompson (AUS) vs. Greg Emslie (ZAF)

Billabong Pro Mundaka Round 2 Match-ups:

Heat 1: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. TBA
Heat 2: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. TBA
Heat 3: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. TBA
Heat 4: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. TBA
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. TBA
Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. TBA
Heat 7: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. TBA
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. TBA
Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. TBA
Heat 10: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. TBA
Heat 11: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. TBA
Heat 12: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. TBA
Heat 13: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. TBA
Heat 14: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. TBA
Heat 15: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. TBA
Heat 16: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. TBA

Source: ASP

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