Lay Day Called for Oakley Pro BaliJosh Kerr (AUS), 29, warming up at Keramas on the lay day. Kerr will take on rookie Filipe Toledo (BRA), 18, in Round 3 of the Oakley Pro Bali.
KERAMAS, Bali/Indonesia (Sunday, June 23, 2013) – Small surf on offer this morning at the primary venue of Keramas has prompted event organizers to call a lay day for competition.
Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Oakley Pro Bali completed Rounds 1 and 2 in excellent conditions at the high-performance righthander and will resume competition when swell size increases.
“Surf hasn’t increased as projected and is still quite small,” Rich Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. “We’ve called a lay day today, but have stronger swells showing throughout the week and will recommence competition when they arrive.”
Event organizers will reconvene at 7:30am to assess conditions for a potential 7:45am start.
When competition resumes, up first will be Taj Burrow (AUS), 35, up against Miguel Pupo (BRA), 21, in the opening heat of Round 3.
Highlights from the Oakley Pro Bali will be available via www.oakleyprobali.com
Surfline, official forecasters for the Oakley Pro Bali are calling for:
Fun SSW swell will peak on Sunday. A series of solid SW to SSW swells remain on track for the last several days of the waiting period, Tuesday through Saturday.
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
UPCOMING OAKLEY PRO BALI ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Miguel Pupo (BRA)
Heat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)
Heat 3: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Damien Hobgood (USA)
Heat 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Filipe Toledo (BRA)
Heat 5: Sebastian Zietz (HAW) vs. John John Florence (HAW)
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Putra Hermawan (IDN)
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Yadin Nicol (AUS)
Heat 8: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)
Heat 9: Nat Young (USA) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 10: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Heat 11: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 12: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
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Lay Day Called for Oakley Pro Bali