“There are a couple of bombs out there,” said Monteiro. “I got the first good one which was a 7.5 and then I tried to catch something else to back it up, but it was hard to find a good wave that was open. I got a couple of low scores and then my last wave was a 9.33. I’m just so stoked. It was hard out there, but I got two good waves and made the heat so I’m stoked.”
Also turning heads today was Joel Parkinson (AUS) who in the early part of the day grabbed some well-overhead waves to defeat Cory Lopez (USA) and Pedro Henrique (BRA).
The ever-relaxed Parkinson played a super-cool game and easily claimed the win in what he called were challenging conditions.
“It goes heat by heat,” said Parkinson. “This heat running now is totally different to my heat half an hour ago and the guys who paddle out next are really going to struggle on the high tide. It’s a tricky contest and you just have to pick the eyes out of the best of the waves.”
Organisers will meet at 9am tomorrow to assess conditions and will then make a call regarding continuing the event.
The forecast for the next few days indicate that the weather could turn nasty but swell permitting either round two or an expression session are likely to hit the water.
Going to press Bruce Irons (HAW) put on a phenomenal display scoring a near perfect total of 19.57 out of 20.
Pulling into two incredibly long stand-up barrels the Hawaiian had the crowd baying for more.
Results round one (1st progresses to round 3, 2nd and 3rd to round 2)
HEAT 1: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 11.86; 2. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11.70; Jarrad Howse (AUS) 7.00
HEAT 2: 1. Tim Reyes (USA) 17.66; 2. Nathan Hedge (AUS) 11.40; 3. Roy Powers (HAW) 9.23
HEAT 3: 1. David Weare (ZAF) 15.67; Taylor Knox (USA) 11.67; 3. Luke Stedman (AUS) 6.00
HEAT 4: 1. Fred Patacchia (HAW) 14.17; 2. Toby Martin (AUS) 13.84; 3. Bobby Martinez (USA) 3.83
HEAT 5: 1. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.07; 2. Cory Lopez (USA) 12.84; 3. Pedro Henrique (BRA) 7.06
HEAT 6: 1. Damien Hobgood (USA) 14.60; 2. Yuri Sodre (BRA) 13.74; Travis Logie (ZAF) 9.17
HEAT 7: 1. Trent Munro (AUS) 13.50; 2. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.17; Mick Fanning (AUS) 9.16
HEAT 8: 1. Kelly Slater (USA) 15.67; Joan Duru (FRA) 10.13; Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 9.94
HEAT 9: 1. Andy Irons (HAW) 16.24; 2. Patrick Bevan (FRA) 9.32; 3. Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 8.07
HEAT 10: 1. Greg Emslie (ZAF) 12.40; 2. Jeremy Flores (REU) 10.90; Taj Burrow (AUS) 8.67
HEAT 11: 1. Dean Morrison (AUS) 15.66; 2. Mikael Picon (FRA) 14.66; Chris Ward (USA) 8.50
HEAT 12: 1. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 16.83; 2. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 5.33; Victor Ribas (BRA) 4.50
HEAT 13: 1. Phil Macdonald (AUS) 13.00; 2. Marcelo Nunes (BRA) 9.73; Darren O’Rafferty (AUS) 8.33
HEAT 14: 1. Danny Wills (AUS) 10.50; Jake Paterson (AUS) 6.67; Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 1.80
HEAT 15: 1. Bruce Irons (HAW) 19.57; 2. Mick Lowe (AUS) 6.07; 3. Paulo Moura (BRA) 4.80
HEAT 16: 1. Peterson Rosa (BRA) 16.67; 2. CJ Hobgood (USA) 9.50; Tiago Pires (PRT) 6.40
HEAT 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs Joan Duru (FRA) HEAT 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs Patrick Bevan (FRA) HEAT 3: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs Jeremy Flores (REU) HEAT 4: Taylor Knox (USA) vs Tiago Pires (PRT) HEAT 5: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs Adrian Buchan (AUS) HEAT 6: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs Yuri Sodre (BRA) HEAT 7: CJ Hobgood (USA) vs Pedro Henrique (BRA) HEAT 8: Mark Occhilupo (AUS) vs Toby Martin (AUS) HEAT 9: Shaun Cansdell (AUS) vs Roy Powers (HAW) HEAT 10: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs Jarrad Howse (AUS) HEAT 11: Cory Lopez (USA) vs Mikael Picon (FRA) HEAT 12: Luke Stedman (AUS) vs Marcelo Nunes (BRA) HEAT 13: Nathan Hedge (AUS) vs Jake Paterson (AUS) HEAT 14: Chris Ward (USA) vs Mick Lowe (AUS) HEAT 15: Victor Ribas (BRA) vs Paulo Moura (BRA) HEAT 16: Darren O’Rafferty (AUS) vs Pancho Sullivan (HAW)
