Billabong Rio Pro Waiting Period Begins May 7th

Fresh off the completion of the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, the 2014 ASP World Championship Tour now heads to the beach breaks of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Below are the Mens and Womens Round One Match Ups

2014 Men’s Billabong Rio Pro Round 1 Heat Draw:
Heat 1: Adriano de Souza, Bede Durbidge, Dion Atkinson
Heat 2: Gabriel Medina, Sebastian Zietz, Tiago Pires
Heat 3: Taj Burrow, Adrian Buchan, Raoni Monteiro
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson, Adam Melling, Brett Simpson
Heat 5: Kelly Slater, Jeremy Flores, Peterson Crisanto
Heat 6: Mick Fanning, Mitch Crews, David do Carmo
Heat 7: Josh Kerr, Fred Patacchia, Travis Logie
Heat 8: Jordy Smith, Filipe Toledo, Aritz Aranburu
Heat 9: Julian Wilson, Miguel Pupo, Alejo Muniz
Heat 10: Nat Young, Kai Otton, Jadson Andre
Heat 11: Michel Bourez, Owen Wright, Matt Wilkinson
Heat 12: John John Florence, CJ Hobgood, Kolohe Andino

2014 Rio Pro Round 1 Heat Draw:
Heat 1: Bianca Buitendag, Malia Manuel, Alessa Quizon
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons, Coco Ho, Niki Van Dijk
Heat 3: Carissa Moore, Pauline Ado, Wildcard (TBA)
Heat 4: Tyler Wright, Laura Enever, Alana Blanchard
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore, Dimity Stoyle, Johanne Defay
Heat 6: Courtney Conlogue, Lakey Peterson, Paige Hareb

EVENT WAITING PERIOD:

May 7-18, 2014

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS:
Jordy Smith & Tyler Wright

LIVE EVENT WEBSITE:
www.ASPWorldTour.com

Source –Surfer Magazine. BY RAY BERGMAN