Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Called OFF For The Day

Mick Fanning (AUS) will take on trials winner Joe Van Dijk (AUS) in elimination Round 2 when competition resumes while Silvana Lima (BRA) will face his sister, Nikki Van Dijk (AUS), in the women’s competition. Surfline, official forecasters for the World Surf League, are calling for: The S/SW windswell that we saw build yesterday will drop off through the day on Friday, with some small SW groundswell still mixing in underneath. Unfavorable southerly wind will also continue, although down quite a bit in strength. We’ll see a series of modest strength SW groundswells build this weekend and continue for early next week. There is a chance that we could see a larger SW groundswell for the middle to second half of next week.  Watch the unparalleled adventure, competitive drama and athleticism of professional surfing live at WorldSurfLeague.com. The world’s best surfing will also be broadcast LIVE on Fox Sports in Australia, MCS Extreme in France, EDGE Sports in China, South Korea Malaysia and other territories and the WSL’s new partner in Brazil, Globo TV. Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Round 2 Match-ups (1st to R3, 2nd =25th): Heat 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Joe Van Dijk (AUS) Heat 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA) Heat 3: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Ricardo Christie (NZL) Heat 4: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Keanu Asing (HAW) Heat 5: Filipe Toledo (BRA) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW) Heat 6: Kolohe Andino (USA) vs. Glenn Hall (IRL) Heat 7: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Adam Melling (AUS) Heat 8: Miguel Pupo (BRA) vs. Jadson Andre (BRA) Heat 9: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) Heat 10: Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) vs. Matt Banting (AUS) Heat 11: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Freddy Patacchia Jr. (HAW) Heat 12: Sebastian Zietz (HAW) vs. Italo Ferreira (BRA)   Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach Round 2 Match-ups (1st to R3, 2nd = 13th): Heat 1: Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) vs. Laura Enever (AUS) Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) vs. Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) Heat 3: Tyler Wright (AUS) vs. Pauline Ado (FRA) Heat 4: Malia Manuel (HAW) vs. Alessa Quizon (HAW) Heat 5: Courtney Conlogue (USA) vs. Sage Erickson (USA) Heat 6: Dimity Stoyle (AUS) vs. Coco Ho (HAW)]]>