Slater proves his mettle with exceptional board riding
QUIKSILVER Pro fan favourite Kelly Slater has taken the win against Hawaii's Dusty Payne, with some exceptional board riding on display.
Snapper Rocks was back to hosting the action again, with 1.5m swells set to provide some sublime surfing for wide eyed spectators and wave height expected to increase throughout the day.
A Quiksilver Pro spokeswoman said that the day was off to a stunning start.
"The crowds building and looking quite good," she said.
"There's clean waves and we're just coming up on the second heat of round three."
She added that the increase in swell would be helping keep the event pumping this afternoon.
"There's lots of clean waves and the waves are only going to get bigger as we hit high tide."
Heat times are as follows.
Heat 8: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11:00AM
Heat 9: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 11:30AM
Heat 10: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Brett Simpson (USA) 12AM
Heat 11: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF) 12:30pm
Heat 12: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Nat Young (USA) 1:00PM
