Billabong Rio Pro Back On Today After a 5 Day Lay Period

The Billabong Rio Pro is back on again today at Barra da Tijuca!  After a 5 day lay period with no waves...it's now a bit gnarly out there - rainy and stormy - but the waves have size and there are some punchy sections.  As you can see, Josh Kerr launched a big air off one of those sections.

Check out the live webcast.  The round 1 heats were three-man heats and the winners of those rounds advanced directly to round 3, including a lot of the big names like Slater, Mick and Parko.  The round 2 heats match the losers of the round 1 heats against each other.

Round 2 Matchups:

Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) v. Gustavo Fernandes (BRA) [Taj already won this heat]
Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) v. Messias Felix (BRA) [Kerr already won this heat]
Heat 3: Julian Wilson (AUS) v. Jack Freestone (AUS)
Heat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA) v. Ricardo dos Santos (BRA)
Heat 5: Michel Bourez (PYF) v. Yadin Nicol (AUS)
Heat 6: CJ Hobgood (USA) v. Dusty Payne (HAW)
Heat 7: Adrian Buchan (AUS) v. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 8: Kai Otton (AUS) v. Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 9: Damien Hobgood (USA) v. Brett Simpson (USA)
Heat 10: Travis Logie (ZAF) v. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 11: Alejo Muniz (BRA) v. Miguel Pupo (BRA)
Heat 12: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) v. Filipe Toldeo (BRA)

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By Andrew Sachs