The 2018 Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang has been called ON for today, Sunday, July 15th. A powerful southwest swell has hit the southern coast of Bali and the waves at Padang Padang have officially reached the world-class caliber required to run Asia’s most prestigious tube riding shootout.
Sixteen of the best barrel riders in the world have gathered at Padang Padang and are prepared to battle it out in some of the heaviest tubes to hit Indonesia this surf season.
The action began at 2 PM (local Bali time) Sunday with Round 1 and will continue until sunset. Following are the opening Round 1 & 2 heat draw for the 2018 Rip Curl Cup (Note: Round 1 of competition is non-elimination. The eight surfers with the highest combined heat total from Rounds 1 and 2 will advance to the semifinals):
You can watch it live here or get down to Padang Padang ASAP.
ROUND 1
Heat 1
Garut Widiarta (IND)
Christian Fletcher (USA)
Agus “Blacky” Setiawan (IND)
Jay Davies (AUS)
Heat 2
Lee Wilson (IND)
Josh Kerr (AUS)
Mustofa Jeksen (IND)
Bruno Santos (BRA)
Heat 3
Mega Semadhi (IND)
Jack Robinson (AUS)
Alik Rudiarta (IND)
Gearoid McDaid (IRL)
Heat 4
Bol Adi Putra (IND)
Nic Von Rupp (PRT)
Mega Artana (IND)
Jacob Willcox (AUS)
ROUND 2
Heat 1
Garut Widiarta (IND)
Bruno Santos (BRA)
Mustofa Jeksen (IND)
Jacob Willcox (AUS)
Heat 2
Lee Wilson (IND)
Jack Robinson (AUS)
Agus “Blacky” Setiawan (IND)
Gearoid McDaid (IRL)
Heat 3
Mega Semadhi (IND)
Josh Kerr (AUS)
Mega Artana (IND)
Nic Von Rupp (PRT)
Heat 4
Made Adi Putra (IND)
Christian Fletcher (USA)
Alik Rudiarta (IND)
Jay Davies (AUS)
Source&image: Seminyak Times
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