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With dicey
conditions looming in the forecast period, contest directors opted to run Round
1 of the Quiksilver Pro on Thursday. Although a moderate nor'easter generated
bumpy conditions across the Superbank, they were a bonus for the aerial wizards,
with plenty of launching pads on offer - check out these amazing images from Luke
Southern. Heat results are also below. 
Heat
1: Dean Morrison (AUS) 13.52, Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 12.46, Pancho Sullivan (HAW)
9.97 Heat 3: Leonardo Neves (BRA) 14.17, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 10.77, Luke Stedman
(AUS) 10.50 Heat 4: Kai Otton (AUS) 15.34, Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.00, Michael
Lowe (AUS) 8.73 Heat 5: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.50, Travis Logie (ZAF) 13.46,
Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 10.46 Heat 6: Bobby Martinez (USA) 17.90, Luke Munro (AUS)
15.66, Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 14.97 Heat 7: Trent Munro (AUS) 14.93, Taj Burrow
(AUS) 13.50, Chris Ward (USA)8.34 Heat 8: Julian Wilson (AUS) 14.40, Kelly Slater
(USA) 11.93, Daniel Wills (AUS) 8.20 Heat 9: Greg Emslie (ZAF) 14.40, Andy Irons
(HAW) 12.86, Dale Richards (AUS) 10.33 Heat 10: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.83, Adriano
de Souza (BRA) 12.83, Jake Paterson (AUS) 8.47 Heat 11: Ben Dunn (AUS) 13.73,
Cory Lopez (USA) 12.50, Victor Ribas (BRA) 12.17 Heat 12: Josh Kerr (AUS) 15.33,
Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 13.07, Troy Brooks (AUS) 8.90 Heat 13: Raoni Moneteiro
(BRA) 14.76, Bruce Irons (HAW) 13.34, Neco Padaratz (BRA) 13.17 Heat 14: Bede
Durbidge (AUS) 15.10, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 11.50, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 10.92 Heat
15: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 15.33, Royden Bryson (ZAF) 7.13, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 5.60
Heat 16: Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 13.40, Fred Patacchia (HAW) 12.13, Michael Campbell
(AUS) 11.77 | 
