The pointless non-elimination round 1 of the Hangloose Pro has been done and now the actual contest can start. World Championship front runners Taj, Mick and Parko both made it direct to round 3 whilst Kelly, Jordy and a host of others get a second go in round two.
This format is boring. There is no point getting excited in the first round when no one loses. It even seems that when someone gets in front early the two others don't bother trying to hard to get back into it. In fact some heats are better to lose or come third as they can give you a better run through out the rest of the contest. Bring back the 'one and done' format and make some of these lower seeds work for their money.
Kelly wasn't meant to be coming to this event but proved or the critics wrong. I didn't see his heat but it was pretty low scoring. His next heat would be considered pretty safe for most top seeds. Mick Fanning was on fire in round one and living up to his "white lightning" nick-name.
The webcast is a bit on the rough and ready side, no replays, lots of missed waves and a single commentator, for a 'CT but lets hope it improves when the proper heats start.
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