Adriano De Souza posted an incredible performance during his round 1 clash, advancing in first place today. De Souza defeated Blake Thornton and Kekoa Becalso posting two solid scores of a 7.07 and an 8.00 to advance into round 3.© ASP/ Kirstin

Brett Simpson went big with aerial moves but he placed 2nd in his opening round heat behind Australia's Tom Whitaker.© ASP/ Robertson

Freddy P looked impressive on his backhand edging out Owen Wright and Drew Courtney to advance into round 3.© ASP/ Kirstin

Luke Stedman executing a massive top turn on his way to an impressive round one heat win.© ASP/ Robertson

Roy Powers of Hawaii, surfing in the Virgin Blue expression session.© ASP/ Robertson

Pat Gudauskas outgunned his aerial compatriot Jordy Smith to advance directly to round two.© ASP/ Robertson

Owen Wright placed second during round 1.© ASP/ Kirstin

Kelly Slater made it look easy in the tricky conditions during the first round, winning his opening heat with an amazing 8 point ride. Slater defeated Marco Polo and Mick Campbell, advancing directly into round 3.© ASP/ Kirstin

Joel Parkinson winning his round one heat of the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach.© ASP/ Robertson

Dane Reynolds surfing during the Virgin Blue expression session© ASP/ Robertson

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Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Round 1 Photos

Posted on April 6th, 2010 by JZ

The first two rounds of the 2nd event of the year are completed, so let’s take a look back at some shots of the first round before round three kicks off. The wave conditions haven’t been what we expect from Bells, but I would be lying if I said it hasn’t been interesting so far. Over the past few days, the pros have really showed us why they are the best surfers in the world. Even in 2-3 foot slop, we’ve seen nothing but spectacular surfing from the competitors.

They will be making the call for Round 3 to start at 5PM EDT. Head on over to the contest’s website for updates and to watch live.

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