Billabong Pro J-Bay 2010 Heat Draw UPDATED

With the fourth stop of the 2010 ASP World Tour kicking off in a week from tomorrow, the buzz surrounding the contest is starting to increase. The event will take place in Eastern Cape, South Africa at the world famous Supertubes at Jeffreys Bay. We’ll have our thoughts and predictions on how the event will unfold in a post later this week. Until then take a look at the official heat draw for the contest.

UPDATE: Since Joel Parkinson has withdrawn from the contest due to injury, there has been a drastic change in the heat draw.

“Tim Reyes (USA), 28, former ASP World Title Race campaigner and current No. 126 on the newly-founded ASP World Rankings, will replace an injured Joel Parkinson (AUS), 29, 2009 ASP World Runner-Up and defending event winner, at the upcoming Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay.”

Updated Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Round 1 Match-Ups:

Heat 1: Taylor Knox (USA), Luke Munro (AUS), Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 2: Jadson Andre (BRA), Andy Irons (HAW), Jay Thompson (AUS)
Heat 3: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Luke Stedman (AUS), Nate Yeomans (USA)
Heat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA), Daniel Ross (AUS), Marco Polo (BRA)
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Blake Thornton (AUS)
Heat 6: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Tiago Pires (PRT), Tim Reyes (USA)
Heat 7: Jordy Smith (ZAF), Tom Whitaker (USA), Joan Duru (FRA)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA), Damien Hobgood (USA), TBA
Heat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS), Kieren Perrow (AUS), TBA
Heat 10: Mick Fanning (AUS), Roy Powers (HAW), TBA
Heat 11: C.J. Hobgood (USA), Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 12: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Patrick Gudauskas (USA), Tanner Gudauskas (USA)
Heat 13: Michel Bourez (PYF), Dean Morrison (AUS), Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Heat 14: Chris Davidson (AUS), Mick Campbell (AUS), Brett Simpson (USA)
Heat 15: Adrian Buchan (AUS), Ben Dunn (AUS), Dusty Payne (HAW)
Heat 16: Owen Wright (AUS), Travis Logie (ZAF), Drew Courtney (AUS)

Old Matchups:

Heat 1: Jadson Andre (BRA) , Luke Stedman (AUS) , Tanner Gudauskas (USA)
Heat 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS) , Daniel Ross (AUS) , Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 3: Dane Reynolds (USA) , Jeremy Flores (FRA) , Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 4: Bobby Martinez (USA) , Tiago Pires (PRT) , Jay Thompson (AUS)
Heat 5: Adriano De Souza (BRA) , Tom Whitaker (AUS) , Nate Yeomans (USA)
Heat 6: Joel Parkinson (AUS) , Roy Powers (HAW) , Marco Polo (BRA)
Heat 7: Jordy Smith (ZAF) , Kieren Perrow (AUS) , Blake Thornton (AUS)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) , Owen Wright (AUS) , Wildcard 3
Heat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS) , Damien Hobgood (USA) , Wildcard 2
Heat 10: Mick Fanning (AUS) , Kai Otton (AUS) , Wildcard 1
Heat 11: Taylor Knox (USA) , Andy Irons (HAW) , Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Heat 12: C.J. Hobgood (USA) , Luke Munro (AUS) , Brett Simpson (USA)
Heat 13: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) , Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) , Dusty Payne (HAW)
Heat 14: Michel Bourez (PYF) , Patrick Gudauskas (USA) , Drew Courtney (AUS)
Heat 15: Chris Davidson (AUS) , Dean Morrison (AUS) , Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 16: Adrian Buchan (AUS) , Mick Campbell (AUS) , Ben Dunn (AUS)

The Billabong Pro J-Bay has an 11 day waiting period between July 15-25, 2010. We’ll have tons of updates here on SURFBANG but you can watch the contest live on the official event website: www.billabongpro.com.