Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

Stop 2 on the Foster's ASP Men's world tour got of to a flying start yesterday at Bells Beach, Australia, in 4 to 6 ft (1 to 2 m) waves, with both Kelly Slater and Andy Irons determined to stamp their mark on the competition.

Slater and Joel Parkinson, both of whom made the Rip Curl Pro final last year, tied for the day's highest single wave score: 9.17 out of 10.00. Irons finished last in the first event of the season and wasn't in the mood to take any chances in his heat against wildcard, Australian Matt Wilkinson .

Today it is the turn of the ASP Women's World Tour, the Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach, which will run in tandem with the men's event. Both events have the option of a waiting period through to April 13, 2007 and you can catch all the action live on www.aspworldtour.com or www.ripcurl.com/ripcurlpro