The 2012 PWA Surf World Cup: Day 1 (All times GMT+1)
21:30 That's it for today, Tune back in from 9am tomorrow morning.
21:28 Super clean burner from Akgazciyan. Top 3 going to Monday nights final are: 1st Akgazciyan 2nd Taty Frans 3rd Matissek.
21:27 Big one handed flaka to open from Taty but loses it at the end. Akgazciyan will have the final run of the night.
21:25 Matissek makes another sick double flaka. Taty's going now.
21:23 Tonky Frans goes for a massive switch kono, can't stick it on the exit though. Crowd still liked it.
21:18 Popretinskiy super close to a culo.
21:17 Big flaka from Richards but crashes on the exit.
21:15 Spadea with a pretty big burner crash. Richards up again now.
21:14 Sims loses speed before his pop, nothing happening from that point.
21:12 Metcalf-Perez with a burner, very wet ending though.
21:11 Beholz just about lands a flaka.
21:09 Beholz coming up now.
21:06 Akgazciyan wins the opening round.
21:05 Pumping tunes on the beach and the party is just beginning to heat up here.
21:04 Tonky Frans with a powerful high burner. Second round will be beginning soon.
21:02 Frans nails a double flaka diablo. Super Smooth. Tonky is up now.
20:58 Akgazciyan with a super clean burner into 180 rotation. Taty Frans up next.
20:55 Crowd go wild for Matissek, planing double flaka. Sick.
20:50 Popretinskiy with the best move so far, one handed flaka.
20:48 Metcalf-Perez goes for big burner, but also crashes hard. Atmosphere is awesome!
20:47 Beholz attempts a burner but crashes pretty hard.
20:43 Spadea lands a perfect flaka but tries adding a ponch and crashes.
20:42 Richards with a nice one handed flaka. Crowd seemed to like it.
20:40 Phil Richards falls whilst getting prepared.
20:35 Crashed burner attempt by Sims. Big crowd gathered on the beach.
20:30 Adam Sims is first up
20:20 Ten minutes until the tow in begins, the riders are just getting ready.
18:00 Make sure you tune in from 20:30 as we'll have live updates for the tow in event.
17:15 A relaxed opening day here at the PWA Surf World Cup Podersdorf. That's the end of the live ticker for today. The skippers meeting will be at 9am tomorrow morning, and the first possible start will be 9:30.
16:30 The last call of the day will be made a 5pm.
16:00 Still not much in the way of wind today. But the event site looks awesome and there's plenty going on.
15:00 A lot of people are taking the opportunity to try out Stand Up Paddle boarding whilst the winds remain light.
14:10 We've had no change in the conditions here, it is super hot though, with barely a cloud in the sky. Next announcement will be at 15:00.
13:00 We are going to have another announcement at 14:00, with first possible start being 14:30.
12:35 Plenty going on around the event, with a selection of music and it is slowly getting busier. Not much in the way of wind though.
12:00 Chilled out start to the event in Podersdorf with awesome weather. Guaranteed some action later with the tow in at 8pm tonight.
Hello, welcome to the PWA Surf World Cup. The sailors will be registering between 10-11am, before the skippers meeting at 12:00. First possible start will be 12:30. Stay tuned for more updates shortly.