Portugal's Tiago Pires has withdrawn from the Stop No. 2 of 11 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, citing a knee injury sustained while surfing Avalon in Sydney following the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast.
Glenn Hall, first ASP WCT replacement, has declined the invitation due to his ongoing back injury (sustained in Fiji last season) and second ASP WCT replacement Australian Mitch Coleborn has accepted a position in the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro.
Coleborn will take on compatriots Joel Parkinson and Adam Melling in Round 1 of competition.
DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER PRO ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS
DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER WOMEN'S PRO ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS
Log on to ASP Fantasy Surfing to set your team for the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro.
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Tiago Pires has withdrawn from the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro citing a knee injury, but hopes to return for the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.
- WSL / Kirstin Scholtz
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Pires finished Equal 13th at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, eliminating Jordy Smith in Round 2 of competition.
- WSL / Kelly Cestari
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Australian Mitch Coleborn, longtime ASP World Qualification Series (QS) campaigner, will join the world's elite as Pires's replacement at the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro.
- WSL / Steve Robertson
Fantasy Alert: Pires Out, Coleborn in for Drug Aware Margaret River Pro
WSL
Portugal's Tiago Pires has withdrawn from the Stop No. 2 of 11 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, citing a knee injury sustained while surfing Avalon in Sydney following the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast.
Glenn Hall, first ASP WCT replacement, has declined the invitation due to his ongoing back injury (sustained in Fiji last season) and second ASP WCT replacement Australian Mitch Coleborn has accepted a position in the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro.
Coleborn will take on compatriots Joel Parkinson and Adam Melling in Round 1 of competition.
DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER PRO ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS
DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER WOMEN'S PRO ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS
Log on to ASP Fantasy Surfing to set your team for the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro.
Tiago Pires
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