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Rip Curl Cup on standby for Saturday morning start

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Padang Padang, Bali – The 2010 Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang, presented by Power Balance, could be ON in the next 24 hours. For the second time in the waiting period, contest directors have switched the official event status from red to yellow, or “high alert.”

A powerful Indian Ocean swell began kicking up the waves in Bali on Thursday. The westerly direction of this swell is looking ideal for the fickle reef at Padang Padang. Consistent 4-to-5 foot sets were already filling into Padang Friday afternoon, and several of this year's competitors were out getting a warm-up surf in. According to official event forecaster, Magic Seaweed, the swell is expected to build all day Friday and through the night, with the peak hitting sometime Saturday afternoon.

Contest directors are monitoring conditions at Padang closely and the 32 contestants for this year's Rip Curl Cup have all been put on standby for a possible Saturday morning start at 7 a.m.

Watch All the Action! Event Website is Live!

Fans can now check the official event website at www.live.ripcurl.com to view the current event status and find out when “It's On.” On the day of the contest, fans will be treated to “Heats On-Demand” which can be viewed on the website minutes after they go down. Also check the website for in-depth interviews with all the invited surfers and daily video features on all the hottest surfing, parties and happenings in Bali during the waiting period. See it all at www.live.ripcurl.com.

About the Rip Curl Cup

Now in its seventh year, the Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang is Indonesia’s longest-running surfing competition and the only ISC tour event featuring top international surfers alongside Indonesia’s best. This year Rip Curl will continue to infuse the contest with international flavor and big names. The field of 32 surfers will be split equally between 16 of Indonesia’s all-time Padang surfers and 16 of the world’s best tube slayers. This invitational format, along with the allure of the wave at Padang and a 65 million rupiah prize purse, makes the Rip Curl Cup the most anticipated event of the Indo surf season.

Rip Curl has set aside a five-week waiting period to hold the “one-day, one-swell” event. The window will run from July 25th through Aug. 29th and the contest will be run entirely on the chosen day. When contest directors see an ideal “Padang swell” in the forecast, they will give the green light and the 32 competitors will have 24 hours to make it to Bali’s Bukit Peninsula.

Real-time contest status and updates can be found at www.ripcurl.com. Media inquiries should be directed to: mediarelations@ripcurl.co.id