FINAL WEEKEND STARTS TODAY AT DAY 4 BILLABONG PRO TAHARA PRESENTED BY XPERIA SONY SMARTPHONE AT TAHARA AICHI

Tahara Aichi, Japan
(Saturday, July 28th, 2012)

The ASP 4 Star Event Billabong Pro Tahara presented by XPERIA Sony Smartphone, is the largest surfing event in Japan. Day 4 today the event is one schedule for the round of 32 followed by the round of 16.

First up in the water this morning is a great all Japanese match up of Yujiro Tsuji, Izuki Tanaka, Takayuki Wakita, and Keito Matsuoka in Heat 1 of the round of 32.

With clear skies and summer weather at Tahara this morning the conditions were 1 to 3 ft (1meter) with clean conditions.

Running for 5 days, the event started today on the 25th of July and will run through to the 29th, at Tahara in Aichi Prefecture. The event boasts a total prize pool of USD $95,000 and will be held at Long Beach, Irago. Long Beach is a magical stretch of beach, which boasts potential high performance beach breaks is well known for its perfect sand banks which once formed make Long Beach a high quality left hand point break. Get ready to witness the best surf action in Japan at Tahara!

Live webcast: http://www.billabongpro.com/tahara12/

Event Information:

Event Name: Billabong Pro Tahara presented by XPERIA Sony Smartphone
Event Dates: 25th (Wed) ~ 29th (Sun) of July, 2012
Event Location: Long Beach, Irago, Aichi Japan.

For further info on Billabong Pro Tahara contact the ASP Japan Branch:

Event Hot Line TEL/FAX　0531-45-4577

ASP Japan
Email：office@aspjapantour.com

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com