Frenchman Jeremy Flores has withdrawn from the Margaret River Pro, the WSL announced on Tuesday. According to a statement, the two-time Pipe Masters has just had his first child and preferred to stay at home.

"My beautiful daughter, the best thing that ever happened to me," Jeremy wrote on Facebook. "This is a happy enough reason to miss an event," he added of future champion Hinahei Flores.

Faced with this situation, the WSL gave Jeremy's place to Kael Walsh, who placed second in the trials for the tournament, behind David Delroy-Carr.

This is how the round 1 series are going
Series 1: Matt Wilkinson (AUS), Connor O'Leary (AUS), Keanu Asing (HAW)
Series 2: Jordy Smith (ZAF), Tomas Hermes (BRA), Ian Gouveia (BRA)
Series 3: Owen Wright (AUS), Caio Ibelli (BRA), Miguel Pupo (BRA)
Series 4: John John Florence (HAW), Wade Carmichael (AUS), Mikey Wright (AUS)
Series 5: Gabriel Medina (BRA), Joan Duru (FRA), Kael Walsh (AUS)
Series 6: Julian Wilson (AUS), Jesse Mendes (BRA), David Delroy-Carr (AUS)
Series 7: Filipe Toledo (BRA), Conner Coffin (USA), Michael February (ZAF)
Series 8: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Kanoa Igarashi (JPN), Yago Dora (BRA)
Series 9: Adrian Buchan (AUS), Griffin Colapinto (USA), Willian Cardoso (BRA)
Series 10: Italo Ferreira (BRA), Sebastian Zietz (HAW), Michael Rodrigues (BRA)
Series 11: Kolohe Andino (USA), Frederico Morais (POR), Ezekiel Lau (HAW)
Series 12: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Michel Bourez (PYF), Patrick Gudauskas (USA)