Aritz Aranburu created a huge upset defeating Mick Fanning in Round 3.
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Gabriel Medina on fire in Round 3.
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John John Florence finds a hollow section in Round 3.
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Gabriel Medina won the most anticipated heat of the day over John John Florence.
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Owen Wright opened his Round 3 heat with a 9.13.
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Otton getting perfectly barrelled in his Round 3 Heat 2 win.
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Kai Otton enjoying a clean barrel in Round 3.
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Owen Wright getting ready to surf his Round 3 heat at Teahupo'o.
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This was almost a heat winner for Brett Simson but he was clipped right on the exit.
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Italo Ferreira positioning for a deep tube in Round 3. He went on to win his heat over fellow Brazilian Jadson Andre.
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Hawaiian Dusty Payne found some solid waves in Round 3 at the Billabong Pro Tahiti, but Owen Wright dominated to take the win.
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Julian Wilson prepares for a heavy matchup in Round 3.
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Matt Wilkinson makes a clean exit in Round 3.
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Water safety keeping a close eye on things.
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Adriano de Souza finished equal 13th.
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Beautiful clean waves for the eight heats of Round 3.
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Glorious sunny day in Tahiti.
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Mick Fanning takes a look at the reef during Round 3.
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Beautiful day to be spectating from the lineup.
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Gabriel Medina congratulated by his father following a monumental heat against John John Florence.
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Mick Fanning during Round 3.
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Aritz Aranburu winning in Round 3.
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Beautiful clean waves for the eight heats of Round 3.
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Adrian Buchan prepared to surf in Round 3 before the event was called off for the day.
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Nothing but excellent sportsmanship from Mick Fanning & Aritz Aranburu.
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A slow heat in Round 3 for Mick Fanning & Aritz Aranburu.
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Mick Fanning was eliminated in Round 3.
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Matt Wilkinson finishes equal 13th.
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Adriano de Souza snags a barrel during Round 3.
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John John Florence finished equal 13th.
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Mick Fanning finds a hollow section during Round 3.
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Mick Fanning deep in Round 3.
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Adriano de Souza finds a tube in Tahiti.
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Matt Wilkinson tucks in during Round 3.
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Matt Wilkinson slides into a wave at Teahupo'o.
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Mick Fanning was eliminated in Round 3 by injury replacement Aritz Aranburu.
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Adriano de Souza finishes equal 13th.
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Bruno Santos winning in Round 3.
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Gabriel Medina winning in Round 3.
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Bruno Santos behind the curtain in Round 3.
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Aritz Aranburu winning in Round 3.
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Wiggolly Dantas takes a high line in Round 3.
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Bruno Santos winning in Round 3.
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Bruno Santos inside a Tahitian tube during Round 3.
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Gabriel Medina does an air in Round 3.
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Wiggolly Dantas in the barrel in Round 3.
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Gabriel Medina draws off the bottom in Round 3.
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Aritz Aranburu winning in Round 3.
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Judges Tower peeks through the beautiful Tahitian sunshine on the morning of Round 3.
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Judges' tower on the morning of Round 3.
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Hawaiian Sebastian Zietz won the final heat of Round 2.
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Adrian Buchan won in Round 2 in a close heat against Adam Melling.
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Jadson Andre defeated local favorite Michel Bourez in Round 2.
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Michel Bourez, the local favorite, was eliminated in Round 2 by Jadson Andre.
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Kai Otton winning his Round 2 heat.
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Defending event champion Medina deep in Round 2.
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Bede Durbidge progressed to Round 3 after defeating Glenn Hall in Round 2.
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Brett Simpson defeated Taj Burrow in Round 2.
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John John Florence won in Round 1 with a huge heat total.
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Filipe Toledo defeated Australian Garrett Parkes in a low scoring Round 2 match up.
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Local wildcard Taumata Puhetini went down to Jeep Leader Adriano de Souza in Round 2, Heat 1.
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Amazing take off and huge scores from John John Florence in Round 1.
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Jeremy Flores surfing with a helmet in the final heat of Round 1.
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Kolohe Andino started strongly in his Round 1 heat but went down to Josh Kerr.
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Ricardo Christie pulls into a tube during Round 1.
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Italo Ferreira deep in a tube in Round 1.
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Josh Kerr winning in Round 1.
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Nat Young placed 3rd in Round 1 at the Billabong Pro Tahiti.
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Despite a recent injury surfing heavy reef waves in Indonesia, Flores was charging at Teahupo'o during Round 1.
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Gabriel Medina is the defending event champion, but is off to a not-so-perfect start at Teahupo'o in 2015. He placed second in his Round 1 heat and will go into the sudden-death Round 2.
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Matt Wilkinson found a clean barrel in Round 1 at Teahupo'o, but placed third behind Josh Kerr. He'll compete in the do-or-die Round 2.
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Adriano de Souza advanced to Round 3 in tricky conditions at the Billabong Pro Tahiti.
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Ricardo Christie finishes equal 25th.
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Ricardo Christie was eliminated in Round 2.
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Kolohe Andino finishes equal 25th.
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Glenn Hall finishes equal 25th.
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Glenn Hall was eliminated in Round 2.
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Kolohe Andino started strongly in his Round 1 heat but went down to Josh Kerr.
Photos of 2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti