Gabriel Medina (BRA), surfing to a win in his Round 5 heat at Supertubos.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) narrowly defeated Joel Parkinson (AUS) in their Quarterfinal matchup at Supertubos.
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Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) after winning his Round 5 heat over Michel Bourez (PYF).
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Frederico Morais (PRT), on his way out to his Quarterfinal heat against Brett Simpson (USA).
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Joel Parkinson (AUS) took flight during his Quarterfinal heat against Filipe Toledo, but it wasn't enough to win.
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Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) getting some rare tube time during Round 5 at Supertubos.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) found some clean face to work with during his Quarterfinal heat against Joel Parkinson (AUS) at Supertubos.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) surfed his way through Quarterfinal 1 at Supertubos Friday, where he defeated Joel Parkinson (AUS).
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), doing his best to find some alone time before his Round 5 heat at the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Michel Bourez (PYF) making the most of a left at Supertubos in Round 5.
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Vasco Ribeiro (PRT), surfing to a win in Round 5 at the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Empty wave at Supertubos on the second-to-last day of the waiting period for the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro.
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Tube time was tough to come by Friday at Supertubos, but Joel Parkinson (AUS) scored in Quarterfinal 1.
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Joel Parkinson (AUS), racing down the line in his Quarterfinal heat at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal. He went on to suffer defeat at the hands (and feet) of Filipe Toledo).
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Filipe Toledo (BRA), tearing his way to a Semifinal win at Supertubos.
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Brett Simpson (USA) got vertical on finals day of the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Frederico Morais (PRT) in the Quarters at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Filipe Toledo, jogging out to his Quarterfinal heat against Joel Parkinson at Supertubos.
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The conditions were heavy and unpredictable during Round 5 and the Quarters of the 2015 Portugal contest.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) found some float on finals day at Supertubos.
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Brett Simpson (USA), hacking up a lefthander at Supertubos in his QF matchup.
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Brett Simpson (USA), tearing into a left at Supertubos in the Quarterfinals.
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Gabriel Medina during Round 5, in which he defeated Keanu Asing.
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Frederico Morais (PRT) came close to winning his Quarterfinal heat at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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An empty, frothy wave at Supertubos Friday, on the second-to-last day of the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro waiting period.
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Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) in Semifinal 2 at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Keanu Asing, making the most of tricky conditions during Round 5.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), going vertical in his Round 5 against rookie Keanu Asing during the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Keanu Asing (HAW), taking on the lip -- and the drop -- in his Round 5 heat against Gabriel Medina.
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Filipe Toledo congratulates Italo Ferreira after their matchup in the Final.
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Filipe Toledo winning the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Italo Ferreira of Brasil preparing for the final
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Filipe Toledo
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Brett Simpson checks the conditions before the Semifinals.
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Gabriel Medina eliminated in the Quarterfinals.
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Filipe Toledo heads out for the Final.
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Gabriel Medina losing in the Quarterfinals with a broken board.
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Vasco Ribeiro of Portugal
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Gabriel Medina found a rare gem in Round 5 at the Rip Curl Pro Portugal to win over Keanu Asing.
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Keanu Asing during Round 5. Despite waves like this, he lost to Gabriel Medina.
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Vasco Ribeiro winning his Round 5 heat over Michel Bourez at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Vasco Ribeiro (BRA) winning his Round 5 heat at the Moche Ripcurl Pro Portugal.
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Kolohe Andino, winner of the 2015 Portuguese Wave Series Cascais Trophy.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) Peniche Portugal 15
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Brett Simpson (USA) during Round 5.
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Brett Simpson (USA) during Round 5.
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Nat Young (USA) tore apart the backup site in Portugal, but was defeated by Brett Simpson (USA).
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Joel Parkinson (AUS) won his heat over Kolohe Andino (USA) in Round 5.
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Kolohe Andino (USA) throwing spray at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Despite waves like this one, Joel Parkinson eliminated him from the event.
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Joel Parkinson (AUS) go airborne on his way to a win over Kolohe Andino in Round 5.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA), focused before his Round 4 heat in Peniche, Portugal.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) Peniche Portugal 15
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Despite the storm squall that had passed through, a big crowd gathered to watch the action in Peniche.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA) found a little corner in Round 4 of the Moche Rip Curl Pro.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), slashing up the backup site for the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Michel Bourez (PYF) found a little bit of tube time in Round 4 Tuesday, but lagged behind Italo Ferreira and Gabriel Medina.
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The judges' truck got a new location when the Moche Rip Curl Pro switched sites.
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Joel Parkinson
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Gabriel Medina (BRA) working to get around a section during Round 4 at the Moche Rip Curl Pro, at a backup site.
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Michel Bourez (PYF), looking for the open face at the Moche Rip Curl Pro backup site.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) won his Round 4 heat at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), making the most of the heavy conditions during Round 5 at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Kolohe Andino (USA) flying high in Round 5 of the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Kolohe Andino (USA) found a huge, frothy righthander during his Round 5 heat against Joel Parkinson.
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Kolohe Andino (USA) charged down the line on a heavy day in Peniche during Round 5.
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Keanu Asing (HAW) found some facetime during his Round 4 heat in Portugal, but will have to surf again in Round 5 to avoid elimination.
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Jeremy Flores (FRA) won his Round 4 heat in Portugal, to jump directly to the Quarterfinals.
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Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) hacking up a righthander in Peniche, Portugal.
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Nat Young (USA) walked from the Moche Rip Curl Pro contest site at Supertubos up to the backup site, Mohle Leste.
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The Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal moved sites Tuesday to take advantage of the heavier surf.
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The contest site of Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal, at dawn on a stormy day.
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Contest organizers made a move Tuesday to the Moche Rip Curl Pro's backup site of Mohle Leste.
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Stormy conditions prevailed at Supertubos Tuesday. Competition later moved up the beach to Mohle Leste.
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The Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal contest site on the morning of a heavy storm.
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Kolohe Andino (USA) stomping an air in Round 4.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) during Round 4.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) in Round 4.
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Caio Ibelli (BRA) gets some cover in Round 3.
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Caio Ibelli (BRA) during Round 3.
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Joel Parkinson during Round 4.
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Filipe Toledo, jogging out to his Quarterfinal heat against Joel Parkinson at Supertubos.
Photos of 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal