Stu Kennedy (AUS) ripping his way to a Round Three runner-up behind Sebastian Zietz (HAW)
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Sebastian Zeitz (HAW) winning his Round Three heat with an 8.33
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Stuart Kennedy (AUS) prepping for his Round Three matchup.
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Sebastian Zietz (HAW) prepping for his Round 3 heat.
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Ryan Callinan (AUS) and his fans following the Round 3 bout.
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Mitch Crews (AUS) taking a big runner-up finish in a super heat featuring Ryan Callinan (AUS), Jadson Andre (BRA), and Kolohe Andino (USA)
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Ryan Callinan (AUS) using his backhand attack for a Round 3 superheat win.
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Tanner Gudauskas (USA)
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Tanner Gudauskas surfing during Heat Eleven of Round 3 at The Vans US Open of Surfing
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Matt Banting (AUS)
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Griffin Colapinto (USA) falling short in his Round 4 heat and was eliminated.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Bino Lopes (BRA) doing the job and making it into Round 5.
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2016 Vans US Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach, California
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Jordy Smith (ZAF) preparing for a superheat with Conner Coffin (USA), Kanoa Igarashi (USA), and Joan Duru (FRA) at the 2016 Vans US Open of Surfing
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Billy Stairmand (NZL) prepping for his heat at the 2016 Vans US Open of Surfing
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Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) may be known for his infamous winning speech, at last year's event, but it's all business for the Japanese surfer looking for his first major result on the QS this year.
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Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) taking time with his fans following a Round 3 heat win.
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US Open Scene
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Nathan Hedge (AUS) fell just short of advancing from his Round 2 heat.
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Kolohe Andino (USA) prepping for his Round Three heat.
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Keanu Asing] (HAW) ripping his way to a Round 3 heat win
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Kaito Kino (HAW)
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Filipe Toledo (BRA)
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Last year's Finalist Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) eliminated in Round 2.
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Thomas Hermes (BRA)
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Brett Simpson (USA)
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- WSL / Jackson Van Kirk
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Nat Young (AUS)
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Tomas Hermes (BRA) earning runner-up behind fellow countrymen Filipe Toledo (BRA)
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Dion Atkinson(AUS)
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Tomothee Bisso (GLP)
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Dion Atkinson (AUS)
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) taking to his signature style for a Round 2 win.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA)
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Filipe Toledo (BRA)
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Brett Simpson (USA) en route to his Round Two win.
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Michel Bourez (PYF) and his son following his Round 2 heat.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Brett Simpson (USA)
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Michel Bourez (PYF) taking a Round Two win.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Carlos Munoz (CRI) finding a pier bowl left for his Round Two win.
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- WSL / Jackson Van Kirk
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2015 Finalist Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) heading into the lineup for his Round 2 bout.
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Deivid Silva (BRA)
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Brett Simpson (USA) and daughter Paige.
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- WSL / Jackson Van Kirk
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Kai Otton (AUS) preparing for his stacked Round 2 matchup.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Maxime Huscesnot (FRA) taking flight into a Round 2 win.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Jack Freestone (AUS) earning runner-up behind an in-form Maxime Huscenot (FRA)
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- WSL / Jackson Van Kirk
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Jack Freestone (AUS), always a fan favorite on the shores of Huntington Beach.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Maxime Huscenot (FRA) using his backhand attack to backup his air game.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Tanner Gudauskas (USA) taking down his Round 2 win.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Michael Rodrigues (BRA) gaining a fan base in Huntington Beach following his runner-up performance behind Michel Bourez (PYF)
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Matt Banting (AUS) earning runner-up behind Brett Simpson (USA) and into Round Four.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Joshua Moniz (HAW) nearly found his way into Round 3 but fell short of the 5.73 requirement to advance.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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After an impressive start, Michael February (ZAF) wasn't able to find the scores in order to advance into Round Three.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Nat Young (USA) will look to the Hurley Pro Lowers event to make up for an exit at Huntington Beach.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Filipe Toledo (BRA)
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Tanner Hendrickson (HAW)
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Kolohe Andino (USA) (L) and Jordy Smith (ZAF) (R) at the 2016 Vans US Open of Surfing
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The crowd still filling in at the Vans US Open of Surfing
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Kanoa Igarashi (USA) is excited to be back home and his surfing is showing it.
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- WSL / Kenny Morris
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Torrey Meister (HAW) gauging into a Huntington Beach gem and Round Two heat win.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Evan Geiselman (USA) winning his Round 2 heat with some impressive surfing in tough conditions.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Hometown hero Kanoa Igarashi (USA) en route to the highest heat total of the event with a 17.23.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Santiago Muniz (ARG) drifting tail for his excellent 8.50
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Conner Coffin (USA) laying into a Round Two win.
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- WSL / Jackson Van Kirk
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Conner Coffin (USA)
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Jordy Smith (ZAF)
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- WSL / Jackson Van Kirk
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Conner Coffin (USA) finding his proper mental space before his Round Two battle
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Yago Dora (BRA) used his signature, high-flying antics to win over a talent-filled heat.
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- WSL / Jackson Van Kirk
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Kanoa Igarashi stretches before his hometown debut heat of this year's event.
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Bino Lopes (BRA) prepares for his respective superheat with Conner Coffin (USA), Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) and the in-form Ian Gouveia (BRA)
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Griffin Colapinto (USA) quickly becoming a fan favorite
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Jordy Smith surfing during Round Two of the 2016 Vans US Open of Surfing.
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Nathan Florence (HAW) put the jersey back on here in Huntington but couldn't get out of the fourth-place spot.
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Victor Bernardo (BRA) continued his aerial assault but couldn't find the magic number of advancing.
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Jordy Smith (ZAF) earned runner-up in Round 2 behind the in-form Griffin Colapinto (USA)
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- WSL / Jackson Van Kirk
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Defending WSL Champion Adriano de Souza (BRA) taking time with the fans after his Round 2 win
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Adriano de Souza (BRA) ripping into an 8.67 and Round Two heat win.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Ryan Callinan (AUS) earned runner-up behind fellow CT competitor Stuart Kennedy (AUS) in a stacked heat.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Charles Martin (GLP) earned runner-up behind Jadson Andre (BRA).
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Medi Verminardi (REU)
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Davey Cathels (AUS)
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Evan Geiselman (USA) winning his Round 2 heat with some impressive surfing in tough conditions.
Photos of 2016 Vans US Open of Surfing (QS)