Carlos Munoz (CRI) finding a pier bowl left for his Round Two win.
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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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Kai Otton (AUS) preparing for his stacked Round 2 matchup.
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Maxime Huscesnot (FRA) taking flight into a Round 2 win.
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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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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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Conner Coffin (USA)
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Jordy Smith (ZAF)
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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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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Victor Bernardo (BRA) continued his aerial assault but couldn't find the magic number of advancing.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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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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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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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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Conner Coffin (USA) getting a warm welcome back to his home state from fans at HB.
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- WSL / Kenneth Morris
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Adriano de Souza (BRA)
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Front row seating
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Cooper Chapman's (AUS) debut didn't go to plan as he earned a third-place finish despite a vicious backhand.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Mitch Crews (AUS) earned runner-up in one of the multiple super heats on tap in Round 2.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Sebastian Zietz (HAW)
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Griffin Colapinto surfing during Round 2 of the 2016 Vans US Open of Surfing.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Sebastian Zietz (HAW)
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Nat Young (USA) wide-eyed and ready for his opening heat in Wednesday's action. -- Round Two, Heat 21.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Sebastian Zietz (HAW) tagging the final section of his massive 9.07
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Bino Lopes (BRA)
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Granger Larson (HAW) taking down Men's QS No. 1 Leonardo Fiorvanti (ITA) and No. 2 Connor O' Leary (AUS).
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- WSL / Kenny Morris
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Davey Cathels (AUS)
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Griffin Colapinto (USA) making his way through a second heat win.
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- WSL / Kenny Morris
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Kiron Jabour (HAW)
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Sebastian Zietz (HAW)
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Sebastian Zeitz (HAW)
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Stu Kennedy surfing during Round Two of the 2016 Vans US Open of Surfing.
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- WSL / Jackson Van Kirk
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Stu Kennedy (AUS)
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Yago Dora (BRA) soaring tail-high into a Round 2 victory.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Jadson Andre surfing during Round Two of the 2016 Vans US Open of Surfing.
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Robson Santos (BRA) displacing serious water.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Robson Santos (BRA) put on a great show his opening heat but couldn't find that rhythm in Round Two and was eliminated.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Huntington Beach delivered on opening day of the Vans US Open of Surfing Women's Championship Tour and Men's QS10000 events -- providing plenty of action throughout the day.
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- WSL / Jackson Van Kirk
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Kanoa Igarashi (USA) continuing the beautiful circle of pro surfers inspiring the next generation.
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Torrey Meister (HAW) at the 2016 Vans US Open of Surfing
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Griffin Colapinto (USA) all smiles as a wildcard at the 2016 Vans US Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach, California
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2016 Vans US Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach, California
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Hiroto Ohhara checks his equiptment during the trials at the 2016 Vans US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, CA
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- WSL / Kenny Morris
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Robson Santos (BRA) throwing caution to the wind in his Round 1, Heat 6 victory.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Kolohe Andino (USA) posting a massive 8.33 during Heat Five, Round 2 at The Vans US Open of Surfing.
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- WSL / Jackson Van Kirk
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Kolohe Andino (USA) prepares to take to the waters that have watched him grow from an amateur grom to a full-time Championship Tour competitor.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Gony Zubizarreta (ESP) got off to a great start in his campaign, posting two heat wins and is into Round 3.
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Frederico Morias surfing during Heat Four of Round 2 at The Vans US Open of Surfing
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- WSL / Sean Rowland
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Josh Kerr surfing during Heat Four of Round 2 at The Vans US Open of Surfing
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Jesse Mendes (BRA) gets his final warm-up in before hitting the lineup and earning runner-up behind Kolohe Andino (USA) .
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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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