Photos of 2017 Women's Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships

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An unbelievable crowd in the masses showed for a historical finals day at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Inaugural 2017 Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships Winners Taylor Jensen (USA) and Chloe Calmon (BRA)

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Inaugural 2017 World Longboard Championships Winner Chloe Calmon (BRA)

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Chloe Calmon (BRA) winning the Final at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Crystal Walsh (HAW) winning her Semifinal heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Chloe Calmon (BRA) winning her Quarterfinal heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Honolua Blomfield (HAW) winning her Quarterfinal heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Despite gloomier conditions, the world's best shined in brilliant performances for the Quarterfinal draws on hand at Tupira.

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Crystal Walsh (HAW) winning her Quarterfinal heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Kaitlin Maguire (USA) winning her Quarterfinal heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Rachael Tilly (USA) earning runner-up in her Quarterfinal heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Kaitlin Maguire (USA) at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Alice Lemoigne (REU) earning runner-up in her Quarterfinal heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Chelsea Williams (AUS) earning runner-up in her Quarterfinal heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Chloe Calmon (BRA) at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Chloe Calmon (BRA) winning her Round Three heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Rachael Tilly (USA) winning her Round Three heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Lindsay Steinriede (USA) earning runner-up in her Round Three heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Honolua Blomfield (HAW) winning her Round Three heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Justine Mauvin (REU) winning her Round Two heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Crystal Walsh (HAW) winning her Round Two heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Rachael Tilly (USA) at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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2016 WLC Champion Tory Gilkerson (USA) earning third-place in her Round Three heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Chelsea Williams (AUS) winning her Round Two heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Justine Mauvin (FRA) at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Kathryn Hughes (AUS) earning runner-up in her Round Two heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Marianne Longa (PNG) representing her native country of PNG for the first in a professional surfing event at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Lindsay Steinriede (USA) winning her Round Two heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Honolua Blomfield (HAW) at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Nava Young (AUS) earning runner-up in her Round Two heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Lindsay Steinriede (USA) at the Kumul World Longboard Championships.

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Rachael Tilly (USA) at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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It was a historical day for all the natives of Papua New Guinea as the first-ever professional surf contest got underway on their beautiful shoreline.

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Rachael Tilly (USA) finding a Tupira gem and winning her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Honolua Blomfield (HAW) winning her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Natsumi Taoka (JPN) winning her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Natsumi Taoka (JPN) at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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2016 World Champion Tory Gilkerson (USA) winning her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Alice Lemoigne (REU) winning her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Chloe Calmon (BRA) earning runner-up in her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Crystal Walsh (HAW) at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Crystal Walsh (HAW) earning runner-up in her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Ruthy Kurumuk (PNG) representing her native country of PNG for the first time in a professional surfing contest at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Chelsea Williams (AUS) earning runner-up in her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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The Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships opened up with pumping conditions on a historic day of competition.

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Marianne Longa (PNG) representing her native country of PNG for the first time in a professional surfing contest at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Kaitlin Maguire (USA) winning her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Kathryn Hughes (AUS) earning third-place in her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Kathryn Hughes (AUS) at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Atalanta Batista (BRA) earning runner-up in her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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2016 WLC runner-up Chloe Calmon (BRA) at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.

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Justine Mauvin (REU) earning third-place in her Round One heat at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championships.