Raoni Monteiro (BRA) receives a well deserved congratulations after taking down Mick Fanning during round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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Raoni Monteiro (BRA) made his countrymen proud eliminating Mick Fanning (AUS) during round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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Mick Fanning (AUS) suffered a shock upset when he was defeated by Raono Monteiro (BRA) during round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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Michel Bourez (PYF) posted the highest heat total of the event, a 19.10 (out of 20.00). ASP/ Kirstin
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Owen Wright (AUS) used his aerial antics to defeated Taylor Knox (USA) during round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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Taylor Knox (USA) was eliminated during round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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Taylor Knox (USA) finds a Barra Barrel. ASP/ Kirstin
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Adriano De Souza (BRA) marches toward the quarterfinals with the hopes of Brasil on his shoulders. ASP/ Kirstin
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Kelly Slater (USA) finds a barrel ride in the dying minutes of his round 3 heat but is not deep enough to earn the score he needs and is eliminated by Bobby Martinez (USA). ASP/ Kirstin
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Bobby Martinez (USA) dedicated his victory over Kelly Slater (USA) to his later grandfather who's funeral he missed being at this event. ASP/ Kirstin
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Bobby Martinez (USA) started his round three victory charge with this aerial to defeat Kelly Slater (USA). ASP/ Kirstin
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Jeremy Flores (USA) placed equal third. ASP/ Kirstin
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Taj Burrow (AUS) advanced into the final where he meets Adriano De Souza (BRA). ASP/ Kirstin
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Kieren Perrow (AUS) punches his broken board in frustration after losing to Joel Parkinson in round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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Kieren Perrow (AUS) posted a shaky round three heat and was defeated by Joel Parkinson (AUS). ASP/ Kirstin
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Adam Melling (AUS) was defeated by Jeremy Flores (FRA) during round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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Jeremy Flores (AUS) secured a well deserved round three victory over Adam Melling (AUS). ASP/ Kirstin
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CJ Hobgoods approach was not laid back and Adriano de Souza still got the head win over him. ASP/Cestari
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Josh Kerr flying high up in the sky. ASP/Cestari
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Bobby Martinez of Santa Barbara, California, USA (pictured) caused the day's biggest upset defeating ten times ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) during round three of the Billabong Rio Pro in Barra Da Tijuca on Thursday May 19, 2011.Martinez advanced into round four where he placed third and will now surf for a spot in the quarterfinals during round five.
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You couldn't wipe the grin off the face of Bobby Martinez after defeating Kelly Slater in a hotly contested heat. ASP/Cestari
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Despite loosing to Bobby Martinez in Round 3 Kelly Slater still has time to sign autographs for his Brasilian fans. ASP/Cestari
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A little intimidation works at time but doing turns directly infront of Bede Durbdige didn't work and he is eliminated in Round 3. ASP/Cestari
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From airs to barrels and into Round 4 for Josh Kerr. ASP/Cestari
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Eyes on the prize Jordy Smith focused before his heat against Josh Kerr. ASP/Cestari
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Kelly Slater dons his number 1 jersey before running the Brasilian gauntlet. ASP/Cestari
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Trading barrel for Barrel it was Adrian Buchan who came off second best against Dan Ross in Round 3. ASP/Cestari
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Risking loosing his fins on the bottom outs Dan Ross held is line each time and goes through to Round 4. ASP/Cestari
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Majority of the barrles were pinching and closing so Heitor Alves tried something outside the wave but it didn't pay off. ASP/Cestari
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Damian Hobgood had Heitor Alves in a combo before the heat had reached half way. ASP/Cestari
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Taj Burrow studied the lineup before the first heat of Round 3 and went out to annihilate any lip on show. ASP/Cestari
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Heitor Alves (BRA) sporting that winning smile after advancing through round 2 today. ASP/ Kirstin
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Dusty Payne (HAW) suffered a round 2 elimination. ASP/ Kirstin
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Heitor Alves (BRA) high flies into round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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Julian Wilson (AUS) devastated after being defeated in round two. ASP/ Kirstin
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Julian Wilson (AUS) placed equal 25th after being eliminated during round 2. ASP/ Kirstin
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CJ Hobgood (USA) was in fine form taking down Julian Wilson (AUS) during round 2. ASP/ Kirstin
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Heitor Alves (BRA) getting in the zone for his round 2 clash. ASP/ Kirstin
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Matt Wilkinson (AUS) was eliminated by Bobby Martinez during round 2. ASP/ Kirstin
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Bobby Martinez surfs during round 2. ASP/ Kirstin
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Bobby martinez (USA narrowly edged out the high flying Matt Wilkinson (AUS). ASP/ Kirstin
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Bobby Martinez (USA) prepares for his round 2 heat. ASP/ Kirstin
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Kai Otton (AUS) lays it on the rail during round 2 but it was not enough to see him defeat Joel Parkinson . ASP/ Kirstin
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Joel Parkinson (AUS) saw a return to form posting a near perfect 9.00 ride during round 2. ASP/ Kirstin
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Adriano De Souza (BRA) advanced in first place. ASP/ Kirstin
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Ricardo Santos (BRA) was eliminated by fellow countryman Adriano De Souza (BRA). ASP/ Kirstin
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Telling the judges you feel your wave is worth the score needed may work or not and Somoa Romao does his best to the convince the judges. ASP/Cestari
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL MAY 18: Alejo Muniz of Brasil is defeated during round two of the Billabong Pro Rio on May 18, 2011 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.(Photo by Scholtz/ASP via Getty Images)
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Joel Parkinson of Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia (pictured) shook off his shock upset during round 1 on Tuesday, bouncing back with a convincing victory during round two to secure his place into round 3 of the Billabong Rio Pro on Wednesday May 18, 2011.Parkinson defeated Kai Otton (AUS) with 13.33 heat total to 11.77 (both out of 20.00) and meets Kieren Perrow (AUS) in the next round.
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Bobby Martinez of Santa Barbara, California, USA (pictured) narrowly edged- out Australia Matt Wilkinson to advance into Round 3 of the Billabong Rio Pro in Brasil on Wednesday May 18, 2011.Martinez will face 10X ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) in the next round.
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Tiago Pires traded waves with crowd favorite Raoni Monteiro in Round 2 and came of second best. ASP/Cestari
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Kieren Perrow advances through to Round 3 after scraping past Gabe Kling in their exchange. ASP/Cestari
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Bede Durbidge found a sneaky layback coverup and also a place in Round 3. ASP/Cestari
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The crowd cheered him on but Igor Morais had to take 2nd place in his Round 2 heat against Bede Durbidge. ASP/Cestari
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Peterson Cristanto did his best to oust Jordy Smith by sticking to the rocky lefts but it did not work out for him. ASP/Cestari
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First heat of the day in the rain didn't fase Jordy Smith and he will surf again later today in Round 3. ASP/Cestari
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Round 2 will be starting at 730AM with Jordy Smith VS Peterson Crisanto. ASP/Cestari
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL MAY 18: Alejo Muniz is defeated during round two of the Billabong Pro Rio on May 18, 2011 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.(Photo by Scholtz/ASP via Getty Images)
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Taylor Knox's (USA) power hacks earned him a well deserved round 1 victory. ASP/ Kirstin
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Matt Wilkinson (AUS) smashes an Aproador wall during round 1.. ASP/ Kirstin
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Adriano De Souza (BRA) is cheered on by fellow countrymen as he makes his way up the beach. ASP/ Kirstin
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Daniel Ross (AUS) enjoyed the chunkier conditions taking first place over Adriano De Souza (BRA) during round 1. ASP/ Kirstin
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Adriano De Souza (BRA) had the crowd support at Aproador placing second to Daniel Ross (AUS) during round 1. ASP/ Kirstin
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Michel Bourez (PYF) will be back to the drawing board for his round 2 heat. ASP/ Kirstin
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Michel Bourez (PYF) was defeated by Chris Davidson (AUS) and Corey Lopez (USA) during round 1. ASP/ Kirstin
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Kelly Slater (USA) won his opening heat of the Billabong Pro Rio. ASP/ Kirstin
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Julian Wilson (AUS) placed second behind Kelly Slater (USA) during round 1. ASP/ Kirstin
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Igor Morais (BRA) was relegated to a third place finish during round 1. ASP/ Kirstin
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Patrick Gudauskas (USA) defeated Jordy Smith (RSA) and Igor Morais (BRA) to advance directly into round 3. ASP/ Kirstin
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Wildcard Ricardo Santos beat Alejo Muniz into second place but still joins him in Round 2. ASP/Cestari
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Alejo Muniz landed some hell floaters but not enough to earn a place directly in Round 3. ASP/Cestari
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On his last wave Kai Otton did enough to take second but still needs a win in Round 2 to stay in the event. ASP/Cestari
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With a win in Round 1 Adrian Buchan advances directly to Round 3. ASP/Cestari
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Adam Melling fell foul to poor waves and tried everything to avoid Round 2 to no avail. ASP/Cestari
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After six laydays the sun dawned on a Round 1 as the event moved to Arpoador. ASP/Cestari
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The first heat of the event saw some testing conditions as a storm blew in and Bobby Martinez had to accept third place and a spot in Round 2. ASP/Cestari
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Owen Wright waited six days for the opening heat of Round 1 and wasted no time securing his place in Round 3. ASP/Cestari
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All 12 heats of Round 1 ran at Aproador, some in testing conditions others in better but the crowds still flocked to the shore for the spectacle. ASP/Cestari
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Taj Burrow studied the lineup before the first heat of Round 3 and went out to annihilate any lip on show. ASP/Cestari
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