First event back from injury and Jordy bags an equal third. ASP/Cestari
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Julian Wilson in his first ASP World Tour final. ASP/Cestari
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Damien Hobgood (USA) was eliminated by Julian Wilson (AUS) during round five. ASP/ Kirstin
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Julian Wilson (AUS) advanced into the quarterfinals. ASP/ Kirstin
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Adrian Buchan (AUS) was defeated by an in form Taylor Knox (USA) during round 5. ASP/ Kirstin
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Taylor Knox (USA) had been enjoying a fantastic run at the Quiksilver Pro France, edging out Ace Buchan (AUS) to earn his place into the quarterfinals today. ASP/ Kirstin
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Ibelli placed equal 5th ASP/Robertson
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Taj Burrow through the Quarter Finals. ASP/Cestari
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Owen Wright VS Jordy Smith in Round 5. ASP/Cestari
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Owen Wright must win in Round 5 to remain on the heels of Kelly Slater and the World Title. ASP/Cestari
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Jeremy Flores (FRA) will not be competing in his round five heat today but came down to the contest to support his fellow surfers anyway. ASP/ Kirstin
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Damien Hobgood sat by himself on the inside peak and went about doing his own thing on the inside shorey. ASP/Cestari
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After placing 2nd in his Round 4 heat Gabriel Medina advances into the quarter finals thanks to the withdrawl of an injured Jeremy Flores from this year's event. ASP/Cestari
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Fog, a heat restart and a Round 4 loss were not enough to keep Taylor Knox from reaching the Quarter Finals. ASP/Cestari
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Young Gabriel Medina receives a congratulatory kiss from his father despite placing third during round four. Medina shot into the spotlight here last year after winning the King of the Groms in France during the Quiksilver Pro. ASP/Cestari
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Despite a few hours of fog combined with a jetski interference, Michel Bourez is through to the Quarter Finals after defeating Taylor Knox in their man on man Round 4 heat. ASP/Cestari
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Julian Wilson VS Damien Hobgood in Round 5. ASP/Cestari
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Alejo Muniz defeated Jordy Smith and Julian Wilson in Round 3 advance directly into the quarterfinals. ASP/Cestari
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A little reserved in his approach due to the after affects of his rib injury Jordy Smith must defeat Owen Wright in Round 5 to reach the Quarters and up his points on the ratings. ASP/Cestari
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Kelly Slater opened his Round 3 account with a high scoring 7 point ride and goes straight to the Quarters. ASP/Cestari
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Adrian Buchan is eliminated after losses in Rounds 4 and 5. ASP/Cestari
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The beautiful Rosy Hodge chats to the legendary Martin Potter on the morning show. ASP/ Kirstin
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Its been a great day at the Quiksilver Pro. ASP/ Kirstin
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Johnny Gannon (AUS) and Fred Pattachia (HAW) keep a close eye on Taj's heat. ASP/ Kirstin
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Owen Wright (AUS) prepares for his round three clash. ASP/ Kirstin
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Afternoon at La Graviere ASP/ Kirstin
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Alejo Muniz (BRA) advanced into round four. ASP/ Kirstin
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Jadson Andre (BRA) finished equal 13th. ASP/ Kirstin
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Alejo Muniz (BRA) eliminated fellow countryman Jadson Andre (BRA) from the event during round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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Dane Reynolds (AUS) was eliminated in equal 13th place. ASP/ Kirstin
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Jordy Smith (RSA) secured a narrow victory over Dane Reynolds (USA) in their round three decider. ASP/ Kirstin
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Kelly Slater (USA) posted the day's highest wave score a near perfect 9.00. ASP/ Kirstin
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Bede Durbidge (AUS) was defeated by Gabriel Medina (BRA) suffering an early elimination from this year's event. ASP/ Kirstin
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Kieren Perrow (AUS) put an end to Chris Davidson's Quiksilver Pro campaign during round two. ASP/ Kirstin
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Fred Patacchia Jnr (HAW) was eliminated in round two. ASP/ Kirstin
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Brett Simpson (AUS) posted a well deserved round two victory over Fred Patacchia Jnr (HAW). ASP/ Kirstin
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Patrick Gudauskas (AUS) looked as stylish as ever to advance into round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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When competition resumes with the non-elimination Round 4 you can expect some high performance surfing from the remaining 12 surfers. ASP/Cestari
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Brett Simpson was going for broke in his heat against Damien Hobgood but it wasnt enough. ASP/Cestari
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Travis Logie had Round 4 in his sights until Taj Burrow nailed the score he needed on his last wave. ASP/Cestari
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Taj Burrow defeated Travis Logie in a nail biting heat. ASP/Cestari
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In the last heat of the day Tiago Pires was eliminated by Owen Wright. ASP/Cestari
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It was a long day of waiting for Owen Wright and in the last heat of the day he defeated Tiago Pires. ASP/Cestari
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Before exiting the water 5 minutes early Jeremy Flores locked in a 15.34 to defeat Kai Otton. ASP/Cestari
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Fast as ever Michel Bourez is very comfortable in France and through to the next round. ASP/Cestari
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After admitting defeat Kai Otton set the flair level a touch higher. ASP/Cestari
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Adrian Buchan can compact all his power into one solid backhand turn. ASP/Cestari
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Matt Wilkinson (AUS) and team manager Fletch appear to have the same hair stylist. ASP/ Kirstin
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Sport unites all from contest officials to jetski drivers to the top ASP surfers, Jeremy Flores watches the rugby game with everyone. ASP/Cestari
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Matt Wilko was forgotten about by the jetskis for a short while and bust a few airs in response. ASP/Cestari
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Pat Gudauskas going for top awards during the expression session. ASP/Cestari
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Tom Carrol took to the waters for the expression session and bust out his patented layback stall. ASP/Cestari
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Aritz Aranburu won best maneuver in the first Expression Session. ASP/Cestari
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Alejo Muniz snapping under the lip. ASP/Cestari
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Kelly Slater entertained the crowd with his World Title winning form in the Expression Session and took home the second award for best wave. ASP/Cestari
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Kieren Perrow won best wave for a ride from outside all the way to the shorebreak. ASP/Cestari
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Had he landed this air Ace would surely have won best maneuver. ASP/Cestari
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There may be no surfing at the moment but a deeply rugby passionate crowd gets to watch the France vs England game on the beach. ASP/Cestari
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Nothing comes close to a French Patisserie. ASP/ Kirstin
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Cafe De Paris a favourite drinking hole amongst the many visitors to Hossegor. ASP/ Kirstin
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Cofee and crepes, how else would you spend a lay day in France? ASP/ Kirstin
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In the last heat of the day before contest was called off Bede Durbidge ousted Dan Ross in Round 2. ASP/Cestari
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Despite loving the bigger conditions Dan Ross lost to Bede Durbidge in the last heat of the day. ASP/Cestari
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Adam Melling (AUS) was narrowly defeated by Kai Otton (AUS) during round two. ASP/ Kirstin
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Kai Otton (AUS) produced a great performance to advance into round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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Kai Otton (AUS) drives off the bottom of one of the bigger set waves of the day to advance into round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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Adam Melling (AUS) off the lip during round two. ASP/ Kirstin
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John John Florence (HAW) will go back to the drawing board after an equal 25th place finish today. ASP/ Kirstin
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John John Florence (HAW) finished equal 25th after being eliminated during round two. ASP/ Kirstin
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Alejo Muniz (BRA) defeated John John Florence (HAW) to earn his place into round three. ASP/ Kirstin
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John John Florence (HAW) was eliminated by Alejo Muniz (BRA) during round two. ASP/ Kirstin
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Josh Kerr (AUS) tucks into a hollow cavern at La Graviere but did not manage to emerge from Round two. ASP/ Kirstin
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Any good barrel is work a claim, Mick Fanning busts the double gun.
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Chris Davidson placed third behind Owen Wright and Dane Reynolds in Round 1.
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Brett Simpson
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Owen Wright is on stronger boards this year and after three successive event finals is full of rhythm and rolls into Round 3. ASP/Cestari
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- WSL / Kelly Cestari
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In the morning heats a few lefts were on offer and Tiago was hunting for the tube to no avail and receives a place in Round 2. ASP/Cestari
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Taylor Knox knows power turns and knows what its like winning in Round 1. ASP/Cestari
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Tiago Pires survived Round 2 to fight another heat in the Quik Pro France. ASP/Cestari
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Adriano de Souza lost to Dane Reynolds in Round 2 and is eliminated. ASP/Cestari
Photos of 2011 Quiksilver Pro France