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Laura Enever, Alana Blanchard and Eley Jean Coffee, awaiting the official call this morning. Photo: Amy Lobb/Rip Curl
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USA's Courtney Conlogue wasn't able to find her feet until late in her heat against Steph Gilmore and Bethany Hamilton, but when she did she showed signs of being a serious threat in the predicted epic conditions tomorrow at Bells. Photo: Sam McMillan/Rip
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Tyler Wright will face fellow Rip Curl team rider Alana Blanchard in Round 2. Photo: Sam McMillan/Rip Curl
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Rookie Pauline Ado pulled off the Women's upset of the day when she took out Carissa Moore and Nikki Van Dijk. Photo: Amy Lobb/Rip Curl
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Victoria's Nikki Van Dijk replaced Jacqueline Silva in Heat 3 of Round 1. She'll face Carissa Moore in Round 2. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
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The Virgin Blue Water Patrol had plenty of white-water to dodge this morning. Photo: Dan Warbrick/Rip Curl
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Alana Blanchard couldn't get past Tyler Wright in their Round 2 exchange this morning. Photo: Dan Warbrick/Rip Curl
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Rebecca Woods, screaming through a Bowl bottom-turn in the final heat of Round 2 against Courtney Conlogue. Photo: Dan Warbrick/Rip Curl
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Tyler Wright once again proved this morning that she is the new vanguard in women's surfing. Photo: Dan Warbrick/Rip Curl
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Courtney Conlogue proved she's deadly in bigger surf. She beat Woods and will face Carissa Moore and Sofia Mulanovich in Heat 2 of the Telstra Power Round 3. Photo: Robertson/ASP
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Laura Enever, stretching it out before her heat against Melanie Bartels. Photo: Robertson/ASP
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Victoria's Nikki Van Dijk on a bomb in her heat against Moore. Though she wouldn't advance, she later said it was the best conditions she's ever surfed a heat in. Photo: Robertson/ASP
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Bethany Hamilton fell to Chelsea Hedges' deadly backhand attack this morning. Photo: Amy Lobb/Rip Curl
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Carissa Moore made a rare appearance in Round 2 this morning, but she bounced back against Event Replacement Nikki Van Dijk and moves on to the Telstra Power Round 3 against Sofia Mulanovich and Courtney Conlogue. Photo: Robertson/ASP
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Sally Fitzgibbons before her Telstra Power Round 3 heat against Coco Ho and Jessi Miley-Dyer. Ho would go on to win the non-elimination heat. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
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Steph looked back in form in her Round 3 heat against Tyler Wright and Pauline Ado. Photo: Robertson/ASP
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Despite being knocked out of the competition yesterday, Laura Enever came down to check out the Round 3 action. Photo: Sam McMillan/Rip Curl
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That's Sally's diehard coach and World Tour surfer, Dan Ross, chairing his deciple to her first winner's podium. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
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The Australian crowd roared when the final horn blew and Sally rode a victory wave to the beach. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
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What a maiden win to have. Carissa Moore congratulates Sally on her Bells Beach victory. Photo: Robertson/ASP
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It was wall-to-wall in front of the big screen during the Virgin Blue Expression Session and the Final. Photo: Amy Lobb/Rip Curl
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After an emotional victory speech, Sally cut loose with Carissa and popped the champagne. Photo: Amy Lobb/Rip Curl
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Steph Gilmore looked a lot stronger here at Bells, but still hasn't hit that winning stride that's defined her career for the past four years. Photo: Dan Warbrick/Rip Curl