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Rip Curl: Jordy Smith hooks it during the first heat of Round 1.
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Rip Curl: Jordy Smith is all smiles after winning his Round 1 heat.
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Rip Curl: Kieren Perrow finished second in his Round 1 heat and will have to surf an elimination heat in Round 2.
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Rip Curl: Owen Wright paddles out before his Round 1 heat vs. Patrick Gudauskas and Bede Durbidge.
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Rip Curl: Three-time Rip Curl Pro Bells champion Joel Parkinson smacks a crumbling Bells section during Round 1.
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Rip Curl: Raoni Monteiro races through the Bells Bowl during Round 1 action on Tuesday.
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Rip Curl: Bede Durbidge cracks it off the top during Round 1.
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Rip Curl: Adriano De Souza busts all three fins loose en route to a Round 1 victory.
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Rip Curl: Owen Wright posted the highest heat score of Day 1, a 17.93.
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Rip Curl: Wildcard Nikki van Dijk surfed well but finished in third place in her Round 1 heat behind Lakey Peterson and Steph Gilmore.
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Rip Curl: Sofia Mulanovich will surf a Round 2 elimination heat after finishing second in Heat 6 of Round 1.
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Rip Curl: Carissa Moore won Heat 4 of Round 1.
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Rip Curl: Hawaii's Coco Ho leans into classic Bells bottom turn.
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Rip Curl: Sally Fitzgibbons racked up a 18.84 total heat score, the highest of Round 1.
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Rip Curl: Sage Erickson took third place in Heat 5 of Round 1.
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Rip Curl: By winning her Round 1 heat, Sally Fitzgibbons moves directly into Round 3.
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Rip Curl: Bede Durbidge busts his patented layback in Round 1.
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Rip Curl: Despite some impressive surfing, France's Justine Dupont finished third in her opening round heat.
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Rip Curl: California's Courtney Conlogue won Heat 6 of Round 1 with stylish carves.
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Rip Curl: Wildcard Davey Cathels gave it his all in his first ever WCT appearance, but finished third behind Kelly Slater and Brett Simpson.
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Rip Curl: Adriano De Souza defeated Raoni Monteiro and Taylor Knox in Round 1.
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Rip Curl: Wildcard Davey Cathels whips one.
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Rip Curl: California's Kolohe Andino narrowly missed out on a Round 1 win.
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Rip Curl: 11-time world champ Kelly Slater once again whipped out some last-minute heroics, coming from behind to win his Round 1 heat on his last wave.
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Rip Curl: Owen Wright impresses the crowd with the highest heat total of Day 1.