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Rip Curl: Yadin Nicol and Brett Simpson assess the morning conditions.
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Rip Curl: Joel Parkinson posted a 17.17 in his Rd. 1 heat and advanced to Rd. 3.
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Rip Curl: Mick Fanning got nipped by Kieren Perrow in his Rd. 1 heat. He will surf again in Rd. 2.
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Rip Curl: As the swell began to fill in, Supertubos began to pump.
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Rip Curl: Raoni Monteiro pulls in on a deep one.
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Rip Curl: Alejo Muniz defeated Taj Burrow and Jadson Andre in Rd. 1.
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Rip Curl: The Portuguese surf fans lived up to their reputation.
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Rip Curl: John Florence easily won his opening round heat.
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Rip Curl: John Florence won his Rd. 1 heat with barrels and punts.
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Rip Curl: Supertubos breaks so close to the beach, the fans can hear you hoot in the barrel.
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Rip Curl: Josh Kerr spun his way to victory in Round 1.
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Rip Curl: Gabriel Medina scored the first perfect 10 of the morning and won in the first round.
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Rip Curl: Matt Wilkinson completed this rodeo flip in Round 1 but it wasn't enough to top Gabriel Medina.
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Rip Curl: Miguel Pupo needed stitches after his board hit him in the head on a wipeout.
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Rip Curl: Gabriel Medina.
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Rip Curl: Easy crowd to please.
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Rip Curl: Matt Wilkinson and Gabriel Medina had a run-in in their Round 1 meeting.
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Rip Curl: Gabriel Medina is welcomed back to the beach.
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Rip Curl: Kelly Slater advanced straight to Round 3 after defeating Dillon Perillo and Damien Hobgood in the opening round.
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Rip Curl: Bede Durbidge flips out.
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Rip Curl: Owen Wright looked sharp in his Round 1 victory.
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Rip Curl: The Portuguese kinda like surfing.
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Rip Curl: Supertubes was looking dreamy.
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Rip Curl: The grandstands were packed.
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Rip Curl: Shades of 2011 at today's Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Rip Curl: Mick Fanning had a scare when he lost in Round 1, but stayed alive with a Round 2 win over wildcard PV Laborde.
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Rip Curl: French wildcard PV Laborde caught a bomb in Round 2 but didn't make it out.
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Rip Curl: Mick Fanning.
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Rip Curl: Security.
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Rip Curl: Bilingual signs by the fans.