John John Florence claimed victory at the Quiksilver Pro France in 8 to 10 foot barrels at Le Gardian.
Florence proved himself, throughout the competition, as a force to be reckoned with. He consistently posted the highest scores of each round and stayed calm and comfortable in ever changing conditions.
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Le Gardian delivered 8 to 10 foot waves for the Quiksilver Pro today, completing round five and the opening two heats of the quarterfinals.
Current world No.8, John John Florence, was on incredible form — eliminating the reigning three-time world champ, Mick Fanning, in round five with a near perfect 19.90 heat total; before besting Kolohe Andino in the quarterfinals.
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The current No.1 Gabriel Medina was on form in France. He continued his incredible run — narrowly escaping a round three bout with Jeremy Flores, only before reasserting his dominance in round four.
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The Quiksilver Pro continued today for the last three remaining heats of round 2 and the opening four heats of round three, in three-to-five foot conditions at Les Gardians.
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The second instalment of the Quiksilver Pro France got underway in pristine three-to-four foot conditions, for nine heats of round two. Some of the world’s best surfers took to the waves at Les Gardians in order to fight for a spot in round three.
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It was an exciting first day of competition at the Quiksilver Pro France, with quality performances and a handful of big upsets.
The world’s best surfers took to the lineup at Les Gardians in clean three-to-four foot conditions.
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South Africa’s Jordy Smith turned his year around after beating John John Florence and taking a last-minute win at the Hurley Pro, placing him at No. 11 in the rankings. Smith recently relocated to San Clemente and his local knowledge allowed him to pick the right waves in the final moments, stealing the lead from Florence. The final scores were 16.50 for Smith to Florence’s 15.87.
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John John Florence surfed one of the most flawless heats in ASP history today, marking himself as the man to beat in the Hurley Pro. His near-perfect two wave total of 19.73 allowed him to easily dispatch Kelly Slater and Adriano De Souza, and stands as the highest two-wave heat total of the competition.
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After four consecutive lay days the Hurley Pro was back on, with the first eliminations being dealt. Excellent overhead surf allowed for lengthy rides, and saw some strong performances from Filipe Toledo, Gabriel Medina, and Kelly Slater, to set the tone for an event to remember.
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The Hurley Pro began with an exciting first day, wildcards Tanner Gudauskas and Carlos Munoz causing the two biggest upsets of the day when they despatched Kelly Slater and Gabriel medina in non-elimination round one.
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