Kelly Slater takes down Mick Fanning in the final to win his 4th ASP World Tour event of this year

Kelly Slater defeated Travis Logie 19.14 to 12.06 in Heat 8 of Round 3.

Balinese surfer Ketut "Mega" Yoga Semadhi beat a quality field of internationals to win the Billabong Pro Junior series at Kuta Reef in Bali. The goofy foot ripper bagged a 9.70 in the final to defeat Caleb Boquist. He became the first Indonesian surfer to win a Billabong Pro Junior Series event.

The Freedom Artists Surf Contest #2 kicks of in waist-high punchy surf, giving everyone a nice time.

Martinez posts a perfect ten; AI, Parko and Jordy advance in good conditions at J-Bay.

Parko scores a perfect 10 and backs it up with an 8.00, but still comes up short to Knox's near perfect 19.70.

Finalists go at it with ridiculous maneuvers to battle for the gold.

With the return of the Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure on the 29th and 30th of June, came an influx of young international talent pushing the boundaries of surfing from around the globe.

The swell fills in further as the groms light up Lowers on the final day of the NSSA Nationals.

The Open Men's division flares up as the surf continues to improve at Lowers

Boom boxes, roller bladders, tattoo'd meatheads, college co-eds, and...the Southland's hottest surfing talent bed. Not exactly your typical collage of elements, but stop #3 of the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Boost Mobile sets off in Huntington Beach.

The action heats up on the third day of competition as a new swell fills in.

The 2008 Quiksilver King Of The Groms blows up with plenty of young talent in Huntington Beach, California.

Boom boxes, roller bladders, tattoo'd meatheads, college co-eds, and...the Southland's hottest surfing talent bed. Not exactly your typical collage of elements, but stop #2 of the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Boost Mobile took PB Drive, San Diego by the horns and delivered Saturday, May 31.

Heath Joske triumphs over fellow Aussie Nick Vasicek in perfect overhead waves at Keramas

The swell kept pumping at Keramas with epic 9 and 10 point rides being locked in through rounds three and four

Round one and two score perfect overhead piping surf at Keramas in Bali.

All Hawaiian final in pumping surf at Pasta Point in the Maldives.

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Matt Wilkinson posts the highest combined score in the Round of 96 at Pasta Point in the Maldives.

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This isn't your mother's contest. Partnered with The O'Neill Mission event staff, competitors traverse the wild and rugged west coast of France in search of the best uncrowded waves. And when they're found - click, click - cameras roll, video is edited, and a final highlight reel is judged by their peers.

Julian Wilson took that honor this year, syncing up rap beats with mind-boggling 360 spins and a seemingly endless aerial assault. Adam Robertson won the first ever 'Spirit of the Mission' award for embracing spirit of adventure of The Mission in its entirety, and tied former WCT giant Cory Lopez for second place.

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