• Men's QS 2018
    #15
  • Heat wins
    9
  • Avg. heat score
    14.17
  • Avg. wave score
    4.39

Competition results

Men's Qualifying Series #29
Ichinomiya Chiba Open
Standby
May 21 - 27, 2018
Men's Qualifying Series #11
Vissla Sydney Surf Pro
Complete
Feb 26 - Mar 04, 2018
Place
3rd
Defeated by
Deivid Silva
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Men's Qualifying Series #10
Burton Automotive Pro
Complete
Feb 19 - 25, 2018
Place
17th
Defeated by
Tomas Hermes
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Men's Qualifying Series #9
Vissla Great Lakes Pro pres by D'Blanc
Complete
Feb 07 - 11, 2018
Place
3rd
Defeated by
Jackson Baker
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Videos

WSL / Damien Poullenot
Toledo Revs Up: Parko Goes Down

The Hossegor lineup became a target-rich environment as the tide dropped. Filipe Toledo, Julian Wilson and Matt Banting capitalized.

3 minutes
WSL / Poullenot/Aquashot
Tanner Gudauskas Takes Down On-the-Bubble Matt Banting

CT surfer Matt Banting needs some solid results to keep his spot on tour in 2017, but Gudauskas threw a wrench in the works.

4 minutes
WSL
Bag Check: Banting's South Africa Survival Kit

Between Ballito and J-Bay, Matt Banting has spent a solid month in South Africa. Check out what he's toting.

2 minutes
WSL / Kelly Cestari
Pure Parko

The silky-smooth Australian shows why his surfing is such a perfect fit for Jeffreys Bay.

2 minutes
WSL / Pierre Tostee
Slater Pulls Last-Minute Heat Victory

Heat 7 went down to the wire with all three surfers scoring last-minute rides, but Kelly Slater got the best of it.

4 minutes
WSL / Kelly Cestari
2016 Fiji Pro: Round One, Heat 7 Video

Julian Wilson vs. Conner Coffin vs. Matt Banting.

7 minutes
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News

WSL / Matt Dunbar
Tom Bennett
Top Seeds Unleash on Manly For Vissla Sydney Surf Pro

Australia's Iconic Manly Beach continued to provide the goods as big names come out in force.

WSL / Tom Bennett
Tom Bennett
Top Seeds Step Up at Burton Automotive Pro

Connor O'Leary, Matt Wilkinson and Frederico Morais star as competition resumes at the 6,000-level Qualifying Series contest.

WSL / Tom Bennett
Tom Bennett
Hawaiian Hopefuls Dominate Down Under

Finn McGill, Barron Mamiya and Seth Moniz set the pace on the first day of the Burton Automotive Pro QS 6,000 in Newcastle.

WSL / Ethan Smith
Tom Bennett
Top Seeds Turn Boomerang Beach into a Skate Park

The top seeds have gone ballistic on the third day of action at the Vissla Great Lakes Pro pres. by D'Blanc.

WSL / Poullenot/Aquashot
Matt Banting to Launch His Comeback at Vissla Sydney Surf Pro

The Former CT surfer is back from injury and will return to Manly Beach, a place where he took his biggest win.

WSL / Kelly Cestari
Weston Rogers
Double Time: 6 CT Surfers Hedging Their Bets on the QS

With more than a dozen surfers battling over a handful of precious elite-tour seeds, these CT stars are working overtime.

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Event results

NamePlacePointsPrize money
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast25th500$9,000
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach25th500$9,000
Drug Aware Margaret River Pro13th1,750$10,500
Oi Rio Pro13th1,750$10,500
Fiji Pro13th1,750$10,500
J-Bay Open25th500$9,000
Billabong Pro Tahiti13th1,750$10,500
Hurley Pro at Trestles25th500$9,000
Quiksilver Pro France5th5,200$16,500
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal13th1,750$10,500
Billabong Pipe MastersINJ500-

Career stats

YearRankPointsEventsHeatsMax heat scoreBest result
20162815,450112715.535th 
20153310,500111317.769th 
Matt Banting
Australia
Matt Banting
Australia
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  • Stance
    Regular
  • First season
    2011
  • Age
    23 Jun 25, 1994
  • Height
    5 ft, 11 in 180 cm
  • Weight
    152 lbs 69 kg
  • Hometown
    Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

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