Photos of 2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti

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Gabriel Medina winning his Semifinal.
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Jeremy Flores took down Kelly Slater in Quarterfinal 4.
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Kelly Slater was eliminated in a close Quarterfinal against Jeremy Flores.
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Jeremy Flores charging to the Final.
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C.J. Hobgood took down Josh Kerr in the final minute of Quarterfinal 3.
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Gabriel Medina advanced to the Semifinals.
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Owen Wright winning his Quarterfinal heat.
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Wiggolly Dantas eliminated in Round 5 by Jeremy Flores.
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Rookie Italo Ferreira won the opening heat of Finals Day, Round 5, Heat 1.
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Jeremy Flores winner of the Billabong Pro Tahiti.
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Jeremy Flores winner of the Billabong Pro Tahiti.
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Jeremy Flores winner of the Billabong Pro Tahiti.
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Jeremy Flores scored 9.87 on his opening wave in the Final.
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Jeremy Flores scored a 9.87 in the Final.
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Jeremy Flores scored 9.87 to open his Final heat.
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Italo Ferreira won his heat in Round 5.
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The judges' tower in Tahiti.
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Filipe Toledo finished equal 9 after being bounced out of Round 5.
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Italo Ferreira peeks out of a barrel in Round 5.
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Filipe Toledo was bounced out in Round 5.
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Bruno Santos was eliminated in Round 5.
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Water safety gathered on the inside.
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Kai Otton taking off in Round 5.
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Wiggolly Dantas finished with an equal 9.
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C.J. Hobgood kicks out in Round 5.
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Aritz Aranburu gets tubed during Round 5.
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Jeremy Flores and a colorful eject in Round 5.
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Aritz Aranburu finished equal 9th at the Billabong Pro Tahiti.
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Wiggolly Dantas finished equal 9th.
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Wiggolly Dantas finished equal 9th at the Billabong Pro Tahiti.
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Jeremy Flores winning in Round 5.
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C.J. Hobgood during his Round 5 win.
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CJ Hobgood winning in Round 5.
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Kai Otton drags a hand during Round 5.
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Kai Otton winning in Round 5.
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Jeremy Flores winning his Round 3 heat.
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Gabriel Medina kicks out of a nine-point ride in Round 4.
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Kelly Slater earned a 9.77 in Round 4.
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Josh Kerr committed and into the Quarterfinals.
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Josh Kerr winning his Round 3 heat.
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Jeremy Flores took a Round 3 win over Joel Parkinson with a huge heat total.
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Kelly Slater demonstrates winning technique in Round 3.
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Sebastian Zietz went down in another close heat against Kelly Slater.
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Deeply barreled, Adrian Buchan lost in a close heat to Josh Kerr in Round 3.
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Josh Kerr takes the Round 3 win over Adrian Buchan.
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Photographers in the channel at Tahiti.
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Owen Wright sets up his win in Round 4, taking on Teahupo'o with technique like this.
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Julian Wilson had a chance to go to No. 1 on the rankings, but C.J. Hobgood had other ideas.
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C.J. Hobgood in his memorable Round 3 heat. He scored a perfect 10 to take down Julian Wilson in the final minutes.
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Joel Parkinson takes a dive in Round 3 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti.
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Boats crowding the channel.
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Italo Ferreira wipeout in Round 4.
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Owen Wright making his way through the channel during his Round 4 heat.
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Gabriel Medina stoked after his Perfect 10.
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Aritz Aranburu stretching out before his Round 4 heat.
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Jeremy Flores was focused all through Round 4.
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Kai Otton analyzing the lineup in Round 4.
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Kai Otton airing into the channel.
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Kelly Slater wipeout in Round 4.
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Bruno Santos flying on the exit.
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Water safety patrolling the inside.
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A rare empty wave makes it way through the inside.
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CJ Hobgood excited after scoring a Perfect 10 in Round 4.
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Filipe Toledo finding an exit.
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Josh Kerr all smiles in Round 4.
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Kelly Slater making his way to the lineup in Round 4.
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Jeremy Flores paddling-out in Round 4.
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Kelly Slater wipeout in Round 4.
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A wave slips by unridden in Round 4.
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Wiggolly Dantas looking for a landing pad in Round 4.
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Filipe Toledo was able to hold on and make his way through Round 4.
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CJ Hobgood found a Perfect 10 in his Round 4 heat, but he also found other gems like this wave along the way.
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Kelly Slater was on fire all throughout Round 4 as well, advancing straight to the Quarterfinals.
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Gabriel Medina made it through Round 4 and looked dominant along the way.
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Aritz Aranburu advanced in Round 4 as well.
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Jeremy Flores finding the perfect fir in Round 4.
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Gabriel Medina speeding under the lip.
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Jeremy Flores fighting past the foam ball in Round 4.
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Bruno Santos hugging the face in search for a barrel.
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Italo Ferreira free - falling through the steep Teahupo'o drop.

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Italo Ferreira won his heat in Round 5.

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