Former Fiji winners Owen Wright and Gabriel Medina are both eliminated in the hard-knock rounds at Cloudbreak.
The Tahitian is the new master at slowing down in the tube using his entire back leg.
Italo Ferreira ganhou a bateria que abriu o Outerknown Fiji Pro e os campeões mundiais Adriano de Souza e Gabriel Medina também passaram.
Top seeds take control in vicious conditions at Cloudbreak.
After three months on the injury list the Brazilian starts strong at the Outerknown Fiji Pro.
With solid conditions predicted at Cloudbreak every surfer on the list will be pumped to perform. But who will rise to the occasion?
O paulista Caio Ibelli contundiu o tornozelo e será substituído pelo baiano Bino Lopes no OuterKnown Fiji Pro.
Last year's lessons offer a way out of his mini-slump.
By trusting his instincts, the 34-year-old is in the form of his career.
Ahead of the Outerknown Fiji Pro, Adriano de Souza's wife offered a glimpse of what life is like for surfing's most populist couple.
The big man scored not one, but two perfect 20-point heats on his way to winning the Fiji event in 2015.
The two-time event winner has ample reason to be fired up for this year's trip to Tavarua.
The giant-killing Brazilian will be trying to shake things up again on the Jeep Leaderboard.
After a tough start to the season, the three-time World Champ's shifted to a lighter, brighter approach, and it's working.
Be it board design, fitness, relationship status, or time on Tour, sticking around is what motivates this guy.