Seeded into the last heat of Round 3 Taj Burrow (AUS) proceeded to win with his full wrap around carves. ASP / Cestari
Waiting for only the perfect waves Joel Centeio (HAW) advances into Round 4. ASP / Cestari
Kelly Slater putting it all on the rail at Sunset. ASP/ Kirstin
Wade Carmichael's polished performance saw him advance into the final day of competition at the Vans World Cup of Surfing. ASP/ Kirstin
Matt Wilkinson did not survive to see another day in this year's Vans World Cup of Surfing. ASP/ Kirstin
Kelly Slater posted a last minute victory off this left hand barrel. ASP/ Kirstin
Last year's Triple Crown of Surfing Champion Sebastien Zietz will be a threat to this year's Competition. ASP/ Kirstin
Ian Gentil prepares for the drop in front of the camera. ASP/ Kirstin
Kolohe Andino could not find the scores he needed to advance. ASP/ Kirstin
Jay Thompson in great form advancing in first place. ASP/ Kirstin
Sebastien Zietz posted the standout performance of the morning earning a pair of excellent scoring rides. ASP/ Kirstin
Solid conditions out at Sunset Beach. ASP/ Kirstin
Defending Champion Adam Melling advanced in first place. ASP/ Kirstin
Kolohe Andinho eliminated after one round of competition. ASP/ Kirstin
Filipe Toledo did not have the dream performance he would have liked and has been eliminated. ASP/ Kirstin
VTCS ratings leader Michel Bourez was eliminated in the Round of 64 today. ASP/ Kirstin
Torrey Meister off the bottom at Sunset. ASP/ Kirstin
Alejo Muniz advanced in second place today. ASP/ Kirstin