In a high-scoring Round 1 affair -- with one nine-point ride already on the board compliments of Matt Wilkinson (AUS) -- Kelly Slater (USA) tops all scores with a near-perfect nine. The score brought his two-wave total to the winning position, giving him the direct advance into Round 3 of the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Read the full recap of the opening heats.
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