Photos of 2013 Vans World Cup

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Not be outdone by his brother, Joshua Moniz (HAW) went for his own stand up barrel. ASP / Cestari

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Tanner takes the Gudauskas name through to Round 3. ASP / Cestari

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Beyrick de Vries (ZAF) inside the wave which earned him a perfect 10 point ride at Sunset Beach. ASP / Cestari

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Timmy Reyes (USA) made his surfing look effortless. ASP / Cestari

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Joel Centeio (HAW) throwing down the rail and his name into Round 3. ASP / Cestari

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Peterson Crisanto (BRA) threading his way into Round 3. ASP / Cestari

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Large sets roll through Sunset Beach. ASP/ Kirstin

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Nothing like staring down the approaching set knowing you must go. ASP / Cestari

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Gavin Gillette (HAW) carved the waves as if they were yesterdays Thanks Giving turkey. ASP / Cestari

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Jay Thompson posted a pair of 6-point rides to advance into the next round. ASP/ Kirstin

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Carlos Munoz in fantastic form to advance into round 3. ASP/ Kirstin

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Jesse Mendes eliminated in third place. ASP/ Kirstin

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Hank Gaskel advanced in second place. ASP/ Kirstin

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Ian Walsh secured the first heat win of the morning. ASP/ Kirstin

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Conner Coffin eliminated in fourth place. ASP/ Kirstin

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Charles Martin eliminated during Round 2. ASP/ Kirstin

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Jay Thompson carving across a Sunset wall. ASP/ Kirstin

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Sets breaking far outside. ASP/ Kirstin

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Ian Gentil advanced in second place with a pair of 7's. ASP/ Kirstin

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Ian Walsh avoids the lip to advance in first place. ASP/ Kirstin

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Young up-and-coming surfer Ryan Callinan navigated the Sunset Lineup with ease advancing in first place. ASP/ Kirstin

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Carlos Munoz posted a near perfect 8-point ride to charge into the next round. ASP/ Kirstin

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Makua Rothman navigates a solid Sunset Wave to advance in first place. ASP/ Kirstin

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Jay Thompson placed second by the narrowest of margins, advancing into the next round. ASP/ Kirstin

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Mitch Coleborn (AUS) waited patiently picking off the waves with scoring potential, the waiting game paid off and he advances into Round 3 and gets a little bit closer to qualifying for the ASP World Tour. ASP / Cestari

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Too small for Sunset but still good enough to enjoy a day in the sun.

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Heitor Alves in sensational form winning his Round 1 heat with ease. ASP/ Kirstin

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Ezekial Lau posted one of the day's highest scores an 18.10 to advance in first place. ASP/ Kirstin

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Dylan Goodale eliminated in third place. ASP/ Kirstin

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Dale Staples found one of the rare barrels of the day to advance into the next round. ASP/ Kirstin

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Torrey Meister advanced in first place. ASP/ Kirstin

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Joshua Moniz (HAW) used the inside bowl for the winning points. ASP / Cestari

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Sunset Beach delivering the goods for Round 1 of the VANS World Cup of Surfing. ASP / Cestari

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Seth Moniz (HAW) managed to find all the barrels during his heat for the win in Round 1. ASP / Cestari

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Sunny Garcia (HAW) was in good spirits before his Round 1 heat. ASP / Cestari

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Ricardo Christie (NZL) was smooth and powerful in the his heat today and earns his place in Round 2. ASP / Cestari

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Joel Centeio (HAW) knows what it takes to win events at Sunset and moves through to Round 2. ASP / Cestari

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Tom Whitaker (AUS) snuck under a few lips on his way into the next round. ASP / Cestari

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Timmy Reyes (USA) powers his way through Round 1. ASP / Cestari

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Another good setup this year for the VANS World Cup of Surfing. ASP / Cestari

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Marcus Hickman went big during Round 1 and has earned his place into Round 2. ASP/ Kirstin

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Ezekiel Lau was one of the top scorers on day one of the Vans World CUp of Surfing. ASP/ Kirstin

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Davey Cathals advanced in first place during Round 1. ASP/ Kirstin

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Santiago Muniz eliminated in third place. ASP/ Kirstin

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Ian Gentil off the bottom. ASP/ Kirstin

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Sunset woke up in a good mood this morning. ASP / Cestari

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The morning conditions are pretty good for Evan Valiere (HAW). ASP / Cestari

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Fred Patacchia Jnr was in superb form posting a near perfect ride to place runner up. ASP/ Kirstin

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Dion Atkinson reached the Final placing fourth. ASP/ Kirstin