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Rounds three, four n’ five of the Billabong Pro, Tahiti

Drama, drama, drama. Dusty Payne withdraws due to his sliced knee and sends Michel Bourez through to the next round? Jeremy Flores nails two 10’s against Michel in round five, clocking in a perfect 20-point heat score? Owen Wright handles a 9.77 and a 10, to combo both Ranoi Monteiro and Freddie Patacchia in round four? Freddie, with priority, drops in on Mick Fanning (after Mick’s already come out of a tube) and causes a Fanning interference in round three? Jordy breaks cracks rib against fellow Saffa Travis Logie, then, after a re-surf of the heat, loses? What a day, huh? Wonder what tomorrow holds for the Billabong Pro, Tahiti. Jadson Andre, standing tall here, couldn’t get past Matty Wilko after the fellow screw-footer racked up a 10. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Jadson, a little excited. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Mick, inside, interfering with Freddie’s wave. Funny old rule, innit? Photo: ASP/Robertson Davo, stretching like the animal that he is. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Lil J-Flo, on one of his 10’s. Third surfer in ASP history to score a perfect heat total. Photo: ASP/Robertson J-Flo and a claim. Few days of competition before today’s have seen more of ’em. Photo: ASP/Robertson Josh Kerr, en route to beating Jeremy and Kai Otton in round four. Photo: ASP/Robertson Travis Logie, the quick way down. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Travis again, riding the foamball. Photo: ASP/Robertson Brett Simpson, back from knee injury, has been a quiet achiever in this event. He’ll face Travis Logie in the quarters tomorrow. Photo: ASP/Robertson Kelly, unsurprisingly, is still well and truly in the game. Photo: ASP/Kirstin And enjoying himself. Photo: ASP/Kirstin A lot. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Jordy Smith, the good times. Photo: ASP/Kirstin And the bad. This is what a cracked rib looks like. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Matty Wilkinson on his perfect 10. Photo: ASP/Kirstin BILLABONG PRO TAHITI REMAINING ROUND 3 RESULTS: Heat 4: Michel Bourez (PYF) def. Dusty Payne (USA) – Payne withdrew from competition due to injury sustained during a free surf on Thursday afternoon.Heat 5: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 15.77 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 14.94Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.60 def. Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) 15.84Heat 7: Travis Logie (ZAF) 14.93 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 12.43 – Re-surfed at the end of the round.Heat 8: Chris Davidson (AUS) 11.77 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 10.86Heat 9: Brett Simpson (USA) 17.26 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 16.70Heat 10: Owen Wright (AUS) 16.80 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 5.00Heat 11: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 12.20 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 6.44Heat 12: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 12.60 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 7.93 BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 4 RESULTS: Heat 1: Josh Kerr (AUS) 16.30, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.16, Kai Otton (AUS) 8.10Heat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 13.77, Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 6.50, Michel Bourez (PYF) 2.90Heat 3: Travis Logie (ZAF) 15.66, Brett Simpson (USA) 15.00, Chris Davidson (AUS) 14.43Heat 4: Owen Wright (AUS) 19.77, Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 12.23, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 11.60 BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 5 RESULTS: Heat 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 20 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 18.13Heat 2: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 11.84 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 11.56Heat 3: Brett Simpson (USA) 17.33 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 14.00Heat 4: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 15.50 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 15.14 BILLABONG PRO TAHITI QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS: QF 1: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)QF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)QF 3: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)QF 4: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)

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Drama, drama, drama. Dusty Payne withdraws due to his sliced knee and sends Michel Bourez through to the next round? Jeremy Flores nails two 10’s against Michel in round five, clocking in a perfect 20-point heat score? Owen Wright handles a 9.77 and a 10, to combo both Ranoi Monteiro and Freddie Patacchia in round four? Freddie, with priority, drops in on Mick Fanning (after Mick’s already come out of a tube) and causes a Fanning interference in round three? Jordy breaks cracks rib against fellow Saffa Travis Logie, then, after a re-surf of the heat, loses? What a day, huh? Wonder what tomorrow holds for the Billabong Pro, Tahiti.

Jadson Andre, standing tall here, couldn't get past Matty Wilko after the fellow screw-footer racked up a 10. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Jadson Andre, standing tall here, couldn’t get past Matty Wilko after the fellow screw-footer racked up a 10. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Jadson, a little excited. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Jadson, a little excited. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Mick, inside, interfering with Freddie's wave. Funny old rule, innit? Photo: ASP/Robertson

Mick, inside, interfering with Freddie’s wave. Funny old rule, innit? Photo: ASP/Robertson

Davo, stretching like the animal that he is. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Davo, stretching like the animal that he is. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Lil J-Flo, on one of his 10's. Third surfer in ASP history to score a perfect heat total. Photo: ASP/Robertson

Lil J-Flo, on one of his 10’s. Third surfer in ASP history to score a perfect heat total. Photo: ASP/Robertson

J-Flo and a claim. Few days of competition before today's have seen more of 'em. Photo: ASP/Robertson

J-Flo and a claim. Few days of competition before today’s have seen more of ’em. Photo: ASP/Robertson

Josh Kerr, en route to beating Jeremy and Kai Otton in round four. Photo: ASP/Robertson

Josh Kerr, en route to beating Jeremy and Kai Otton in round four. Photo: ASP/Robertson

Travis Logie, the quick way down. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Travis Logie, the quick way down. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Travis again, riding the foamball. Photo: ASP/Robertson

Travis again, riding the foamball. Photo: ASP/Robertson

Brett Simpson, back from knee injury, has been a quiet achiever in this event. He'll face Travis Logie in the quarters tomorrow. Photo: ASP/Robertson

Brett Simpson, back from knee injury, has been a quiet achiever in this event. He’ll face Travis Logie in the quarters tomorrow. Photo: ASP/Robertson

Kelly, unsurprisingly, is still well and truly in the game. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Kelly, unsurprisingly, is still well and truly in the game. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

And enjoying himself. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

And enjoying himself. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

A lot. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

A lot. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Jordy Smith, the good times. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Jordy Smith, the good times. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

And the bad. This is what a cracked rib looks like. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

And the bad. This is what a cracked rib looks like. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Matty Wilkinson on his perfect 10. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

Matty Wilkinson on his perfect 10. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI REMAINING ROUND 3 RESULTS:
Heat 4: 
Michel Bourez (PYF) def. Dusty Payne (USA) – Payne withdrew from competition due to injury sustained during a free surf on Thursday afternoon.
Heat 5: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 15.77 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 14.94
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.60 def. Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) 15.84
Heat 7: Travis Logie (ZAF) 14.93 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 12.43 – Re-surfed at the end of the round.
Heat 8: Chris Davidson (AUS) 11.77 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 10.86
Heat 9: Brett Simpson (USA) 17.26 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 16.70
Heat 10: Owen Wright (AUS) 16.80 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 5.00
Heat 11: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 12.20 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 6.44
Heat 12: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 12.60 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 7.93

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 4 RESULTS:
Heat 1: 
Josh Kerr (AUS) 16.30, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.16, Kai Otton (AUS) 8.10
Heat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 13.77, Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 6.50, Michel Bourez (PYF) 2.90
Heat 3: Travis Logie (ZAF) 15.66, Brett Simpson (USA) 15.00, Chris Davidson (AUS) 14.43
Heat 4: Owen Wright (AUS) 19.77, Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 12.23, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 11.60

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 5 RESULTS:
Heat 1: 
Jeremy Flores (FRA) 20 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 18.13
Heat 2: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 11.84 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 11.56
Heat 3: Brett Simpson (USA) 17.33 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 14.00
Heat 4: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 15.50 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 15.14

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS:
QF 1: 
Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)
QF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
QF 3: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)
QF 4: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)

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