The 2014 Hurley video trials draw

Hurley have announced the top 16 contenders for the title of most-popular-gent-who-entered-the-Hurley-Pro-Global-Video-Trials. Limber those digits! We want blood on them keys! And, mostly, another meltdown of the Internets.

Remember last year when famously unsocial Mr. Tooth, first name Seal, opened an Instagram account because he “couldn’t not be a part of the conversation any longer!” And then Cam Richards called his stupidly famous pals like Jaden Smith and Jamie Foxx and a big dick swinging contest ensued. Party!

With Alana and her social media heft in his corner, Jack already holds a draw four card. Photo: Andy Potts

It begins again August 4 here and the pack is tight. Dusty Payne, Jack Freestone, Yago Dora, Albee Layer are all there. But Jack’s already packing his Uppercut for Lowers. How could he lose with Queen of the (social) world, Alana Blanchard, under his sheets? It’s science.

Notable absentee Dane is surfing in the local trials against a batch of Hurley riders at Trails, San Onofre tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s the breakdown for round one and how they weigh in socially:

Dusty Payne (FB: 48k, IG: 24K) vs Caio Ibelli (FB: 20k, IG: 4.4k)

Messias Felix (FB: 2.9k, IG: 3.1k) vs Albee Layer (FB: NA, IG: 10k)

Tanner Gudauskas (FB: NA, IG: 16.6k) vs Stu Kennedy (FB: NA, IG: NA)

Yago Dora (FB: 2.1K, IG: 6.2) vs Ian Gentil (FB: 759, IG: 2.8k)

Jack Freestone (FB: 6.6k, IG: 121k) vs Cam Richards (FB: 5.3k, IG: 5k)

Matt Banting (FB:42.1k, IG: 14k) vs Carlos Munoz (FB: 6k, IG: 8.1k)

Torrey Meister (FB: NA, IG: 6k) vs Ian Crane (FB: NA, IG: 8.2k)

Pat Gudauskas (FB: 1.6k, IG: 22k) vs Alex Chacon (FB: NA, IG: 1.6k)