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In great 4 - 6 foot surf at Bells Beach, Soli Bailey was crowned Australian Indigenous Surfing Champion today.

An electrifying final day at the Oi Rio Pro saw Filipe Toledo and Courtney Conlogue reign supreme, claiming victory at Barra da Tijuca in front of a capacity crowd of thousands and thousands of passionate fans.

A capacity crowd at Rio de Janeiro’s Barra da Tijuca beach enjoyed another full day of world-class surfing today as the Oi Rio Pro completed Rounds 2, 3 and 4 of the women’s event as well as the men’s Quarterfinals.

Early eliminations for reigning World Champion Gabriel Medina, 11-time World Champion Kelly Slater, Jeep rankings leader Adriano de Souza and three-time World Champion Mick Fanning at Rio.

Ricardo Christie caused the first upset of the day by eliminating higher seed and former event winner Jordy Smith from the competition.

Barra da Tijuca today delivered clean four-to-six foot waves for the opening rounds of competition at the Oi Rio Pro.

"John John Florence’s first win on the Championship Tour was in Brazil back in 2012, so if he doesn’t fall off he should be standing on stage at the end of the event. Harro's Pick – Winner".

Steve Harrison crunches the statistics for the upcoming Oi Rio Pro.

Random scenes - Barrels! Carves! Chooks! - from the recent Komune Mad Hueys hoedown at Keramas.