Damien Hobgood grabs his second win at the Globe WCT Fiji. At the coveted Cloudbreak, Damo defeats rookie Shaun Cansdell in perfect conditions (6-8ft) with a 15.40 over Shaun’s 10.50. Within the first couple of minutes Shaun took off on what appeared to be the wave of the day although as it turned out he was wrong. The second set wave which Damo got on was the wave of the day. Damo pulled into what seemed like an eternity long barrel then got spit out to lock in a 9.17. This left Shaun scrapping for the majority of the heat needing an 8 something to overtake the lead. Cloudbreak went flat giving way to Damien’s second win here at Tavarua.

Quick update on the Globe WCT Fiji at Cloudbreak. Updates thru round 1 and 1st few heats of round 2. Also an update on Kelly Slater's condition.

Bobby Martinez wins the Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupoo by beating Fred Patacchia in the final. In a down to the wire finish with last years rookie of the year Fred Patacchia and this years most likely candidate for rookie of the year Bobby Martinez saw 25 minutes of the final with the scores looking closer to a baseball game than a final at one of the CT’s premier location.  Then things started to heat up. Bobby and Freddy went back and forth exchanging insane barrels leaving Freddy needing an 8.10. With final seconds on the clock Freddy drops into a sick barrel, gets spit out and then goes onto a “truck driverâ€? aerial leaving Bobby holding his breath. The scores dropped and it wasn’t enough a 7.90.  Bobby wins his 1^st WCT event and looks to be a serious contender at the title.