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Chris Ward scored two deep Backdoor barrels to steal the show in the round of 96 of the 2012 Volcom Pipe Pro, in Hawaii. The Californian surfer grabbed the highest combined heat score of 19.00 out of a perfect 20, in spectacular classic 6-8 foot Pipeline.

Ward had the three other competitors combo'd and then managed to pull into a long left-hander at Pipe and ended the heat throwing away his third 9.0 ride.

The highest single wave of the day belonged to Costa Rica's Carlos Munoz, scoring the only perfect 10 of the event so far. He earned himself an extra $1,000 bonus in cash from Electric's "Perfect 10 Award". Other standout rides included Koa Smith with a 9.73, Gabriel Villaran with a 9.0, and Koa Rothman with a 8.93.

"FinnSurf", a surf movie by director Aleksi Raij, has conquered the "Best Feature film" award at the 2012 Yallingup Surfilm Festival, in Australia.

"FinnSurf" is the world’s first Finnish surf film and tells the story of five Finnish surfers. More than a surfing documentary, it’s a story of true love and that intense, overwhelming passion we all feel for what lights our fire in the coldest of places.

"The Surfer", a surf movie by Dominic Coleman, won the "Best Short Film" award, while the "Best Cinematography" award was presented to two winners - "El Mar, Mi Alma" and "Come Hell or High Water", who happen to have the same cinematographer, Dave Homcy.

The "People's Choice Award" went to "The Still Point" by director Taki Bibelas, as voted by more than 2500 people who attended the three-day festival, which included day and night film screenings, discussion forums, art exhibitions, live local music and even a fancy dress surf competition for charity.

Dane Reynolds has been invited to join the 2012 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, from 25th February, in Australia. The 26-year-old surfer will meet again his former mates, after getting a wildcard from the organization.

The Ventura surf magician is one of the most exciting and creative surfers on the planet but endured a difficult year on the Tour in 2011 which was badly disrupted by injury.

In 2010, Dane Reynolds finished in third at the Gold Coast stage. Kelly Slater might be a possible opponent, in Round 1.

"I hope it’s Kelly. It would be fun," Reynolds said. "I’ve surfed this event as many times as a wildcard as I have a WCT surfer and the wave can be super fun. "It can be barrels or peelers so it’s good for everything. I rate it highly."

28 January, 2012 : - The Banzai Pipeline caught everyone off guard today. Waves doubled and tripled in size from one heat to the next before the opening day of competition at The Volcom Pipe Pro was called off due to dangerous conditions. Only seven heats and three hours of competition were held, yet still sufficient time for injuries, wipeouts and...

29 January, 2012 : - After running 7 heats of competition yesterday, and having to call off the event due to massive surf, we are ready to run the second day in clean 6-8 foot Pipe. The first heat of the morning hit the water at 8:00 am. You can tune into volcompipepro.com to watch the live HD webcast of the event. see video warrior stats, up to the minute...

29 January, 2012 : - Conditions settled down at the Banzai Pipeline today and yesterday's death-defying closeouts were replaced by long, hollow tubes at the Volcom Pipe Pro. California's Chris Ward and Costa Rican Carlos Munoz put on incredible performances at Backdoor that saw them clearly emerge the pacesetters. A $130,000 5-star Association...

Waves hitting the 15-to-20 foot range hit the 2012 Volcom Pipe Pro, in the first day of competition at Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii. In three hours of big wave surfing, there were injuries, wipeouts and hairball rides to be registered.

Kauai's Stephen Koehne, the top-scorer of the day, ended up with a gruesome gash to the knee that could well see him out of the water for weeks. Regular Pipeline chargers Mark Healey and Tom Dosland took the wipeout beatings of the day, and Pipe specialist Dave Wassel was the overall standout.

"I pulled into the barrel and next thing I knew I just got shot in the knee by my board," said Koehne. Resident Doctor Leiland Dao said it was a serious injury that required 20 stitches or more to three layers: muscle, fascia and skin.

"I was in his heat but I didn't see it happen," said Wassel. "But I saw his leg afterwards. It doesn't look like he'll be walking for a few weeks, let alone surfing. The hole is huge. Lucky it was his leg and not his head.

Caio Ibelli and Leila Hurst have taken the ASP World Junior titles at the Billabong World Junior Championships, in the Gold Coast, Australia. The Men’s ASP World Junior Title race saw all the frontrunners bow out early today with Jack Freestone eliminated by Medi Veminardi and Ian Gouveia taken out by Wade Carmichael in the Quarterfinals.

Carmichael had a sensational outing at Burleigh Heads this week, gaining entry into the event with a win at the Von Zipper trials and then sticking it to the world’s best junior surfers with a win at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships. Garrett Parkes’s ousting in the Quarterfinals resulted in a tie with Caio Ibelli for the top spot on the ASP World Junior Title rankings, requiring a “Surf-Off” to determine the champion.

"I’m so stoked to bring the ASP World Junior Title back to Brazil!" Ibelli said. "I feel so amazing now! I didn’t know I had another opportunity to win, I just found out this morning. Garrett (Parkes) is a good surfer and he’s at home in Australia so I knew I had to do my best."

28 January, 2012 : - Caio Ibelli and Leila Hurst have claimed the Men's and Women's ASP World Junior Titles at the Billabong World Junior Championships today. The pair join a prestigious list of former ASP World Junior Champions, including: Adriano De Souza, Joel Parkinson, Andy Irons, Jessi Miley-Dyer and Sally Fitzgibbons. Wade Carmichael...

27 January, 2012 : - This year, Las Olas Surf Safaris will be celebrating its 'Quinceañera,' fifteen years of women surfing together in Mexico. In Mexican culture, the Quinceañera is a special 15-year birthday celebration marking the transition from girlhood to womanhood. Similar to a wedding, the event often showcases elaborate dresses, tiaras...