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That is the day before the finals. Available here now. Finals I guess will be available tomorrow.

All these shots are courtesy Russel Hudson...

Post event finalists photos...

Rees Duncan convincingly wins over  Matheiu Babarit despite obvious shoulder pain.

Womens: 1st - Caroline Angibaud, Lisa Ryan, Heather Seaton, Sandra Pienaar

Open: Malan Calitz (3rd), Tony Cherry (4th).

Women in the water now and then Open final.

Open:

Mathiew Babarit (Fr) beats Tony Cherry (NZ) who was leading the heat with 2 minutes left go and with priority he took the first of a two wave set - the second wave was then open to Matheiu who took it and in the final moments that was enough to get him though.

Rees Duncan (Aus) beats Malan Calitz - clearly.

Open Final therefore is Babarit vs Duncan

New Age: Andre Burger (1st)

Cadets: Ruan Brand, Kye Duncan, Rees Duncan Jr, Bryce Campbell, Savannah Campbell

Conditions: smallest so far, closeouts

Results (in order 1st to 4th)...

Masters: Lance Milnes, Graham Lancaster, Doug Copeland, Brett Cronin

Grand Masters: Bill Cambell, Mal Settree, Larry Adams, Steve Cleary

Veterans: Graham Roberts, Garry Ross, Willy Graser, Kevin Marshall

Seniors: Rees Duncanm Dale Randhal, Travis Best, Blair Moore

Juniors: Virgil Humbert, C Samson, C Guilbert, G Vanzyl

Open final 4 are: Rees Duncan (Australia) vs Malan Calitz (South Africa) and Matthiew  Babarit (France) vs Tony Cherry (New Zealand)

Open positions, 5th = Lance Milnes (Au), 6th = Renan Leloutre (Fr), 7th = Nigel Bryant (NZ), 8th = Virgil Humbert

Tag Team event was an entertaiing-fun, social event with France wining, 2nd = Boardriders, 3rd = Australia, 4th = South Africa and 5th = New Zealand. That was awfully close people... would have been embarrising to loose all-out to the boardriders.

Tomorrow morning  begins with the Verterans, Grand Masters and Masters finals and then the remaining flow will be decided based on conditiions.

Day 6 video available for download here.

Day 7 is underway with open rounds; so far Tony Cherry (NZ), Nigel Bryant (NZ), Lance Milnes (Aus) and Rees Duncan (Aus, with taped up shoulder) are through to the next round. Wind has swung from the N to the S - cooling temperatures, swell remains the same size and the onshores have kicked in earlier.

Interesting side note, the Tag Team event will include a stand-up surfers (made up from event judges). Should be an interesting outcome.