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Alex Gray is running across the cobblestones at Lowers toward the beach marshal tent—eyes bloodshot, sunscreen smeared; he looks like an ironman on the last, grueling marathon leg.

Brazilian surfer Neco Padaratz has made history at the Vodafone Open presented by Billabong at Newcastle today by winning through 12 heats from the opening round six days ago to claim victory in the ultimate final.

Legendary Australian surfer Mark Occhilupo completed a fairytale finish at the Margaret River Pro presented by O'Neill, winning in incredible circumstances today.

The Margaret River Pro presented by O'Neill provided the sort of waves that the world's best World Qualifying Series (WQS) surfers dream about, with clean two-to-three-metre (eight-foot) waves allowing surfers to unleash their biggest moves in absolute perfect conditions.

Australian surfers revelled in the fantastic two-metre (six-foot) surf at the Margaret River Pro presented by O’Neill, posting many excellent wave scores and eliminating a number of internationally-seeded surfers in the process.

Damien Hobgood takes out brother CJ Hobgood in the final of the 2006 Globe Sebastian Inlet Pro Presented by Ron Jon...

SurfingTheMag.com's first report from the 2006 Globe Sebastian Inlet Pro Presented By Ron Jon...

Jake Paterson sticks it to Andy Irons in the final to win the 2005 O'Neill World Cup at Sunset Beach...

The Round of 32 is completed at Sunset Beach in less-than-epic conditions, but top seeds remain poised and dangerous...