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October 14, 2008
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Franceâ€™s Marc Lacomare (Hossegor) pulls off a massive backhand blast en route to defeating Japanâ€™s Kaito Ohashi in their Round 3 face-off.

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South African surfer Shaun Joubert (Mossel Bay) scoring the barrel of the day.

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Semi-finalist Shaun Joubert was a standout surfer throughout the four-day event.

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Keramas lived up to the hype.

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"I don't even think he's human." - Semi finalist Mitch Crews (Currumbin, Australia) on Payne.

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â€œItâ€™s the best contest Iâ€™ve ever surfed in,â€ said Payne.

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â€œItâ€™s been my dream to surf a contest at Keramas. The waves were just so good." - Payne

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The pressure-packed final saw Payne seal the deal with a 7.73 with just five minutes remaining.

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Despite the hype surrounding the 19 year-old from Maui, todayâ€™s win was Payneâ€™s first in more than eight years.

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Payne takes to the air to seal the deal.

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Dusty's Entourage included his dad and brother.

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Check out that Indo font.

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Dusty Payne and Marc Lacomare

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The Payne campaign.

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