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The biggest competition in female surfing is set to go again with the 18th annual All Girls Surf Showdown running on the superb far north coast of NSW.Â
The best and biggest competition for female surfers in Australia with more surfers and more divisions than any other it’s also the longest running event of its kind and also one of the few surfing events in the world that have always included women on the judging panel.Â
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Xcel’s Chilean charger Cristian Merello has won the Quiksilver Ceremonial Big Wave Invitational in 30′ Punta de Lobos, Chile.
The goofy-foot Merello, 27, took advantage of the heavy lefts with patience and commitment, finding the biggest and best waves as sets built from the early morning and peaked in the 6-man finals.
Dedicating his win to his mother, who is battling cancer, and to the local Pichilemu community, Merello’s determination and local knowledge won the day … DetailsÂ
On the decisive heat of the event, Aritz Aranburu took two regular waves to claim the title of Maresia Surf International 2010 in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The Brazilian Rodrigo Dornelles was second place, finalized the 12.67 x 6.67 points in the good waves at Mole Beach in Sunday.
“I’m so happy. It was a very good event for me, we had some pretty hard days and today everything went right to me,” said Aritz Aranburu, who jumped from 60th to the 35th place on the newASP World Rankings. “Unfortunately, we could not get good waves in the final, I did  … Details