Matt Banting (Port Macquarie, NSW/AUS), reigning Hurley Australian Open of Surfing champion in both the Pro Junior and open 6-Star Qualifying Series divisions started his 2014 campaign in winning form, taking out the first heat of the Round of 64, posting an excellent 8.50 in the process. “I had few nerves before that heat, it’s fairly common before the first heat at big contest like this,” Banting said. “The sand banks are the same and the event site looks the same as …
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