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The 2010 Billabong XXL Awards

| posted on April 24, 2010

A motley crew of the hardest-charging surfers of 2010 made their way to the Grove Theater in Anaheim, CA yesterday for the annual Billabong XXL Awards. Here’s a snippet of the action.

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FINAL RESULTS:

BILLABONG XXL RIDE OF THE YEAR AWARD
1st: Grant Baker (Durban, South Africa) at Maverick’s, California on February 13, 2010. (Video by Noel Robinson)
(Surfer prize $50,000 – Video prize $5,000)
2nd: Ramon Navarro (Pichilemu, Chile) at Waimea Bay, Hawaii on December 8, 2009.
(Surfer prize $5,000)
3rd: Shane Dorian (Kona, Kauai, Hawaii) Maverick’s, California on February 13, 2010.
(Surfer prize $1,500)
4th: Raimana Van Bastolaer (Tahiti, French Polynesia) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on March 17, 2010.
(Surfer prize $1,500)
5th: Mark Healey/Shane Dorian (Sunset Beach & Kona, Hawaii, USA) at Waimea Bay, Hawaii on December 7, 2009.
(Surfer prize $1,500)

WINNER BILLABONG XXL BIGGEST WAVE AWARD
Sebastian Steudtner (Nuremburg, Germany) at Jaws, Maui on December 7th, 2009. (Photo by Batel Shimi)
(Surfer prize $15,000 and a Honda Aquatrax watercraft with HSA sled – Photo/video prize $4,000)

WINNER MONSTER PADDLE AWARD
Shawn Dollar (Santa Cruz, California, USA) at Mavericks, California on February 13th, 2010 (Photo by Fred Pompermayer)
(Surfer prize $15,000 – Photo/video prize $4,000)

WINNER MONSTER TUBE PHOTO AWARD
Raimana Van Bastolaer (Tahiti, French Polynesia) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on March 17th, 2010. (Photo by Ben Thouard)
(Surfer prize $5,000 – Photography prize $2,000)

WINNER BEST MALE OVERALL PERFORMANCE AWARD
Shane Dorian (Kona, Hawaii)
(Surfer prize $5,000)

WINNER BILLABONG GIRLS BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
Maya Gabeira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
(Surfer prize $5,000)

WINNER VERIZON WIRELESS WIPEOUT AWARD
Brook Phillips Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania, Australia on October 19th, 2009.

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