THE BILLABONG PRO: SECOND ROUND

Take the Hava'e wave (one of the most dangerous on the pro circuit), add the 45 best surfers in the world, throw in a splash of insanity, mix them all together in a turquoise blue ocean, and you've got the explosive cocktail that is Billabong Pro Tahiti. Tahiti is the step of the World Champion Tour that many will take, many have feared, and many dream of winning.

Participating at this stage of the WCT:

The 45 best surfers in the world, the Top Ten of which include:
Trent Munro AUS, Mick Fanning AUS, Andy Irons HAW, Chris Ward USA, CJ Hobgood USA, Damien Hogbood USA, Richard Lovett AUS, Daniel Wills AUS, Tom Whitaker AUS, Joel Parkinson AUS, Troy Brooks AUS, Kelly Slater USA, Taj Burrow AUS

The 2 AIR TAHITI NUI VON ZIPPER TRIALS finalists:
Manoa Drollet TAH, Liam Mcnamara HAW.

THE 2005 WILD CARD: HIRA TERIINATOOFA

The World Champion Tour is the international championship of surfing. Only the world's surfing Elite participate in this championship. The male pro circuit selects 45 surfers for 12 events across the world. To attain membership into this global elite, one must participate in the World Qualifying Series (WQS), the international qualifying round.

The victorious winner of the WQS receives $260,000.