Josh Kerr got the nod over Stu Kennedy in their Round Two battle, which was decided largely on turns.
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The venerable Australian took command of his Round Three match against Hawaiian Dusty Payne with a picture-perfect pit at Teahupo'o. The judges awarded him with a 9.27, which was just shy of Kelly Slater's in the battle for bragging rights over best score of the day. Josh went on to advance to the Quarterfinals.
Josh Kerr got the nod over Stu Kennedy in their Round Two battle, which was decided largely on turns.
The two aerialists boost for a couple crowd-pleasers in their Semifinal clash.
Josh Kerr got past Kelly Slater in their tight Quarterfinal bout, with another display of his crisp innovative surfing.
His path to the CT was far from ordinary, but Josh Kerr prefers doing things his own way.