Photos of 2016 Vans Pro

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(L to R) - Vans Pro Men's QS3,000 runner-up Michael Dunphy, fourth-place finisher Samuel Pupo, 2016 Champion Evan Geiselman, and third-place finisher Pat Gudauskas.

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2016 Vans Pro Finalists - (L to R) Michael Dunphy (USA), Samuel Pupo (BRA), Evan Geiselman (USA), Pat Gudauskas (USA)

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Getting his second chair-up of his career in the QS, Evan Geiselman (USA) is the 2016 Vans Pro Men's QS3,000 Champion

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2016 Vans Pro Men's QS3,000 Champion Evan Geiselman

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Evan Geiselman (USA)

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Evan Geiselman (USA) helping inspire the next generation of East Coast surfers.

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Evan Geiselman (USA) en route to winning his second QS in 2016 -- and of his career -- at the Vans Pro Men's QS3,000

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Samuel Pupo (USA) was given the unofficial title of event standout -- making both the Men's QS and Junior Finals

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Evan Geiselman (USA)

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Mitch Crews (AUS)

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Parker Coffin (USA) earned his place into the Quarterfinals but couldn't find the scores needed to advance on.

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Ian Gouevia (BRA)

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Kilian Garland (USA) made it to an impressive Quarterfinal run and will now look toward the Outer Banks for his next competition.

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Mitch Crews (AUS)

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Pat Gudauskas (USA) dropping the hammer in his Semifinal heat to earn a spot into the Finals.

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Falling just shy of a Semifinal appearance, Tomas Tudela (PER) put on a showcase throughout the week in Virginia Beach.

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Noah Schweizer (USA) earned a spot back into the Semifinals but couldn't replicate his 2015 runner-up performance -- falling short of a Finals appearance.

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Pat Gudauskas (USA)

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Tomas Tudela (PER)

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Samuel Pupo (BRA)

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Tomas Hermes (BRA)

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Brad Ettinger (USA) earned a spot into the Quarterfinals after an impressive showing at the Vans Pro Men's QS3,000

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Pat Gudauskas (USA)

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Samuel Pupo (BRA)

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Krystian Kymerson (BRA) powered his way into a Quarterfinal result after showing what he's capable of in smaller waves -- now heading to Europe to continue his roll.

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Samuel Pupo (BRA)

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Tomas Hermes (BRA)

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Griffin Colapinto continues to be a standout in both events of the Vans Pro Men'sQS3,000 and Junior -- facing a superheat in the QS and winning his Junior Quarterfinal in dominating fashion.

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Ryland Rubens continues to build experience with each passing heat and will look to join the QS full-time next year.

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Ian Gouveia surfing into his Round Four victory.

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Brett Simpson found some magic in his Round Three debut, but couldn't replicate that performance in Round Four.

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Elijah Gates displaced a lot of water in his Round Four heat, but it wasn't enough to earn a spot into the Quarterfinals.

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Ian Gouveia found himself on a gem during a prime, Virginia Beach set that allowed him to earn a heat win in Round Four.

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Last year's finalist Oney Anwar couldn't find the same rhythm and was eliminated in Round 4.

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Pat Gudauskas heading out for his superheat of Round 4 including Mitch Crews, Griffin Colapinto, and Oney Anwar -- but it was a 9.33 dropped by Gudauskas that earned him a massive win.

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Mitch Crews is back on the QS in full effect and making some important heats -- finding himself in the Quarterfinals of this event after a 9th place finish at Vans US Open of Surfing QS10,000.

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Samuel Pupo sticking to his strong air game for a big Round Four win.

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Samuel Pupo taking flight into a win in both his QS Round Four and Junior Quarterfinal win.

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Samuel Pupo

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Samuel Pupo is working on his rail game, along with his already strong air threat, making him a threat in future competitions.

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Rafael Pereira's Venezuelan compatriot Francisco Bellorin also fell short of a Quarterfinal appearance to stacked heat including an in-form Samuel Pupo and Rafael Teixeira.

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Evan Geiselman preparing for an important Round 4 heat to continue building his success in 2016 -- currently sitting at No.10 on the QS rankings.

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Kalani Ball (AUS) awaiting the morning's call

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HIroto Ohhara all smiles in his free surf on a Saturday morning awaiting Round 4's call.

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Contest site from the surfer's perspective

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Pat Gudauskas getting into his comfort zone before posting an excellent 8.00

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Hiroto Arai prepares for his Round Three heat that would become the a battle for the top two spots. Despite dropping an 8.27, Arai was left out of the advancing position.

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Eithan Osborne has been pulling double duty in both events and made a great run in the Men's QS3,000 that was cut short in Round 3.

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Brad Ettinger has found a streak here in VB, making it into Round 4 with great small wave maneuvers.

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Ian Gouevia made his debut today and made it count with an advancing position in to Round Four.

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Japanese surfer Hiroto Ohhara came out firing with a big Round Three win.

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Currently ranked No. 1 on the North America QS ratings, Taylor Clark came into the Vans Pro as a wildcard but couldn't find the scores needed to pull an upset.

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Flavio Nakagima is continuing his dream run at the Vans Pro -- earning a spot into Round Four with another brilliant performance.

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Michael Dunphy getting his mental preparation before the debut Round Three at his local break.

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Top seeds Mitch Crews (red) and Brian Toth (PRI) prepare for their Round Three battle, but only one of them would earn a spot in Round Four -- unfortunately for Toth, it wouldn't be him.

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Kilian Garland on one of the three gems he found this morning -- all going into the excellent range.

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Cam Richards surfed a brilliant heat that would've seen him into the next Round in nearly every other heat except the one he was in with Griffin Colapinto and Kilian Garland posting excellent numbers.

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Griffin Colapinto preparing to drop the highest score of Friday's proceedings with a 9.17.

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Flavio Nakagima (BRA) has Brazilian and Japanese blood flowing his veins -- a deadly combination in small surf.

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Derek Peters fell shy of a Round 4 appearance needing a 6.41 when the final buzzer sounded.

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Ian Crane debuted in terrific fashion with a Round 3 heat win.

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Krystian Kymerson finishing all the way to the sand with fins free -- earning a 16.26 heat total.

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Krystian Kymerson finding his mental zone before blasting an 8.93 en route to a Round Three win.

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Samuel Pupo displacing some serious water en route to a spot in Round 4.

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Tomas Hermes took a big Round 3 win in the ideal conditions on offer.

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Miguel Tudela en route to posting a perfect 10.

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Kaito Kino (JPN) earned runner-up in his Round 3 debut with powerful maneuvers and is into Round 4.

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Nathaniel Curran blasted through his opening Round Two heat win.

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Carlos Munoz heading straight into his Round 2 heat that proved to be nearly too much for the Costa Rican who turned the heat on his final wave in the last ten seconds.

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Bajan Josh Burke looked to be in great form but fell short of a Round Four appearance.

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Gabriel Andre and the Brazilian contingent looking strong at the Vans Pro Men's QS3,000

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Flavio Nakagima with Todd Kline after his historical heat win.

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Takumi Nakamura going after a big score to find an advancing position -- but falling short of a Round 4 spot.

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Gabriel Andre prepares for his Round Two bout -- earning a runner-up spot and into Round Three

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Flavio Nakagima setting his eyes on what would be a historical Vans Pro heat -- being the first to post an 18.93 in event records.

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Victor Mendes took full advantage of Thursday's pristine conditions and posted a 9.23 in his Round 2 win.

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Brad Ettinger