Tuesday, August 17th 2010 (Tahiti local time): Local surfer, Taumata Puhetini (PFY), has claimed the 2010 Air Tahiti Nui VonZipper Trials in solid six-foot waves at Teahupo'o, overcoming an international invite-only field of 64 to guarantee himself a wildcard into the main event of stop 5 on the ASP Men's World Tour, the Billabong Pro, Tahiti which begins next Monday, August 23.
Final Day Trials - 2010 Billabong Pro Tahiti
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Tuesday, August 17th 2010 (Tahiti local time): Local surfer, Taumata Puhetini (PFY), has claimed the 2010 Air Tahiti Nui VonZipper Trials in solid six-foot waves at Teahupo'o, overcoming an international invite-only field of 64 to guarantee himself a wildcard into the main event of stop 5 on the ASP Men's World Tour, the Billabong Pro, Tahiti which begins next Monday, August 23.
Watch more at: http://billabongpro.com/tahiti10/
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