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Photography: Robert Brown/BillabongXXL.com
Written by Steph Pomphrey at 15:59 on March 24th, 2008
Grand prizes await monster riders

11th April sees the 8th annual Billabong XXL Awards in Anaheim, CA, in what is widely regarded as the most competitive year yet. No surprise given the increased coverage the sport seems to generate, as well as the burgeoning participation numbers.

You can catch all the runners and riders at the Awards site (plus Live webcast), and no doubt one of the leading contenders in the Biggest Wave Award is Grant Baker at Cortes Bank, seen above. Banzai!

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