For the past six years, the Billabong XXL Awards has presented a competition putting the top professional surfers in the world to the test. It is a year-long competition annually

Those who love surfing speak of the sport as an opportunity to become one with Mother Nature at her fiercest, while others speak of the thrill of riding waves as

Imagine competing for one of the most coveted titles in your sport, but you couldn't simply win it in twelve rounds. And you couldn't win it in four quarters, or