Matt Banting (Port Macquarie, AUS), 18, finished equal 3rd at the Vans US Open of Surfing, falling to Alejo Muniz (BRA), 23, by a score of 14.00 to 11.50 in their Semifinals heat. Banting vaults from No. 92 to 41 on the men’s ASP World Ranking due to the result.