The finalists in the 2008 Drug Aware Pro presented by O'Neill smile after the finals - L to R: Rosanne Hodge (2nd Women's), Tom Whitker (1st Men's), Chris Ward (2nd Men's) and Paige Hareb (1st Women's)
Whilst Chris Ward (USA) seemed out of sync with the ocean in the Final, Tom Whitaker (Aus) was able to find the bigger waves and carve his way to victory
Tom Whitaker (Aus) is a 10 year veteran of the ASP World Tour but Margaret River is the first event win of his career!
Paige Hareb (NZL) utilised precision and power to claim victory over Rosanne Hodge (Zaf) in the final
Paige Hareb (NZL) claimed New Zealand's first ever victory in a World Qualifying Series event
As the waves have dropped Chris Ward (USA) has taken his rail out of the water and put copius amounts of air between himself and the wave on his way to the Semi Finals
Drug Aware Pro presented by O'Neill History created with Tom Whitaker (Aus) and Paige Hareb (NZL) claiming victory at Surfers Point
Drug Aware Pro presented by O'Neill Margaret River turns on excellent waves and big crowds as the event moves towards the finals
Drug Aware Pro presented by O'Neill Big swells and big scores at Margaret River with competitors revelling in the near perfect three metre conditions
Drug Aware Pro presented by O'Neill Fantasy Friday looms with epic surf predictions for Margaret River
Drug Aware Pro presented by O'Neill Massive shark sighting halts competition after competitors were greeted with near perfect conditions
Shark sighting by ASP world number 4 rated surfer halts the competition Competitors forced to exit the surf mid heat due to a massive shark cruising the line up