Fanning champion at Bells Beach

Fanning, the defending world champion, defeated Taj Burrow in the final.

Kelly Slater lost in the quarter-finals.

SA surfer, Jordy Smith, was eliminated in the fifth round.

Julian Wilson beat Smith at Bells.

Smith lost despite completing a superb 9.93 ride during the heat.

Carissa Moore won the ladies title.

Bells Beach was the third stop on the 2014 World Championship Tour.

Jeffreys Bay in South Africa will host a WCT contest later this year.

Next on the tour menu is the Billabong Rio Pro.

It will take place early next month.

Jordy Smith won in Brazil last season.

He is currently 12th in the world championship standings.

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