Australians are continuing to shine at surfing's Fiji Pro, with Matt Wilkinson, Connor O'Leary and Bede Durbidge reaching the quarter-finals.
World no.5 Wilkinson won Wednesday's opening round-four heat in 1-1.5 metre waves at Cloudbreak, beating compatriot Julian Wilson and Brazil's Ian Gouveia.
Wilkinson's combined score of 14.27 from his two best waves was enough to automatically qualify for the final eight, sending Wilson and Gouveia into the elimination fifth round.
O'Leary backed up his upset third-round win over 11-time world champion Kelly Slater on Tuesday by narrowly beating Frenchman Joan Duru and fellow Australian Joel Parkinson.
Durbidge, ranked 27th in the world, overcame countryman Stuart Kennedy and Hawaiian Sebastian Zietz, with his 11.10 enough to win a low-scoring heat.
Wilson will meet Brazilian Italo Ferreira in round five, while Kennedy and Parkinson face off in an all-Australian heat for a place in the quarter-finals.
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