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Danilo Couto wins the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards 2011
Author: SurferToday.com
Benjamin Sanchis, from Hossegor, scored the "Biggest Wave" trophy after surfing a giant wall of water at Belharra, France, on February 16, 2011.
The "Monster Paddle" and the "Monster Tube" winner was Shane Dorian and his Peahi wave. He takes home a $50,000 prize money.
The "Wipe Out Of The Year" went to Mark Mathews, after a dangerous fall at Shipstern Bluff.
The Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards 2011 granted Danilo Couto a $50,000 check. The event acknowledge the achievements of the world's finest surfers in the biggest waves, anywhere in the world.
Watch the best waves of the year, here.
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