FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Surfing - Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. John John Florence of the United States in action during Heat 4 REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
(Reuters) - Hawaii's two-time world champion John John Florence notched up the highest score of the day to storm into the quarter-finals of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach on Friday, as a new mid-season cut prompted a protest from top surfers.
Bells, professional surfing's longest-running contest now in its 59th year, enjoyed some classic conditions with long, clean waves allowing the surfers to showcase a range of powerful turns and explosive hits.
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