Marlon Lipke (DEU), 25, 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie, was a standout in the Round 1 action at the Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupoo in 2009. The young goofy-footer went on to take on stalwart ASP World Tour veteran Taj Burrow (AUS), 30, in Round 2 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti.