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Arguably the best day of women's surfing yet seen as the rookies storm the finals.

Sunset has changed the game. Today it made fools of the great and the good, writes Steve Shearer.

Big surf, small boards, many questions from Day One at Sunset.

This Friday the spotlight shifts from Pipe to Sunset. So what's on the buffet for the Hurley Pro?

At eight foot Pipe the new queen was allowed unrestricted access to any left she wanted.

"Another crazy Slater day - one of those days where he seemed destined to win from start to finish."

"Carissa's dominant heat created a ballast of belief around which a brace of hot performances eventuated." 

The rookies bust down the door as Kelly Slater - days shy of his half-century - puts on one his greatest shows ever.

Will Pipeline fire like it did on the first day of competition?

What should have been a monumental day - the first women's contest at Pipe in the modern era - raises more questions than answers.