The surf dropped from Saturday's peak, but in exchange for big wave drama, spectators at the World Cup were treated to the top seeds making an entrance and upping the performance levels. Talk of the day was Slater's sleight of hand, feinting for a right before turning back into a lefthand barrel - a stand up lefthand barrel - that shot him from third to first place in his heat. Slater ended up with the day's highest heat score.

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