Day 4 had everything a keen viewer wants to see in sports performance: iffy judging, cruel tactics, and through-the-roof surfing. Read the The Outsider's take on a memorable day here. All photos by Alex Ormerod.//STUART NETTLE

Mick Fanning (AUS) 11.00 Heat 2: Tiago Pires (PRT) 12.84 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 8.70 Heat 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.17 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 6.76 Heat 5: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 16.60 def. Daniel Ross (AUS) 11.16 Heat 10: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 13.26 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 11.44 Heat 11: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.14 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 7.17 Heat 12: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.27 def.