The event site was flooded with spectators descending from all over Tenerife to catch a glimpse of the world's finest wave sailors battle it out for the event victory.

With only four reaming heats left in the men's double elimination and three in the women's, the judges delayed the start of competition until 11am, in order to make the best use of the rising tide. When the green flag was raised the conditions were perfect allowing the sailors to burst into action and execute their maneuvers with faultless precision.

Men's Fleet

The men's fleet kicked the day off with Alex Mussolini (Tabou / Gaastra) taking on his close friend Dany Bruch (Starboard / Severne / AL 360). Mussolini was hoping to continue with his rampage through the double elimination, however Bruch had other plans. Bruch opened the heat with a one footed backloop, then picked up a wave and pulled three vertical top turns. Mussolini secured a solid wave score nailing wave 360 but he was unable to find a jump ramp allowing Bruch to take the win with a 4-1 decision from the judges.

Ecstatic with his first win Bruch relaxed into his heat against Brazil's Kauli Seadi (JP / NeilPryde). Once again the local favourite opened with a monster backloop and then made sure he ripped apart the biggest sets, whereas Seadi wasted a large part of the heat searching earnestly for a suitable ramp. Bruch went about landing wave 360's and well-timed cut backs to provide him with the advantage. With little time left on the clock Seadi began to panic and he started to hunt for waves to ride. Luck was on his side and he managed to score the best wave in the heat with a backside 360 and three swift turns however it was too little too late and Bruch advanced.

Bruch then went onto challenge Australian wave ripper Jaeger Stone (Severne) to decide who would advance into the final. Bruch was really coming into his own by heat fifty, pulling super aggressive cut backs and sending walls of spray all over the place. Stone was selecting big waves and dominating his first turn but struggling to follow it up with a further maneuver. Consistent Bruch took full advantage of his local knowledge to pull some slick turns on the best waves, allowing him to advance in the final to face Philip Koster (Starboard / NeilPryde / Dakine).

Men's Final

The opening jumps saw Koster rotate around a super-fast double forward loop, and Bruch drop out the sky on two pushloop attempts. Unhappy with his aerials Bruch stormed out the back of the arena and picked up an enormous wave, the local sailor continued with his wave rides throughout the heat outdoing himself with every turn. Koster was struggling to stay upright after his initial smacks. Koster held the advantage with the jumps up until the final minute when Bruch launched into a one footed backloop. Bruch's hard work paid off and he was awarded the win with a 2-1 decision from the judges.