The crowd began showing in the masses once again as critical, Quarterfinal matchups pushed the standard with Sawyer Lindblad posting near-perfection, Eli Hanneman's last-minute heroics, and Southern California surge into the Semifinals. Plus, the world's best longboarders returned to the Huntington Beach Pier arena with Hawaii contingent Honolua Blomfield, Kelis Kaleopa'a, Sophia Culhane, and Kaniela Stewart leading the way once more. But, defending event winner Taylor Jensen set the pace into Finals Day as an epic conclusion to the nine-day marathon awaits.
