The completion of round 3 on day 5 of competition saw difficult conditions at the Estagnots sand bank with competitors finding it tricky to negotiate the strong rip and increasing swell. Highlights included Dane Reynolds taking out Jordy Smith for the second time this year and Michel Bourez ousting Bede Durbride with the highest heat total of the day: 19.57.
Unfortunately other remaining Europeans Jéremy Flores and Tiago Pires lost their heats.