Team USA, consisting of Slater, Moore, Peterson, Florence and Andino, is currently leading the way on a historic first day of the Founders Cup, the first open tournament held in a wave pool in the WSL era.

The home team is followed by Australia, the rest of the world team, Brazil and Europe. The top three qualify for the final and the bottom two go home.

Three rounds were scheduled to determine the finalists, but one of the biggest changes of the day came after the first round: something had to be fixed in the pool and the championship was stopped. The broadcast was stopped and the return time was set for noon in California.

A few hours later, in the middle of Australia's performance, the event was stopped again, but not the broadcast; announcer Joe Turpel repeated over and over that the pool was undergoing maintenance. At that moment, the director called out the Australian team sharing a drink, and later on social media they were seen up close drinking tequila.

The tequila shot left a bitter taste: Are they really competing or are they just joking?

Incredibly, after the Tequila crash, Joel Parkinson surfed his best wave, a right-hander that he barreled with class and gave him 7 points.

Being a team event gave professional athletes who are always thinking about themselves a taste of what it's like to root for their teammates. If this were an individual event, Jordy Smith would be among the best, but his team has him in third place. The same goes for Leo Fioravanti, who is in last place with a 9,57 and an 8 on his best right and best left.

So, in the upcoming round 3, there is room for improvement: John John on a left, Tainá Hinckel on both of her waves, as does Germany's Frankie Harrer.

History is being written in Lemoore, 200 kilometers from the ocean.

The partial results and the total for each team are detailed below:
1 U.S:
Lakey Peterson – L1: 6.6, R1: 7.83, L2: 2.77, R2: 7.93
Kolohe Andino - L1: 8.5, R1: 6.00, L2: 8.8, R2: 7.43
Carissa Moore – L1: 7.43, R1: 9.27, L2: 8.37, R2: 9.43
John John Florence – L1: 3.43, R1: 6.63, L2: 5.3, R2: 9.8
Kelly Slater - L1: 8.80, R1: 8.47, L2: 8.6,  R2:7.87
Total: 80.83

2. Australia:
Tyler Wright – L1: 4.83, R1: 9.1, L2: 6.4, R2: 9.33
Joel Parkinson – L1: 3.5, R1: 6, L2: 3.53, R2: 7.4
Mick Fanning – L1: 7.43, R1: 8, L2: 9.07, R2: 8.43
Stephanie Gilmore – L1: 8.63, R1: 8.23, L2: 5.53, R2: 2.17
Matt Wilkinson - L1: 8.37, R1: 3.83, L2: 4.5, R2:6.43
Total: 75.82

3. Rest of the world:
Bianca Buitendag – L1: 7.6, R1: 2.5, L2: 6.77, R2: 4.93
Kanoa Igarashi - L1: 2.17, R1: 8.83, L2: 3.87, R2: 4.5
Michel Bourez - L1: 8.8, R1: 7.5, L2: 5.5, R2: 4.5
Jordy Smith – L1: 7.27, R1: 9.07, L2: 8.87, R2: 4.53
Paige Hareb – L1: 7.53, R1: 7.93, L2: 7.43, R2: 8.33
Total: 75.33

4. Brazil:
Taina Hinckel – L1: 2.17, R1: 4.17, L2: 5.5, R2: 4.1
Filipe Toledo - L1: 7.83, R1: 6.93, L2: 4.2, R2: 10
Gabriel Medina - L1: 6.67, R1: 7.83, L2: 6.87, R2: 9.17
Adriano de Souza - L1: 6.83, R1: 7.93, L2: 3.93 R2: 4.93
Silvana Lima - L1: 5.5, R1: 7.73, L2: 5.67, R2: 8.33
Total: 72.3

5. Europe:
Frankie Harrer - L1: 5.73, R1: 1.93, L2:5.87, R2: 3.83
Leonardo Fioravanti - L1: 8, R1: 8.17, L2: 3.73, R2: 9.57
Johanne Defay - L1: 6.67, R1: 0.77, L2: 5.33 R2: 7
Frederico Morais - L1: 7.17, R1: 3.07, L2: 7.17, R2: 6.77
Jeremy Flores – L1: 8, R1: 8.47, L2: 8.77, R2: 7.77

Total: 72.12