In one of the shortest competition days in the history of the CT, in which it was held  In just one heat, Australia's Julian Wilson cruised through his Round 4 match at the Rip Curl Pro in second place, into the quarter-finals and one step away from taking the world title shoot-out to Hawaii.

He faced two compatriots, Owen Wright and Ace Buchan, the former beating him, but finishing one point ahead of the latter. Wilson did his job well completing his waves and choosing them well.

Now he will face the Frenchman Joan Duru in the quarter-finals that ended like this:

Italo Ferreira vs Michel Bourez
Gabriel Medina vs Matt Wilkinson
Joan Duru vs Julian Wilson
Owen Wright vs Kanoa Igarashi

According to what they have said in the live broadcast, tomorrow Saturday will be an epic day of waves, ranging from 5 to 7 feet with a 15 to 16 second period, which for local Nic Von Rupp are the elements for a tube party.

These are the scenarios for the definition of the title now:
-Only by winning Medina can he be crowned champion in Portugal
-If Wilson places third or better, it doesn't matter if Medina wins, the final goes to Hawaii
-If Wilson loses in the quarterfinals and Medina places second in Supertubos, the final will go to Hawaii.