Jordy Smith joins Hobgood as the other WCT surfer making it comfortably into the quarterfinals, knocking out the young Hawaiian talent, Dusty Payne and setting up what is sure to be a thrilling heat against the Australian wonder-kid Owen Wright.

It was a morning of falling stars as a host of surfing’s big names who had made their way to this remote corner of the world for the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Tasmania, had their stay surprisingly cut short.

The big kids come out to play as Jordy Smith, Cory Lopez, Damien Hobgood, Josh Kerr and more surf round three of the most southerly WQS ever held—the O’Neill Coldwater Classic Tasmania.