Judging Criteria: Heat Duration 18 minutes - 2 waves to count - 2 minute transition. 17:30 That concludes an amazing day which saw 7 title challengers narrowed down to just two - Browne and Mussolini. Skippers' meeting at 10am with the first possible start at 10:30am. 16:59 Results Heat 27 - Browne and Mussolini advance. The two sailors who remain in the title race keep their hopes alive to setup a grandstand finale for tomorrow. 16:57 Matt Pritchard with a backside fade into a aggressive top turn. KP floats over the lip into a tweaked aerial. Browne picks up a set wave, and he delivers with a vertical first turn into a perfectly exectured air taka - 8.65 points to move into the lead. Mussolini sees the section and he lines up for an aerial, but bails whilst in the air.  16:54 Setup turn from Browne straight into a nice tweaked aerial, but he can't quite land his taka. KP goes for a big frontside 3 but he lands behind the wave. Nice tweaked aerial straight into a one-handed air from Mussolini - who looks in the groove. Browne fighting back with a setup turn into an amazing fully planing air taka and a back up hack. His last wave sees him jump into the top two, keeping his title hopes a live for the title - 7.5 points for his last wave. Mussolini also advancing at the moment.  16:49 Nice taka from Browne and he slides through a smooth taka on the same wave. KP combines several solid turns. Little aerial from Browne off the lip, but that's it for that wave. KP floats an aerial then throws the spray with a vertical hit, he backs it up with another little air and a hack. 16:44 Mussolini opens with a big, floaty aerial. Solid wave from KP whilst Matt Pritchard goes for a frontside 3. Browne over rotates a big air taka. MUssolini stomps a goiter and backs it up with a whitewater hack 16:39 Heat 27 is now sailing - Kevin Pritchard vs Browne vs Matt Pritchard vs Mussolini 16:38 Results Heat 26 - Angulo and Swift advance. The title race is now a straight fight between Browne and Mussolini and they are in the next heat - Massive heat right here, right now! 16:37 Ezzy looked like he was going to complete a really smooth taka, but he just loses it! Swift winds up for another goitre, but he can't make it. Campello knows he had to go big and he pulls an air taka off a smaller wave. Ezzy goes for a one-handed tala, but slides out the back to end the heat. 16:34 Angulo with a one-handed aerial straight into another air. Really vertical slash from Campello and an aerial to improve his best wave score. Angulo comes in to change his gear, the wind is dropping back. Ezzy pulls off a frontside wave 360, but doesn't have much to back it up unfortunately. Swift with another solid wave. Nice initial hit from Angulo but then it closes out on him. Ezzy gybes off his wave with 3 minutes to go. 16:29 Aggressive slashes from Angulo and then he boosts an aerial, but his boom drops to the bottom of the cut out! Ezzy with a couple of hits and a little aerial. Campello almost lands a no-footed goiter, accidental but amazing all the same! Campello so close to a perfect goiter, but the lack of wind sees him slip off the back of the wave. Ezzy also lines up for a goiter, but he can't quite hold onto it.  16:24 Big gouge from Campello to open the heat. Swift with a vertical hit into a tweaked aerial. Ezzy on a smaller wave to get his name on the board with a few hacks. Swift sets up with an opening turn before racing down the line and launching into a big goiter.   16:19 Heat 26 is now sailing - Ezzy vs Swift vs Angulo vs Campello  16:01 Our initial 7 sailors in the hunt for the title have now been narrowed down to the final 3 - Browne, Mussolini and Campello! 16:00 Results Heat 25 - Swift and Mussolini advance 15:57 8.7 points from Swift for his last wave - highest score of the day for a single wave. Mussolini mixes it up and carves into the critical section of the wave before pulling of a frontside wave 360. Fernandez trying his best to keep his title challenge alive but he can't quite sail away from a sick air taka attempt. Juban with a nice tweaked aerial.  15:54 Swift nails a massive goiter!!! Mussolini responds with a goiter attempt of his own, but the Spaniard can't quite make his. Fernandez looks for a big taka, but he just slides out the back of the wave, really unlucky! Big opening hack from Juban, but then the wave closes out for him. Mussolini races down the line and launches into an aerial which he backs up with a solid turn. Big gouging turn from Swift straight into another turn and then he pulls off another brilliant goiter - The Brit is on fire! 15:49 Moster aerial from Mussolini landing in the flats and he backs it up with a couple of aggressive hacks sending the spray flying. Mussolini and Swift both try lining up for goiters, but neither make it back in the wave.  15:44 Swift opens with a great first wave which includes a fantastic goiter.  15:42 This is a huge heat for Alex Mussolini and Victor Fernandez, they know that if they don't advance from this round then their world title challenge is over for another year. Browne is currently in the lead - at least until the completion of this heat. 15:41 Results Heat 24 - Browne and Campello advance 15:39 Heat 25 is now sailing - Juban vs Fernandez vs Swift vs Mussolini 15:37 Traversa tries upping his game as he attempts an air taka but he can't pull it off. Nice vertical slash from Campello and then fully releases the fins on his next turn. Browne winds up for another goiter, but he doesn't make it this time. Nice opening hack from Traversa, but he can't pull off his goiter, he knew he needed to go big. 15:34 Traversa not getting the luck with the waves as he gybes off another one. Browne with a super powerful top turn which he spins round into a taka.  15:29 Campello with a tweaked air. Perfect one-handed goiter from Browne after a smooth setup turn. Nice backside fade from Guilloul and his trademark headthrow aerial. Campello claims a goitre too. Browne on fire and he throws a brilliant air taka / goiter straight into another turn - 8.35 points from the judges. 15:24 Browne opens with a solid first wave which includes a smooth taka. Guilloul with a big initial turn before launching off the lip. Browne with a setup turn and then attempts an air taka, can't quite rescue it out of the whitewater. Traversa with a late hit and then gets closed out on. Nice aerial from Campello.  15:19 Heat 24 is now sailing - Traversa vs Campello vs Browne vs Guilloul 15:15 Nagoshi milks a wave all the way to the inside!  15:10 Howard with an aggressive turn on the lip.  15:05 Larouche with a nice top and bottom turn combo. Ward picks up a nice wave but it closes out on here. Howard smacks the lip. 15:00 The women's AWT winner's final is now sailing. After this heat the men's PWA double elimination will resume. 14:59 Results Heat 23 - Swift and Guilloul advance 14:58 Swift pulls it out the bag on the final wave of the heat as he goes with a setup turn before launching into a perfectly executed goiter. 14:55 Swift going at full speed attempts a goiter, but he lands behind the wave. Katchadourian launches into another aerial which he backs up with a whitewater hit. Guilloul finds a wave that opens up for him allowing four solid turns. Nice, powerful, vertical top turn from Swift.  14:50 Swift with a couple of powerful turns, on his next wave he tweaks an aerial. Nice one-handed aerial from SKyeboy! The wind seems to be picking up again here at Ho'okipa!Skye with a really nice second turn sending buckets of spray flying. Guilloul boosts an aerial. 14:45 Little aerial from Swift off a small section. Headthrow aerial from Guilloul to open. Katchadourian with a decent wave which includes an aerial. Really smooth goiter from Skye which he backs up with a couple of turns on the whitewater. Guilloul combines for solid turns.  14:41 Results Heat 22 - Juban and Campello advance 14:40 Heat 23 is now sailing - Guilloul vs Skye vs Swift vs Katchadourian 14:38 Juban on fire now as he smacks the lip sending the spray flying before  through another goiter. Voget ends with a one-handed aerial.  14:35 Motohashi lands a tweaked aerial. Juban with three solid turns, he's in command of this heat right now. Campello with three good turns, but he doesn't quite make his goiter. Juban finds the perfection for a goiter and duly delivers right in front of Campello. 14:30 Juban with a powerful first turn which he backs up with a couple more hacks. Motohashi sending the spray flying with a two agrressive turns and an aerial. Campello with  Powerful gouging turn, but then the wave unforunately closes out on him. Voget with his best wave of the heat, one nice top turn and a well executed aerial. Campello flies down the line and unleashes a fully planing goiter, which he backs up with on hack in the whitewater. 14:25 Juban opens with a fluid long wave consisting of several turns. On his next turn Juban throws a nice aerial. Voget is swimming for his gear after going down on his wave.  14:20 Heat 22 is now sailing - Juban vs Campello vs Motohashi vs Voget. 14:19 Results Heat 21 - Browne and Fernandez advance. Browne achieves the highest scores of the day so far and he keeps himself in the title hunt! 14:18 Browne with a tweaked aerial and one more slash. Fernandez stomps a smooth goiter. Denel with a few aggressive hacks sending the spray flying.  14:15 Browne goes for a one-handed taka again, just misses it! Fernandez with more vertical turns, not on a set wave though.Denel with probably his best wave of the heat so far as he links a gouging initial turn with an aerial and a snappy turn over the whitewater. Results Heat 20 - Traversa and Mussolini advance - keeping both of their title hopes alive for the time being.  14:10 Brawzinho goes for a one-handed air taka, agonisingly close to stomping it. On his next wave Browne goes for the air taka again and he claims it this time around! Fernandez right under the lip and he hits it, finishing with a little aerial. Fernandez with a powerful vertical hit and a smooth taka. 14:05 Browne over rotates on a goiter. Fernandez with the best wave thus far. Hauser picks up a set wave and tweaks an aerial, then milking the whitewater. Browne with several excellent turns topping it off with an effortless taka.  14:00 Heat 21 is now sailing - Browne vs Hauser vs Denel vs Fernandez 13:59 Results Heat 19 - Hauser and Voget advance 13:58 Traversa with a superb wave as he combines two fluid top and bottom turns with a tweaked aerial. Naish with two powerful turns and then a really late hit which throws him into an aerial. Mussolini backs up a nicely executed aerial with a couple of solid turns. Traversa nails a one-handed rail grab aerial. Mussolini attempts a goiter, but he doesn't make it.  13:52 Faurot with a smooth initial turn and a floater. Mussolini busts another smooth aerial. Traversa with a nice setup turn and then rotates through a big goiter, which he hangs on to! Faurot's last move moves him into the top two, Mussolini needs to respond if he wants to keep his title charge in his own hands. 13:46 Huge aerial from Mussolini, who's making his charge to claim his maiden first world title. Naish with a tweaked air and also a perfect pushloop, which won't count. Naish with plenty of speed and he delivers a few powerful slashes. Traversa does well to hold onto an aerial. Mussolini responds with a good wave of his own, finishing it off with a nice aerial.  13:40 Heat 20 is now sailing - Mussolini vs Traversa vs Faurot vs Naish 13:38 Hauser with an aerial. Goya with a trademark vertical top turn, but goes down on his next turn. Voget straight off the lip but then the wave closes out on him. Jamaer goes down hard, just a touch late on his turn and he gets punished. 13:31 Jamaer with a big floaty aerial and he stomps it. Hauser goes down hard and gets worked by the whitewater.  13:26 Hauser with a couple of aggressive slashes and a small aerial. Voget with a big gouging turn. 13:24 Jamaer goes off the top but can't quite make the landing on his aerial. 13:16 Heat 19 is now sailing - Jamaer vs Hauser vs Goya vs Voget. 13:02 Results Heat 17 - Skye and Naish advance. 12:54 We're going to have a break for the duration of one heat, to allow us to reset the live scoring after a power cut.  12:53 Beaux combines two more good turns with another aerial. Martin going for broke again as he attempts an aerial, doesn't quite pull it though. Traversa with two aerials on one wave. Katchadourian with a couple of top into bottom turn combos before ending with an aerial. Traversa with a setup turn before pulling of a smooth goiter.  12:48 Beaux on a big set wave, almost mast high. and he deliver a few turning gauges but then goes down after being a little late with his next turn. Katchadourian links together a few good turns including a couple of clew-first hits. Beaux with another good wave ending with an aerial. Martin goes down at mach ten after tripping his rail. Traversa with three fluid turns, well timed as always from the Frenchman. 12:43 Traversa with a perfectly timed turn off the lip which throws him out in front, before adding another vertical hack. Martin with a nice aerial. Martin with a good opening turn before busting a big aerial.  12:38 Traversa opens with an aerial but doesnt make his next turn, Katchadourian also opens with an aerial. Beaux opens with a safe first wave combining a couple of decent turns. Martin goes down after an aerial and then attempts a goiter on the next wave. Traversa with a nice late, vertical hit on a set wave. Beaux connects a solid two turns and then ends with a perfectly executed aerial. 12:33 Heat 18 is now sailing - Martin vs Beaux vs Traversa vs Katchadourian 12:31 Skye pulls off a clean goiter on his next attempt and then gybes onto a nice set, two solid turns and a one-handed aerial. Miller stomps a frontside wave 360, nice wave from the American. Jung lands an aerial as does Miller who lands hard but holds onto it before adding a foam climb. Naish with three fluid turns. 12:26 The wind is still continuing to pick up with Campello considering grabbing his 4.5 for his next heat. Skye lines up for a goiter, but doesn't quite make it. Naish combines a couple of late hits. 12:21 Naish with a gouging first hack and then a nice vertical foam climb. Jung lands a goiter but unfortunately he lands behind the wave. Skye connects four fluid turns. Jung with a good first turn before adding a little aerial. Skye with three powerful turns sending the spray flying.  12:16 Skye opens with a hack and an aerial. Miller also boosts an aerial which receives cheers from the beach. Naish showing his classic style with a couple of solid turns.  12:11 Heat 17 is now sailing - Skye vs Jung vs Naish vs Miller. 12:10 Results Heat 16 - Campello and Fernandez advance. That's massive news in terms of the world title as we'll definitely have a new champion now that Koster is out. Who do you think is going to win now? Share your thoughts via Twitter @pwaworldtour #pwaworldtour 12:09 Fernandez looks like he's booking his place in the next round with Campello after a head throw aerial. Can Koster find something massive to fight back? 12:04 Nice aerial from Campello. Fernandez with a good wave as he links a couple of gouging turns. 11:59 Koster and Fernandez both find nice waves but both dig in the nose of their boards on the top turn and go over the falls. 11:53 Koster shows he's not ready to relinquish his title yet as he opens with a one-handed aerial - he means business, as does Campello who stomps a goiter. 11:47 Heat 16 is now sailing - Campello vs Koster vs Fernandez vs Guillemin 11:30 Good news, the conditions are now good enough and the double elimination will be resuming at 11:45am. Get ready for an epic day of action, where the title race could be decided. It's wide open right now, Köster, Browne, Mussolini, Traversa, Fernandez, Jamaer and Campello all still have shots depending on other results as well. 11:00 The conditions are getting better, but there's still a lot of time between the sets making it difficult to run heats. Next announcement at 11:30, first possible 11:45am. 10:52 Alex Mussolini: "Whatever happens, happens, but I really don't want the let this position go!" 10:50 Campello looks like he's pumped up for today as he lands a frontside 360. Conditions looks as though they are starting to improve again!  10:30 The next announcement will be at 11am with a first possible start at 11:30am. The forecast is still for good wind and waves by the afternoon. Most of the sailors are currently out on the water for a heli shoot. Ricardo Campello currently has the move of the day so far with an fully planing air taka. Stay tuned. 10:00 The wind has been building throughout the morning and there's a few sets knocking around, but it's a little inconsistent at the moment, so we're going to delay by half an hour. Next call at 10:30am, first possible start 11am. Good morning and welcome to day eight of the JP Aloha Classic - Presented by Nalu Kai - today could see the 2013 PWA Wave World Champion decided with high pressured heats right from the word go. For example our reigning World Champion Philip Köster knows that if he doesn't make it through his extremely tough opening heat against Victor Fernandez, Ricardo Campello and Laurent Guillemin, then we will have a new World Champion for 2013. As things currently stand Alex Mussolini is currently leading and obviously if the current top seven fail to progress from their opening heats then the Spaniard will be on top of the world! Today promises to be a very exciting day with plenty of enthralling heats. Skippers meeting coming up at 10am.