Quite a lot has been made of the 2012 final, JayDub v Gab. Rather a lot, really.

Needing a 7 summet to win and not long to go, Julian pulled into a short and messy barrel, punching through the curtain before playing it safe on the rest of the wave with three relatively minor tags.

The judges not only gave him the score he needed, they gave him an 8.43, as though they figured that by adding an extra point or so and making the margin between their two totals slightly bigger, the injustice of their decision to give Julian the win would somehow go unnoticed. His other wave had probably been overscored too.

Gabriel wasn’t happy, had a bit of a cry, hinted at a conspiracy theory in his live interview which he gave in Portuguese, and stormed off the stage after receiving his second-place trophy rather than staying to shower Julian in champagne.

His step-pop Charlie wasn’t best pleased either, reportedly taking to the VIP tent and hurling furniture around in a fit of rage.

Cue web comment ire, whilst predictable, at times moderately entertaining, and at least taking our minds off the fact that the event on the whole had largely been a forgettable affair.