The South African nabs his second career win at Trestles (his new home break) and jumps to No. 4 on the Jeep Leaderboard.
Performances peaked again at Lower Trestles as a bevy of CT stars look to gain ground on the faltering front-runners.
The carnage continued for tour front-runners at the Hurley Pro, and the title race just got a lot more interesting.
Wildcards Brett Simpson and Tanner Gudauskas eliminated frontrunners John John Florence and Gabriel Medina in back-to-back heats.
Jordy Smith and Kelly Slater put on a wonderful display of high-performance surfing in their Round Four match.
Filipe Toledo may have one of the smaller and lighter frames on tour but his moves are oversized -- which is why he's a massive threat.
After several years of trying, Kolohe Andino finally made it past Round Three at his home break.
Brett Simpson was all smiles after eliminating John John Florence in Round Three.
The 44-year-old veteran takes out the Australian rookie with the help of his air game.