QS rankings get a major shakeup.
Coming into the Billabong Pro Cascais at No. 18 on the QS and No. 31 on the CT, Flores had a lot of work to do, and he made the most of it.
One of the Billabong Pro Cascais' most exciting heats was a see-saw battle between QS warriors Ian Gouveia and Tanner Gudasukas.
Europe's biggest surfing legend overtook QS ripper Ian Gouveia for a big Semifinal win at Guincho, and a huge rankings leap.
In a see-saw Quarterfinal battle, the Brazilian pulled a huge air, retook the lead and made the Semis --- all at the last minute.
The battle for 2017 Tour slots was taken to a new level on Friday, as top seeds went head-to-head.
Observations from a critical day in Cascais at the QS10000 Billabong Pro.
The Brazilian surfer has a long way to go up the rankings to qualify for 2017, but with momentum like this, he might just get there.
World N°31 Jeremy Flores Scores an 8.23 for his fast and powerful combo on a medium righthander and takes the lead in Round Four Heat 7.