Really? Tiago Crushed Kelly?

Yes folks, that's right, Portugal rookie and Red Bull family member Tiago Pires has eliminated Kelly Slater from the Rip Curl Search "somewhere in Indonesia." Kelly hasn't lost a heat to a surfer in the Top 45 all year long, but Tiago, being the rookie dark horse that he is, snuck past the eight-time world champ in absolutely throbbing conditions.

"There were two waves at the end of that heat and he went on the first one and I took the second and it turned out to be a really good wave," described Tiago. "When I came out of the barrel and into the channel, everyone was screaming. This is the biggest win of my career. I have won a few ASP WQS events, but to beat Slater here in these conditions is amazing."

Held at Uluwatu on the island of Bali, the win meant almost as much to everybody else on tour as it did to Tiago. "When I came up through the cave it felt like I won the event," he would say later. "There were so many people screaming and cheering. It felt really good. I guess it's a big deal that no one else had beat him this year, but I've been training hard and I hope to be going much further in this event."