Gonna be seeing a whole lot more of this bloke shortly. Yago Dora is comfortably sitting in second on the Qualifying Series and assured of a start on next year's CT. I say that as he's above last year's cut off and 3,000 points higher than the surfer coming third.

Also, what we've seen of him this year has been mighty impressive. At the Rio Pro, a comp he entered as wildcard, he finished third having disposed of John John, Gabs, Fanning, and Andino. No plum run there. And on that result alone he's beating Josh Kerr and Ethan Ewing on the CT.

This vid is filmed during a recent Mentawai trip and it only solidifies his case as a future giant slayer. From critical Greenbush, to rippable Maccas, and air-friendly Roxys, Yago surfs with style and risk.