SuggestedLeadIn: Frenchman Jeremy Flores wins the Tahiti leg of WSL (World Surf League) Championship Tour, wearing a helmet, in Teahupo'o on Tuesday.

Script: The surf was up to six foot high as the Tahitian leg of the WSL Championship Tour came to a head.

Australia's Owen Wright looked like he did well but it wasn't enough to reach the final.

C.J. Hobgood celebrated but also lost out in the semi-final.

The final two were Gabriel Medina and Jeremy Flores, the later heaped pressure on his opponent with a near perfect 9.87 on his first wave.

Medina answered quickly with a tube of his own for a 7.17. But he just cound't make up the ground and the Frenchman won.

You imagine this one will mean a lot too, he came into this after a serious head injury suffered during a 'freesurf' that forced him to miss the J-Bay Open and wear a helmet throughout this competition.

He jumps up to number seven in the rankings, next up a trip to California.