THE surfing world was left stunned on Thursday when Yallingup wildcard Jay Davies eliminated reigning world champion Gabriel Medina on the second day of competition at the 2015 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro.
The two found themselves fighting for survival at The Box on day two in the first heat of round two.
Davies scored 6.67 from the judges for his first wave which Medina soon matched exactly.
On his fourth wave, the home town hero stuck a 8.50 while Medina could only manage a 1.00 and bowed out of the event.
The win caps off a magical run for Davies, 28 who qualified for the event with a win in the WA trials on Tuesday.
He then finished second in his group of three in round one behind Mick Fanning to progress to round two and the match-up with Medina.
Davies now looks set for a round three clash against Fanning.
