There are a number of surfers situated in the back half of the Jeep Leaderboard who are relying on great results at the Tour's final three stops in order to keep their re-qualification dreams alive. No one more so, however, than Miguel Pupo, who's ranked No. 31 -- nine spots outside of the cutoff. So when he won his Round Three heat over Adriano de Souza, who's ranked World No. 6, Pupo guaranteed his best result of the 2017 season.
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