It was hardly pretty, but the Reef Hawaiian Pro did manage to produce some solid surfing on Wednesday as the waves finally became contestable. While Taj Burrow stole the headlines with his win, the battle for 2012 qualification was the major subplot to this week’s story, and there was indeed some movement.

Nat Young cracked the Top 50 of the “real rankings” with his appearance in the Final, while Adam Melling salvaged his shot at requalifying with a strong second place finish, which netted him a gain of 3450 points, enough to take him from 33 to 26.

The other nice gainers included John Florence, Tanner Gudauskas, Kolohe Andino and Jesse Mendez, all of whom are enjoying net gains of more than 1000 points. Here’s a look at the real qualifying picture, based on points that each surfer has secured through the next cutoff (the only points that matter at this point).

[Above: John Florence earned crucial points by making the semifinals in the Reef Hawaiian Pro. Photo: ASP/Cestari.]

18. Miguel Pupo has secured 30055. He needs 1200 plus to move the needle.
19. Brett Simpson has secured 25650. He needs 1750 plus to move the needle.
20. Kolohe Andino has secured 25245. He needs 2080 plus to move the needle.
21. Tiago Pires has secured 24450. He needs 700 plus to move the needle.
22. Jadson Andre has secured 23640. He needs 1750 plus to move the needle.
23. John Florence has secured 23405. He needs 1200 plus to move the needle.
24. Raoni Montero has secured 23400. He needs 700 plus to move the needle.
25. Patrick Gudauskas has secured 23020. He needs 1750 plus to move the needle.
26. Adam Melling has secured 22925. He needs 1750 plus to move the needle.
27. Taylor Knox has secured 22429. He needs 650 plus to move the needle.
28. Matt Wilkinson has secured 22100. He needs 700 plus to move the needle.
29. Kai Otton has secured 21650. He needs 1750 plus to move the needle.
30. Freddy Patacchia has secured 21164. He needs 1200 plus to move the needle.
31. Travis Logie has secured 20275. He needs 700 plus to move the needle.
32. CJ Hobgood has secured 20000. He needs 650 plus to move the needle.
33. Willian Cardoso has secured 19790. He needs 675 plus to move the needle.
34. Dusty Payne has secured 19475. He needs 1200 plus to move the needle.
35. Jesse Mendes has secured 19342. He needs 1200 plus to move the needle.
36. Kieren Perrow has secured 19300. He needs 1750 plus to move the needle.
37. Thiago Camarao has secured 18810. He needs 1200 plus to move the needle.
38. Chris Davidson has secured 18701. He needs 650 plus to move the needle.
39. Yadin Nicol has secured 18200. He needs 380 plus to move the needle.
40. Tanner Gudauskas has secured 17660. He needs 700 plus to move the needle.
41. Jay Quinn has secured 15875. He needs 650 plus to move the needle.
42. Dan Ross has secured 15700. He needs 650 plus to move the needle.
43. Richard Christie has secured 15585. He needs 1200 plus to move the needle.
44. Tom Whitaker has secured 14500. He needs 700 plus to move the needle.
45. Junior Faria has secured 14210. He needs 400 plus to move the needle.
46. Dion Atkinson has secured 13465. He needs 650 plus to move the needle.
47. Bettero Hizunome has secured 13355. He needs 675 plus to move the needle.
48. Cory Lopez has secured 12650. He needs 700 plus to move the needle.
49. Nate Yeomans has secured 12370. He needs 650 plus to move the needle.
50. Nat Young has secured 11770. He needs 650 plus to move the needle.