Did we see it? Was yesterday's second Semifinal heat between Dane Reynolds and Jordy Smith a preview of things to come? Are they the next Occy/Curren? Or, maybe since they're both regularfooters, Slater/Irons.

Whatever the case the performance of these two third year ASP World Tour surfers is the talk of the surf streets. In their Round 4 heats Reynolds took out 2009 World Tour runner-up and consistent top 5 finisher, Joel Parkinson, and Smith, who had already taken out nine-time World Champion, Kelly Slater, sent Bede Durbidge, a top 5 finisher for the past three years, packing.

Their heat may have been one heat from the Final, but for many in the surf world this was more important. Watching a heat between these two is kind of funny. They made their tour debuts together, they were both in the most progressive surf flick in years, Modern Collective, and they both have the full arsenal when it comes to above the lip antics. One thing's for sure they know what the other is capable of. It's like watching the last two guys in a World Poker Tour event trying to figure out what the other is going to do.

Will they surf somewhat safe like they've been told to by the old guard, or will they throw the rules out the window and just go for it? The later half is what each is afraid of in the other. Smith doesn't want to surf a great heat percentage wise, and then have Reynolds stick two air variations, go vertical three or four times in between, and steal the heat, and the admiration of the new school. And vice-versa.

When the horn sounded it was Smith on top. The two are now tied 1 to 1 as far as ASP World Tour head-to-head match-ups go. This saga is going to be fun to watch. Maybe, one day the surf word will get to witness an Occy/Curren Jeffery's Bay type heat between these two, but at some insane aerial friendly wave (hint hint Rip Curl and your Somewhere contest). Instead of comparing lines drawn, we'll be comparing flight paths. We'll see.