In-form Wright on the march
MIKEY Wright’s breakthrough season shows no signs of slowing after the Australian wildcard beat compatriot and World Surf League leader Julian Wilson in Bali.
The 21-year-old Gold Coaster won their third-round heat at Keramas, lapping up the pressure to score a 5.67 with his final wave to win by .44 points in a low-scoring battle. Wilson’s early departure means he relinquishes the leader’s jersey to Brazil’s Felipe Toledo, who won the final heat of the day to book his spot in the fourth round.
The Sunshine Coast surfer entered in form and looked in control after registering 11.83 across his first two waves.
But he wasn’t able to better that and left the door ajar for the charismatic Wright, who is gunning for a permanent spot on tour next year alongside brother and sister Owen and Tyler.
“I got two decent waves to start and was trying to build and nothing quite stuck,” Wilson said on the WSL broadcast.