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Wilson and Peterson win Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast and More

Wilson and Peterson win Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast and More

Date: 2018-03-23

The first stop on the 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast, witnessed an incredible start to the season as Lakey Peterson (USA) and Julian Wilson (AUS) claimed victory in extraordinary conditions at Kirra on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Unpredictable performances and massive upsets shocked surfing's biggest stage at this year's season opener to remind the world that anything can happen on the Championship Tour. In addition to Peterson and Wilson taking the wins today, a new generation of surfers stepped up to showcase their progression, determination, and potential.

Peterson blitzed through the competition with the goal to surpass her 2017 Roxy Pro runner-up finish. The Californian was unstoppable as she took down two-time WSL Champion Tyler Wright (AUS) in the Quarterfinals, Malia Manuel (HAW) in the Semifinals, and Keely Andrew (AUS) in the Final.

"I don't even know what to say to say -- there is too much emotion," Peterson said.

Back home South Africa's Michael February finished fifth in the QS10,000 Vans US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach in California, to surge into second place on the World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) rankings. The 24-year-old from Kommetjie in Cape Town continued his superlative 2017 form, winning four consecutive heats against the world's best surfers to reach the quarterfinals in California.

Coming up and kicking off the 2018 City Surf Series, the Volkswagen Nelson Mandela Bay Surf Pro, a World Surfing League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) rated event, taking place over the Easter weekend, is fast approaching and with confirmed entries like WSL Africa Champion Nicole Pallet, locals Crystal Hulett, Joshe Faulkner and Steven Sawyer alongside entrants from Australia, Japan, Brazil, New Zealand and Europe, locals and out of towners alike have a lot to look forward to just from a contest point of view.