It was an emotional return to the world stage for Owen Wright, winning his first heat back on the Championship Tour since suffering a serious head injury at Pipeline in 2015.
“It feels good. Oh man, tough journey getting here and just here it was like, fully enjoyed that moment out there and yeah, just getting some emotions now”
Defending champion and Suffolk Park local Matt Wilkinson also won… beating Lennox Head’s Stu Kennedy in their clash.
Wilkinson showed off his trademark power to post a two-wave total of 13.67… Kennedy only able to manage 8.83.
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