Published: August 28, 2019
- Australian beats Gabriel Medina in final
- Wright suffered serious head injury in 2015 at Pipeline
Owen Wright has finally claimed the Tahiti Pro surfing title after defeating world champion Gabriel Medina in the final. The 29-year-old Australian’s top two waves of 9.17 and 7.90 – for 17.07 – were too much for Brazil’s Medina, who scored a combined 14.93.
Wright posted a perfect 10-point ride in his quarter-final earlier in the day, dropping late into a beast of a wave to find himself deep behind the curtain, and he appeared destined for victory in his third final at the famous left-hand reef break.
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