Owen Wright nabs third at Freshwater Pro to cement spot in WSL top 10

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Australia’s Owen Wright has cemented his spot in the World Surf League tour top 10 with a third-place finish at the Freshwater Pro event in California.

Wright backed up his win at last month’s Tahiti Pro with a solid display in Saturday’s (Sunday AEST) final at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch in Lemoore. The 29-year-old Wright’s two-wave score of 17.33 matched championship leader Filipe Toledo but the Brazilian finished second due to a higher single-wave score of 9.63.

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