Chill Pro Junior presented by City of Stirling - Owen Wright looks to continue his winning form at Trigg Point

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Day one of the Chill Pro Junior commenced today at Trigg Point, Western Australia. Despite initial concerns over the size of the surf and some inconsistency, competitors were greeted with clean 1-2 foot (1 metre) quality right and left hand waves which gave them ample opportunity to impress with some polished displays of surfing.

Number one seed Owen Wright, (Lennox Head, NSW) asserted his authority with a convincing win in his opening heat. Wright opened his campaign with the typical flair and style that has him currently holding down first place on the ASP Pro Junior ratings. His wave selection and devastating forehand attack was enough to see him rewarded with the morning’s highest scoring wave, a 8.55 out of a possible ten. He went on to secure a back up 7.25 ride to finish with a combined total of 15.80 out of twenty.

“The waves were pretty fun, although they were sort of slow at the start of the heat, I managed to pick off a few good ones and get a few turns in so Im pretty happy.” Said Wright who looks to be the surfer to beat at the event after a dominant performance on day one.

Owen joined current ISA under 18 World Junior Champion Dean Bowen (Gerroa, NSW) to take some time out to have a chat with local students attending learn to surf classes at Trigg beach. Arguably two of the best junior’s in the world, Wright and Bowen still found the time to sign some autographs for admiring fans.

It was a day of mixed fortunes for the Wright’s, with eldest of the two sisters Kirby progressing through to the next round. However, defending champion of the event Tyler Wright was eliminated by Angela Keighran (Mullaway, NSW) and Bronte Macaulay (Gracetown, WA) in her round one heat.

lthough Kirby scored an impressive 8.00 point ride in her heat, she had to settle for second behind Felicity Palmateer (Hillarys) who used her local knowledge to earn a win at her home beach.

West Aussies Jethro Hedstrom (Margaret River) and the McCaulay sisters, Laura and Bronte (Gracetown) also stepped up to the challenge and posted wins in their opening heats.

Other surfers to set the pace early on day one included Max Ashyford (Matraville, NSW), who scored an 8.33 ride (out of a possible 10) for a series of forehand re-entries, which threw huge fans of spray. Ashyford will face Dean Bowen (NSW), Brad King (NSW) and Brad Edgar (NSW) when his round two heat hits the water later today.

The Chill Pro Junior presented by the City of Stirling will continue, Saturday 30th May at Trigg Point, WA and will run until Sunday 31st May, 2009.