Opening the Final with this deep tube, Wilson put fellow Aussie Ace Buchan on his heels, and went on to win the Quik Pro Gold Coast.
In his first-ever event as a member of the WSL Championship Tour, the Californian is taking down Tour titans, one by one.
The wildcard has steadily been gaining star-power on home turf in Oz. But this week on the Goldy, his outsized talent went global.
The South African surfer will be stepping in for Kelly Slater at the Quik Pro, and then for Mick Fanning after Bells.
With a steely performance some incredible surfing, the Australian wunderkind took down the Brazilian World Champ Wednesday at Snapper.
It was the first day of the 2018 WSL Championship Tour season, with new faces, new moves and adoring fans.
It was the first Round 2 defeat of a reigning men's Champ in a season opener for at least two decades, and Florence's first Round 2 loss
The 3x Champ announced that Bells will be the last event of his CT career. But first, he's performing for his adoring fans on the Goldy.
Arriving amid massive fanfare, the 19-year-old delivered in his first-ever heat as a member of the Championship Tour.