LONG BEACH, N.Y., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Owen Wright won his first Association of Surfing Professionals Dream Tour championship Friday, upsetting veteran Kelly Slater at the Quicksilver Pro New York.
The 21-year-old Australian scored well on his first three waves and then held off Slater with 17.90 total points out of a possible 20 compared to the American's 14.53.
"I'm just lapping it up right now," Wright said afterward. "I've always wanted to be in [the finals] with Kelly."
The finals of the inaugural Pro New York took place on Long Island in well-formed left-hand swells of 3-to-5 feet. Slater scored the only perfect 10 of the day in his semifinal win over Australian Taj Burrow.
Wright moved into second place in the ASP standings with 31,900 points. Slater still leads the tour with 34,950 points.
