Matt Wilkinson scored an outstanding 18.43 to defeat Kai Otton in the final heat of the Saquarema Prime, surfed in the the 3-5 foot range (1-1.5 meters) at the lefthand point break of Itauna, in Saquarema, Brazil. Wilkinson takes home 6,500 points towards his ASP World Ranking, which catapults him from 43rd place up to 17th. “I’m so stoked and now I’ve got a hard on for Brazil,” joked the ever-playful Wilkinson. “No, I’m just kidding around, but I really am almost crying from all of the emotion. I’m really happy with what I was able to accomplish in the Semis and the Final. I had a lot of fun, my board felt really good under my feet and now Saquarema is my favorite place in the world!” Wilkinson began his campaign on Sunday by eliminating the “Brazilian highlight film”, Gabriel Medina, in the Quarter-Finals. He followed by defeating Keanu Asing, in the Semi-Finals, where 3 out of the 5 judges gave Wilkinson a 10-point ride for the highest single wave score of the entire event. And finished off by placing last year’s event winner, Otton, in combination in the Finals.

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Matt Wilkinson wins the Saquarema Prime in Brazil

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