Owen Wright has a shot at an Olympic medal after advancing to the semi-finals in Japan on Tuesday morning.
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After a slow start in messy conditions Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach due to the impact of Tropical Storm Nepartak, Wright took control with scores of 6.67 and 6.07 to beat Peru's Luca Mesinas 12.74 to 7.83.
It means Wright, from Culburra Beach, will meet Brazil's Italo Ferreira in the semi-final, the winner moving into the gold medal showdown.
Ferreira pulled off a spectacular aerial move in his quarter-final against Japan's Hiroto Ohhara, earning a 9.73 score to win 16.30 to 11.90.
Gerroa's Sally Fitzgibbons can make it a medal double this afternoon, if she can make it through her quarter finals.
The medal rounds have been scheduled for Tuesday. It's first time surfing has been at the Olympic Games.
Women's quarter-finals
10.24am: Bianca Buitendag (South Africa) v Yolanda Hopkins (Portugal)
11am: Brissa Hennessy (Costa Rica) v Caroline Marks (USA)
11.36am: Carissa Moore (USA) v Silvana Lima (Brazil)
12.12pm: Amuro Tsuzuki (Japan) v Sally Fitzgibbons (Australia)
Men's semi-finals
12.48pm: Kanoa Igarashi (Japan) v Gabriel Medina (Brazil)
1.24pm: Italo Ferreira (Brazil) v Owen Wright (Australia)
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Tim Barrow
When it comes to sport - at professional and community level - in the Illawarra, I'm here to provide insight, context and opinion, as well as the latest news you won't find anywhere else.
When it comes to sport - at professional and community level - in the Illawarra, I'm here to provide insight, context and opinion, as well as the latest news you won't find anywhere else.
