“That Was So Sick”: Fans in Frenzy as 20-Year-Old Surfing Prodigy Stuns Everyone With Near Perfect Score at American WSL Event

Due to the World Surf League Challenger Series, surfing competition is taking place at Huntington Beach Pier. As the Championship Tour takes a break before the event in Tahiti, the Wallex US Open of Surfing is providing a wealth of surfing information to fans throughout the globe. The WSL provides an opportunity for surfers of all ages to show off their skills and, with any luck, earn a spot on the prestigious Championship Tour for the next year. A fierce surf duel between four surfers in heat 13 of the Round of 64 was unlike anything else witnessed during the Challenger Series.

George Pittar, Nat Young, Mikey McDonagh, and Lucas Silveira competed against one another in Heat 16 of the Wallex US Open of Surfing. Everyone at the beach was rooting for Nat Young since the WSL competition was held in the United States. However, despite the crowd’s enthusiastic support for the American surfer, another competitor stole the show with his impressive repertoire of abilities.

Thriving to be the best among the best

It was common knowledge in Heat 13 of the Round of 64 competition that only two of the four competitors would advance to the Round of 32 of the American competition. There were enough waves for everyone, and they all had impressive performances. Pittar opened the scoring with a 7.93, and he was followed by Young’s 7.17 and McDonagh’s 5.73 in the opening round of play. Lucas Silveira, a Brazilian surfer, earned a 6.23 on the third wave against mounting pressure. On his third wave, McDonagh also earned a 6.63, but 20-year-old Australian surfing prodigy George Pittar scored an incredible 8.50, putting an enormous amount of pressure on the other surfers.

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Silveira scored a 6.07 in the fifth wave, putting intense pressure on Nat Young of the United States. However, Young’s 6.57 in the sixth wave was good enough to send him and Pittar through to the next round of the Wallex US Open of Surfing. The WSL declared on their official Instagram page that Pittar’s spectacular 8.50 wave was deemed “Wave of the day” since his overall score was 16.43, whereas Young’s was 13.74. The day was monumental for the surfer since it put him in the limelight for his desire to compete in the WSL Championship Tour.

The young Australian surfer accomplished a great deal by being recognized by the WSL for his outstanding performance. Likewise, many surfing fans noticed and admired Pittar’s impressive performance.

Performance that caught the surfing world’s attention

The Instagram post by WSL was shared just a few hours ago, but it has already received a great deal of attention online. Fans from all around the globe crowded the post’s comment area to share their reactions to the incredible, high-stakes surfing fight in the Challenger Series.

The waves were tough, but the Aussie star prevailed over them, as this comment read, “Very well ridden.” It looks like the youngster has made fans during the event, as this comment read, “That was so sick @georgepittar keep it going.”

The performance by the youngster was just mesmerizing, as this comment read, “Ripping!!!” A cheeky fan comment read, “Moto GP!!!”

All eyes will be on the 20-year-old Australian surfer as he moves on to the Round of 32 at the WSL tournament in the United States following this impressive showing. Fans at Huntington Beach Pier would have even higher hopes because the score was almost perfect.

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