Tyler Wright doing things right Tyler Wright is only 15-years-old and owns more titles than the great majority of surfers in existence. At 14-years-old she became the youngest surfer in history to win an ASP World Tour event, in the Beachley Classic held in October, 2008. On that occasion, she left World Champion Stephanie Gilmore out and won over Silvana Lima from Brazil in the finals. Months before, in May, during the 2008 Edition of the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, Wright had won the silver medal, behind her fellow countrywoman Laura Enever in a very tight final. Following an impressive chain of events that began in 2006, Sally Fitzgibbons had placed second to then become the champion in 2007, the year in which Laura Enever placed second and became champion a year later in 2008. In 2009, history continues with Tyler, who was second in 2008 and became champion in the same fashion as Sally and Laura. With an intelligent competition tactic, Tyler competed in the World Junior this year doing things well. With a slightly inconsistent conditions in the finals, she took her time to catch the first wave that gave her a score slightly above 7 points. The other finalists did not find significant waves and thus Tyler went to the outside to find another good one. In the middle of the finals, she found it and sealed a good combined score of 15 plus. The remaining finalists could not back Wright’s competitive intelligence and she got hold of the gold medal. “To be World Champion feels incredible! I waited the whole year for this moment, I have tried several times to win the World title and finally, the moment has happened. This makes me extremely happy. I now want our team to be champs”, said the joyful Australian after her victory. Destiny is set for Tyler - a place in the Women’s ASP World Tour, as it had been for Stephanie Gilmore, Sally Fitzgibbons and Jessie Miley-Dyer, all ISA World Junior gold medalists. It’s simply a question of time for us to see her on the red carpet of world surfing. Tyler comes from a surfing family. Her brother Owen was the Under 16 Junior World Champion, Under 18 Junior Silver Medalist and some days ago prevailed over Kelly Slater in the Rip Curl Pro in Bells Beach. Her sister Kirby managed to be in the final stages of this year’s World Tour. The Wright family from Cullburra, New South Wales, shows a unique surfing strain. Time will show all what the Wrights will do right.
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