“..Kiwi teenage sensation Sarah Mason upset world champion Steph Gilmore to set up an all-Kiwi quarterfinal against Paige Hareb in the Dream Tour women’s surfing event in Taranaki today.
After Hareb had been clinical in disposing of her 2010 nemesis, Australian Rebecca Woods, in the third heat of the morning ..
.. Mason left it late to blitz Gilmore in tricky conditions New Plymouth’s Fitzroy Beach.
The 15-year-old was well behind after Gilmore had posted an early ride of 8.33 .. and then backed that up with a 5.33 to give her a commanding lead.
Mason, who won two leadup events at the TSB Bank Women’s Surfing Festival .. then hooked up a solid 6.93 with five minutes left.
With time almost up she produced a 7.10 to cause the biggest upset of the year.
Gilmore had looked untouchable as she won the opening two world tour tournaments in Australia.
But she met her match in the form of the Kiwi grommet..”
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