WORLD SURF LEAGUE
Matt Wilkinson of Australia is the 2017 Outerknown Fiji Pro Champion.
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Matt Wilkinson of Australia won the Outerknown Fiji Pro with a victory over World Surf League rookie Connor O’Leary in Tavaura, Fiji, on Wednesday.
With the victory, Wilkinson overtook North Shore native John John Florence for the lead in the WSL standings. Florence, the 2016 WSL champion, was up 8,000 points on Wilkinson before the event but relinquished his lead after a 13th-place finish this week.