Career-Best QS Results for All Four Australian Finalists, Including Runners-Up Charli Hately and Xavier Huxtable

Nias Turns On One of The Best Days of Surf Seen at The QS Level as Xavier Huxtable Earns Perfect Heat Total in Flawless Standup Barrels --

Finding inspiration in Tiger Woods' recent performance at the Masters, the King found a way to stay out of the rough in Round 1.

Generations will collide when Slater, Toledo and local injury replacement Xavier Huxtable face-off in Round 1 Heat 3 of the Rip Curl Pro.

Citing an ongoing injury and the upcoming birth of a child, the pair withdrew and will be replaced by Xavier Huxtable and Reef Heazlewood.

Both surfers claim their first WSL wins on the picturesque North Stradbroke Island.