Fresh off his huge win at the Pipe Masters Trials a few weeks back, many were expecting Finn McGill to blitz the field at the World Junior Championship. But these days, it doesn't matter if it's the junior series or the Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour -- there are no easy heats.
So after his disappointing Round One loss yesterday, McGill upped the ante in his do-or-die heat against British surfer Arran Strong. The Hawaiian went to work on the Bombo beach lefts, flowing his way to a pair of seven-point rides to advance through Round Two.