In his first event ever as a member of the WSL Championship Tour (CT), rookie Griffin Colapinto eliminated 2012 World Champ Joel Parkinson at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Wednesday. Parko was the second World Champion that the rookie had defeated in just four days; he started his run with a win over 2x reigning World Champ John John Florence.
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