
Young Australian star Molly Picklum has shown why she's a huge chance as Banzai Pipeline prepares to crown a new women's champion at the World Surf League season-opener in Hawaii.
The 21-year-old Picklum produced the highest heat total of the day (15.50) - and the highest single-wave score of 8.17 - while easily eliminating American rookie Alyssa Spencer (6.04 total) as she progressed to the quarter-finals on Friday (Saturday AEDT).