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My name is David Scales and this is by the viewing public than the Margaret River Pro.

This is largely due to the evolution of how the wave is surfed

and the addition of the roving venue format.

The event has always been revered for its woolly open ocean challenge,

especially when the swell delivers.

But over the past six years, that has been coupled with opportunities for high-performance

surfing. Heroics at the box and

John John Florence's open-face carves will be remembered in this 2019 iteration of the event,

but there was also a subtle shift in the future of high-performance surfing. Tech airs on three-foot

waves in wave pools pale in comparison to Jaggedora's

backside full road at Main Break. Big sections provide big opportunities and they constitute big risk.

You risk the wave, you risk the section, but more importantly, risking legitimate bodily harm. You're going faster,

higher, with a variable wind. It's what makes those Maui air guys so relevant when they're

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