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After an action packed finals day Lincoln Taylor has been crowned the winner of the inaugural Red Bull Junior Surf Masters. The innovative new event showcased the outstanding depth of talent in the Australian junior ranks and Taylor's victory did not come easily.

Taylor won three tight heats today including an exciting dual with dynamic south coast surfer Owen Wright in the final. Wright pulled off a huge air reverse early in the heat and had the lead until Taylor answered back with a long wave and a series of searing backside snaps.

After an exhilarating day of action, local surfer Joe Sear has been crowned the winner of the Red Bull Junior Surf Masters Qualifier event at Cronulla. It was a popular victory for the 19-year-old Cronulla surfer who entered the event as the hot favourite and impressed judges and spectators throughout the day with a polished display of smooth, mistake-free surfing.

Sear edged ahead of Currarung surfer Jordi Watson who also threw some huge, spray-throwing turns in the thrilling 25-minute final. "I'm pumped," said Sear afterwards. "The conditions were pretty challenging out there but I managed to find a couple of long ones which linked all the way to shore."

Local surfer Nick Laidlaw is the winner of Red Bull Junior Surf Masters Qualifier Event at Avalon Beach. It was a victory at sea for the 19-year-old Avalon surfer who tamed huge stormy waves and outclassed a field of the best surfers from Sydney's Northern Beaches to come out on top.

"It was probably the hardest surf contest I've ever been in," said an elated Laidlaw afterwards. "During my first heat I was washed all the way into shore before I even managed to catch a wave. I've surfed through four heats today and I'm buggered but really stoked."

Merewether surfer Wes Bainbridge is the winner of the Red Bull Junior Surf Masters regional qualifying event in Newcastle. The popular local surfer was a crowd favourite all day and continued his commanding form in the final with some critical lip bashes and a series of swooping roundhouse cutbacks.

Bainbridge defeated one of his good mates, Merewether's Jesse Adam who also surfed amazingly in the tightly contested final. "I surf against Jesse all the time so it was great to come up against him today in the final. I think local knowledge helped us out there today. We knew where to sit and which waves to pick. It's been a big day. I'm tired but really stoked with the result."