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Mahina Maeda is given a champion’s ride following her victory at the Samsung Galaxy Hainan Pro in China. Photo from WSL.
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By WILL HAYDEN-SMITH and CENTRAL ISLANDER STAFF<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Sunset Beach native Mahina Maeda won the first women’s qualifying series event of 2015 at the Samsung Galaxy Hainan Pro in Hainan, China.<\/p>\n

Maeda’s victory was her second recent win after she took the WSL World Junior Title in Portugal in November.<\/p>\n

The 16-year-old showed her versatility in the two events, as the Portugal contest featured a right-hand break and the China meet a left-hand break. Maeda started from behind in the all-goofy-footer (right foot forward) final, but fought back with a solid 9.0 ride to steal the win. “It feels incredible to win the first event of the season,” Maeda said. “I really didn’t have high expectations about the surf before I came here, but it turned out to be really good and even one of the best waves we have on the women’s QS. I finished 16th or 17th on the QS last year and only did half the events. This year, I really want to qualify and be the youngest surfer on the WCT (World Championship Tour) next year.”<\/p>\n

On the way to securing the victory, Maeda overcame a perfect 10.0 ride by Australia’s Bronte Macaulay.<\/p>\n

Maeda also made news in November by being the second woman to ride Portugal’s massive waves at Nazare, a ride included in the 2015 Billabong Ride of the Year — XXL Big Wave Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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