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Quiksilver has just announced that Port Macquarie’s Matt Banting has been given the wildcard for the Quik Pro Gold Coast, where he will be going head-to-head against Kelly Slater in Round One. Banting is the 2010 Quiksilver King of the Groms Champ, the five-time Rusty Gromfest Champ, and the 2010 Under-16 ISA World Champion, but this will be his first event matched up against top-seed World Tour surfers. Here’s what he had to say about it…
Sixteen-year-old Aussie Junior Matt Banting talks about his first round draw against the World Champ.



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