The 17-year-old, who won a silver medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, topped the pile after a superb run scored him 82.00 at The Spot Skatepark in Ostia in the Italian capital.

Sixteen-year-old pair Viktor Solmunde of Denmark and Gavin Bottger of the United States were the next best qualifiers, registering runs of 80.70 and 78.83 respectively.

Home Italian hopes Alessandro Mazzara and Alex Sorgente posted scores of 76.14 and 75.17 to go through in fourth and fifth.

There were some major exits with American Olympic bronze medallist Cory Juneau among those failing to make the cut.

Juneau's team-mate Heimana Reynolds and France's Vincent Matheron, both Tokyo 2020 Olympians, also failed to get through.

Australia's reigning Olympic gold medallist Keegan Palmer did not even take to the start line after a reported knee injury.

The 27 qualifiers will be joined in the quarter-finals by pre-seeded skateboarders who earned an automatic spot thanks to their ranking points.

This group includes reigning world champion Jagger Eaton of the US and Brazil's Olympic silver medallist Pedro Barros.

As well as world titles, the event offers ranking points for Paris 2024 Olympic qualification.

Competition is due to continue tomorrow with women's qualifying.

Britain's reigning champion Sky Brown has withdrawn as the 15-year-old has suffered an ankle injury.