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Top Surfers Descend On Jeffreys Bay for the Corona Open JBay<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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Jordy Smith ready for Corona JBay Open Photo: \u00a9 Kody McGregor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Top Surfers Descend On Jeffreys Bay for the Corona Open JBay<\/h1>\n

Championship Tour surfers arrive in town as the JBay Winterfest kicks off.<\/p>\n

JBay<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 With the Corona Open JBay all set to start on 9 July the best surfers in the world have begun to arrive at the fabled right-hand point of Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay. The Corona Open JBay is known as the most popular stop on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), and it is stop number 6 on the 11-event tour.<\/p>\n

Currently ranked number 1 on the Jeep Leaderboard, and a two times world champion John John Florence from Hawaii has withdrawn from the event due to injury. He suffered a ruptured ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in the knee and will not be competing for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n

His withdrawal from the event opens up the world title race for the top three surfers, and the Corona Open JBay is where the leaderboard will change and plans will be put in place for the back half of the year.<\/p>\n

Currently sitting at number 2 on the rankings, Kolohe Andino from California has had a very good competitive year and has been on-form in the first couple of events. He was a runner up at the first event of the year, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, where he lost to Italo Ferriera from Brazil in the final. He got another runner-up position at the Margaret River Pro to John John Florence, and was a third-place finisher at the Oi Rio Pro in Brazil.<\/p>\n

Third-ranked Filipe Toledo was the runner-up to a rampant John John Florence at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, and won the Oi Rio Pro. He is also the two times defending champion at the Corona Open JBay and is obviously hungry for what would be a record-breaking third win in a row here. Toledo has one of the most dynamic and exciting air games in the world of professional surfing, and his approach to the waves of Supertubes is always nothing short of phenomenal.<\/p>\n

In fourth position is South African surfer Jordy Smith. He placed third at the Quiksilver Pro Bells Beach and was the runner-up in Rio to Toledo. He also has two wins at the Corona Open JBay under his belt, claiming victories in 2010 and 2011. Jordy also has the rare distinction of scoring a perfect 20-point heat in 2017. Jordy is a firm crowd favourite at Supertubes, and the roaring of the crowd is one of the things that he has often spoken about as an incentive to do well at Supertubes.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can hear the crowd cheering loud and clear when you\u2019re out there,\u201d said Jordy about the spectators\u2019 participation. \u201cIt definitely spurs you on to surf your best and to put on your best performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

See \u2013 five years of tens at JBay \u2013\u00a0https:\/\/www.worldsurfleague.com\/posts\/403142\/five-years-of-tens-jeffreys-bay<\/p>\n

The 11-times world champion Kelly Slater is still very much in the game coming in to Jeffreys Bay. Currently rated at number seven, he is also a veteran at Supertubes, with four event titles to his name. He is always a standout at Supertubes it is a well-known fact that he is hungry for a 12th world title. He has made it known that he will be retiring at the end of this year and wants to finish on a high note.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s event, defending champion Steph Gilmore from Australia is currently placed third on the Jeep leaderboard. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) and Hawaiian Carissa Moore are first and second on the leaderboard respectively, with very little difference in their points. The Corona Open JBay will see a big reshuffle of the ratings on the women\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

Former CT surfer Bianca Buitendag from Victoria Bay will be competing in the event as a wildcard. She recently won the inaugural Vic Bay Pro QS 1,000 event at her home break, and finished third at the 2018 Corona Open JBay, losing out to Lakey Peterson (USA) in the semifinals.<\/p>\n

Corona Open JBay Men\u2019s Seeding Round Match-ups<\/p>\n

Heat 1<\/p>\n

Gabriel Medina \u2013 Joan Duru \u2013 Frederico Morais<\/p>\n

Heat 2<\/p>\n

Italo Ferreira \u2013 Peterson Crisanto \u2013 Soli Bailey<\/p>\n

Heat 3<\/p>\n

Kanoa Igarashi \u2013 Jesse Mendes \u2013 Adriano de Souza<\/p>\n

Heat 4<\/p>\n

Jordy Smith \u2013 Caio Ibelli \u2013 wildcard<\/p>\n

Heat 5<\/p>\n

Kolohe Andino \u2013 Yago Dora \u2013 wildcard<\/p>\n

Heat 6<\/p>\n

Filipe Toledo \u2013 Adrian Buchan \u2013 replacement<\/p>\n

Heat 7<\/p>\n

Julian Wilson \u2013 Deivid Silva \u2013 Jadson Andre<\/p>\n

Heat 8<\/p>\n

Conner Coffin \u2013 Willian Cardoso \u2013 Ezekiel Lau<\/p>\n

Heat 9<\/p>\n

Ryan Callinan \u2013 Michael Rodrigues \u2013 Ricardo Christie<\/p>\n

Heat 10<\/p>\n

Kelly Slater \u2013 Jeremy Flores \u2013 Sebastian Zietz<\/p>\n

Heat 11<\/p>\n

Michel Bourez \u2013 Owen Wright \u2013 Jack Freestone<\/p>\n

Heat 12<\/p>\n

Wade Carmichael -Seth Moniz \u2013 Griffin Colapinto<\/p>\n

Corona Open JBay Women\u2019s Seeding Round Match-ups<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heat 1<\/p>\n

Stephanie Gilmore \u2013 Johanne Defay \u2013 Macy Callaghan<\/p>\n

Heat 2<\/p>\n

Carissa Moore \u2013 Bronte Macaulay \u2013 Sage Erickson<\/p>\n

Heat 3<\/p>\n

Sally Fitzgibbons \u2013 Nikki Van Dijk \u2013 Bianca Buitendag<\/p>\n

Heat 4<\/p>\n

Courtney Conlogue \u2013 Brisa Hennessy \u2013 Paige Hareb<\/p>\n

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Bianca Buitendag is the wildcard for the Corona Open JBay Photo: WSL\/Cestari<\/div>\n

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