{"id":224319,"date":"2022-05-12T12:36:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T10:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=115743"},"modified":"2022-05-12T12:36:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T10:36:04","slug":"worlds-best-surfers-set-to-return-to-jeffreys-bay-for-corona-open-j-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/worlds-best-surfers-set-to-return-to-jeffreys-bay-for-corona-open-j-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Best Surfers Set To Return To Jeffreys Bay For Corona Open J-Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/worlds-best-surfers-set-to-return-to-jeffreys-bay-for-corona-open-j-bay.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/worlds-best-surfers-set-to-return-to-jeffreys-bay-for-corona-open-j-bay.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">JEFFREYS BAY, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Monday, April 25, 2022)<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;\u2013 The&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Corona Open J-Bay<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the ninth stop on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), is set to return to Jeffreys Bay after a two year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The world\u2019s best surfers will take on one of the world\u2019s most renowned righthand pointbreaks from 12 to 21 July 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This year there\u2019s even more at stake with a reduced field of 22 men and 10 women who will have made the Mid-year cut-off after the&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/worldsurfleague.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9c75f4cf1e19118d57c2f963e&amp;id=f405a59173&amp;e=82f55a2f7a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Margaret River Pro<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in Western Australia. The 2019 Corona Open J-Bay winner,&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gabriel Medina<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(BRA), will return to Supertubes after he was awarded the men\u2019s&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/worldsurfleague.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9c75f4cf1e19118d57c2f963e&amp;id=f29cea2523&amp;e=82f55a2f7a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2022 WSL CT season wildcard<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, which gives him entry into all Championship Tour events following the Mid-season Cut.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2019, Medina became the first goofy-footer in 35 years to win in Jeffreys Bay. After taking a long break from competition, the three-time World Champion will not only be looking to defend his win at J-Bay, but also his World Title. After J-Bay, there\u2019s only one event to go before the Final 5 will be decided to battle for the World Title at the Rip Curl WSL Finals at Trestles, California from 6-18 September 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Carissa Moore<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;(HAW), current world number 1, will also be back in J-Bay to defend her title from 2019. The four-time World Champion will face tough competition from an in-form Tyler Wright (AUS) and 2019 runner-up Lakey Peterson (USA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">South Africa\u2019s&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jordy Smith<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, a two-time event winner in Jeffreys Bay, will hope to score a solid performance in front of his home crowd at a wave he has proven his knowledge, experience and admiration for. While a Final 5 finish might be out of reach for Smith, he could play spoiler for those closer to the cut-off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch LIVE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch the Corona Open J-Bay LIVE on&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/worldsurfleague.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9c75f4cf1e19118d57c2f963e&amp;id=c000343d78&amp;e=82f55a2f7a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WorldSurfLeague.com<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;from 12 \u2013 21 July 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For more information, visit&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/worldsurfleague.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9c75f4cf1e19118d57c2f963e&amp;id=9cc6d0ac3e&amp;e=82f55a2f7a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WorldSurfLeague.com<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pictured:&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The iconic lineup of Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Credit:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;\u00a9 WSL\/Tostee<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115744\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=115744\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"wp-image-115744 size-full lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/worlds-best-surfers-set-to-return-to-jeffreys-bay-for-corona-open-j-bay-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115744 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/worlds-best-surfers-set-to-return-to-jeffreys-bay-for-corona-open-j-bay-1.png\" alt width=\"500\" height=\"332\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JBay Lineup. 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JEFFREYS BAY, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Monday, April 25, 2022)&nbsp;\u2013 The&nbsp;Corona Open J-Bay, the ninth stop on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), is set to return to Jeffreys Bay after a two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":224320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3331,18,6468,3332,9021,3336,1],"tags":[3257],"class_list":{"0":"post-224319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-town","8":"category-durban","9":"category-east-london","10":"category-johannesburg-south-africa","11":"category-mypr","12":"category-pretoria-south-africa","13":"category-south-africa","14":"tag-mypr","15":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/worlds-best-surfers-set-to-return-to-jeffreys-bay-for-corona-open-j-bay.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}