Dopo due giorni di lay day è ripreso oggi il J-Bay Open, sesta tappa de Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Tour Championship (CT), che ha visto un’intera giornata di azione eccitante. I migliori surfer del mondo hanno combattuto per evitare una precoce eliminazione durante i Round 2 3 le prime 4 heat del Round 3 su onde dai quattro a sei piedi pulite (1,5 metri) a Jeffreys Bay.
La giornata ha visto ritornare alla carica la truppa brasiliana dopo i risultati deludenti del Round 1. Il capo classifica Jeep Adriano de Souza e Filipe Toledo hanno vinto le rispettive batterie insieme al campione in carica WSL Gabriel Medina, il rookie Wiggolly Dantas e il jolly Alejo Muniz. La giornata ha anche consegnato la sua buona dose di shock con le eliminazioni Taj Burrow (AUS) e Jordy Smith (ZAF) perdendo rispettivamente contro Muniz e Adam Melling (AUS), mentre il no. 3 in calssifica e vincitore dell’ultimo evento alle Fiji Owen Wright (AUS) è stato eliminato dal connazionale Adrian Buchan (AUS).
After two lay days competition resumed today at the J-Bay Open, stop No. 6 on the Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), will a full day of exciting action. The world’s best battled to avoid early elimination as the contest ran through Round 2 and the opening four heats of Round 3 in clean, building four-to-six foot (1.5 metre) surf at Jeffreys Bay.
The day saw a return to form for the ‘Brazilian Storm’ after disappointing results in Round 1. Jeep rankings leaders Adriano de Souza and Filipe Toledo along with reigning WSL Champion Gabriel Medina, rookie Wiggolly Dantas and wildcard Alejo Muniz all won through their heats to remain in the contest. The day also delivered its share of upsets with former event winners Taj Burrow (AUS) and Jordy Smith (ZAF) losing out to Muniz and Adam Melling (AUS) respectively while world no. 3 Owen Wright (AUS) was eliminated by Adrian Buchan (AUS).
J-Bay Open Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.33 def. Slade Prestwich (ZAF) 13.04
Heat 2: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 12.00 def. Michael February (ZAF) 8.00
Heat 3: Owen Wright (AUS) 16.17 def. Tomas Hermes (BRA) 13.77
Heat 4: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 18.13 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.83
Heat 5: Nat Young (USA) 17.10 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 12.10
Heat 6: Italo Ferreira (BRA) 15.96 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 15.16
Heat 7: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 16.00 def. Glenn Hall (IRL) 10.44
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 18.84 def. Ricardo Christie (NZL) 18.13
Heat 9: Adam Melling (AUS) 14.90 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 8.03
Heat 10: Kai Otton (AUS) 18.10 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 17.07
Heat 11: Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 17.77 def. Miguel Pupo (BRA) 15.23
Heat 12: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 14.80 def. Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 13.93
J-Bay Open Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 15.50 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 15.40
Heat 2: Kai Otton (AUS) 15.50 def. Italo Ferreira (BRA) 12.83
Heat 3: Julian Wilson (AUS) 17.94 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 8.40
Heat 4: Nat Young (USA) 16.87 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 8.03
J-Bay Open Round 3 Upcoming Match-Ups:
Heat 5: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Wiggolly Dantas (BRA)
Heat 6: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Heat 8: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Kolohe Andino (USA)
Heat 10: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Keanu Asing (HAW)
Heat 11: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 12: Filipe Toledo (BRA) vs. Alejo Muniz (BRA)