E’ proseguito il J-Bay Open oggi, sesta tappa del World Surf League (WSL) Tour Championship (CT). Il contest ha visto concludere le heat rimanenti del Round 3 in onde dai due-quattro piedi (0,5 – 1 metro) a Jeffreys Bay.
Le teste di serie Adriano de Souza (BRA) e Mick Fanning (AUS) hanno dominato le proprie heat, con loro anche Kelly Slater (USA) e Gabriel Medina (BRA) con la miglior prestazione di giornata. Il Round 3 ha dispensaro la solita dose di shock con le eliminazioni di Filipe Toledo (BRA) e Joel Parkinson (AUS) eliminati rispettivamente per mano di Alejo Muniz (BRA) e Wiggolly Dantas (BRA).
Action continued today at the J-Bay Open, Stop No. 6 on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). The competition ran through the remaining heats of Round 3 in two-to-four foot (0.5 – 1 metre) surf at Jeffreys Bay and the world’s best fought for a place in Round 4.
Top seeds Adriano de Souza (BRA) and Mick Fanning (AUS) were dominant, winning through their heats alongside Kelly Slater (USA) and the day’s standout performer Gabriel Medina (BRA). Round 3 also dealt out upsets when both Filipe Toledo (BRA) and Joel Parkinson (AUS) were eliminated from the competition in 13th place at the hands of Alejo Muniz (BRA) and Wiggolly Dantas (BRA).
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 Jr. (HAW) 8.40
Heat 4: Nat Young (USA) 16.87 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 8.03
Heat 5: Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 15.13 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.40
Heat 6: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.17 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 11.90
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.50 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.83
Heat 8: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 19.07 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 16.07
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) 14.16 def. Kolohe Andino (USA) 12.27
Heat 10: Keanu Asing (HAW) 14.83 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 12.33
Heat 11: Michel Bourez (PYF) 15.67 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.67
Heat 12: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 17.83 def. Filipe Toledo (BRA) 17.23
J-Bay Open Round 4 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Adrian Buchan (AUS), Kai Otton (AUS), Julian Wilson (AUS)
Heat 2: Nat Young (USA), Wiggolly Dantas (BRA), Adriano de Souza (BRA)
Heat 3: Mick Fanning (AUS), Gabriel Medina (BRA), Kelly Slater (USA)
Heat 4: Keanu Asing (HAW), Michel Bourez (PYF), Alejo Muniz (BRA)