Al Corona Open J-Bay 2017 si sono vissute le giornate più spettacolari del world tour! Fra avvistamenti di squali, svariati perfect 10 e anche qualche perfect 20 su onde lunghe, solide e perfette, la sesta tappa del tour ha tenuto incollati al monitor tutti gli appassionati.
Le tre giornate conclusive del contest hanno visto condizioni definibili good to epic un un Jeffreys Bay in ottima forma, capace di sfornare destre lunghissime tra6 e 8 foot (1.8 – 2.4 m) questa mattina, qualcosa di più solido ieri e ieri l’altro.
Leonardo Fioravanti nulla ha potuto contro il perfect 20 di Jordy Smith, che in particolare nella heat contro l’Italiano ha dato il meglio di se. Anche Leo tuttavia ha saputo dimostrare il suo valore, uscendo a testa alta con un 16.17 dopo essersi preso la rivincita al round 2 contro Sebastian Zietz.
L’infortunio di Kelly Slater sembra meno grave del previsto e, nonostante abbia perso le possibilità di competere per il titolo 2017, lo rivedremo in acqua probabilmente già al Billabong Pro Tahiti (Teahupoʻo, dove è il campione in carica dopo la vittoria dell’anno scorso) oppure in California per l’Hurley Pro at Trestles.
Che altro aggiungere, vi lasciamo ai risultati, al video e ad una gallery (per vedere tutte le foto visita worldsurfleague.com) che raccontano più di molte parole lo spettacolo vissuto questi giorni in Sudafrica.
Corona Open J-Bay Round 4 Results: Heat 1: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 18.74, Joan Duru (FRA) 16.07, Owen Wright (AUS) 13.10 Heat 2: Frederico Morais (PRT) 19.07, John John Florence (HAW) 17.17, Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.90 Heat 3: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 19.00, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 17.40, Julian Wilson (AUS) 13.50 Heat 4: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 17.93, Conner Coffin (USA) 15.33, Michel Bourez (PYF) 15.20
Corona Open J-Bay Round 5 Results: Heat 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.80 def. Joan Duru (FRA) 15.27 Heat 2: John John Florence (HAW) 16.50 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 10.00 Heat 3: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 19.37 def. Conner Coffin (USA) 17.74 Heat 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.94 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 8.83
Corona Open J-Bay Quarterfinal Results: Heat 1: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 17.40 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 11.33 Heat 2: Frederico Morais (PRT) 19.77 def. John John Florence (HAW) 18.67
Corona Open J-Bay Quarterfinal Results: Heat 3: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 18.70 vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 13.26 Heat 4: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 14.77 vs. Julian Wilson (AUS) 16.07
Corona Open J-Bay Seimifinals Results: Heat 1: Frederico Morais (PRT) 17.37 vs Gabriel Medina (BRA) 14.70 Heat 2: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 16.63 vs. Julian Wilson (AUS) 11.33
Corona Open J-Bay Finals Results: Frederico Morais (PRT) 17.73 vs Filipe Toledo (BRA) 18.00
Filipe Toledo of Brazil (blue) and Frederico Morais of Portugal (red) celebrate their result at the Corona Open J-Bay prizegiving. Toledo is crowned the 2017 Champion, his second Championship Tour career victory and Morais takes runner-up, the first final of his rookie year.
2017 WSL Men’s Jeep Leaderboard (After Corona Open J-Bay):
1 – Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 31,950 points
2 – John John Florence (HAW) 31,700 points
3 – Jordy Smith (ZAF) 31,350 points
4 – Owen Wright (AUS) 30,150 points
5 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 27,900 points
Filipe Toledo of Brazil advances to the final of the Corona Open J-Bay after defeating Julian Wilson of Australia in Semifinal Heat 2 in overhead conditions at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
Filipe Toledo of Brazil started the resurf of Round Four Heat 3 of the Corona Open J-Bay by boosing a massive aerial to post a near perfect 9.00 point ride at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Adriano de Souza
3X World Champion and defending event champion Mick Fanning of Australia advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Corona Open J-Bay after defeating rookie Joan Duru of France in Heat 1 of Round Five at pumping Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
Rookie Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy advances to Round Three of the Corona Open J-Bay after defeating Sebastien Zietz of Hawaii in Heat 7 of Round Two in pumping Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
Rookie Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy advances to Round Two of the Corona Open J-Bay after placing second in Round One, Heat 7.
Rookie Ezekiel Lau of Hawaii advances to Round Three of the Corona Open J-Bay after defeating Wiggolly Dantas of Brazil in Heat 11 of Round Two in pumping Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
Reigning World Champion John John Florence of Hawaii advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Corona Open J-Bay after defeating Owen Wright of Australia in Heat 2 of Round Five at pumping Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
World Champion Kelly Slater advances directly to round three after winning Round One, Heat 8 at the Corona Open J-Bay.
Jeffreys Bay Open 2014
Current equal No.3 on the Jeep Leaderboard Jordy Smith of South Africa took resurfing his Round Five heat against Conner Coffin of the USA in his stride and took a convincing victory with a heat total of 19.37 point ride (out of a possible 20.00) which included a perfect 10.00 point ride and sees him advance to the Quarterfinals at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
Current equal No.3 on the Jeep Leaderboard Jordy Smith of South Africa took resurfing his Round Five heat against Conner Coffin of the USA in his stride and took a convincing victory with a heat total of 19.37 point ride (out of a possible 20.00) which included a perfect 10.00 point ride and sees him advance to the Quarterfinals at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
Filipe Toledo advances to Round Three of the Corona Open J-Bay after defeating rookie Kanoa Igarashi of the USA in Heat 8 of Round Two in pumping Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
Current equal No. 3 on the Jeep Leaderboard Owen Wright of Australia advances to Round Three of the Corona Open J-Bay after defeating rookie Ethan Ewing of Australia in Heat 3 of Round Two in pumping Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
Filipe Toledo of Brazil (blue) and Frederico Morais of Portugal (red) celebrate their result at the Corona Open J-Bay prizegiving. Toledo is crowned the 2017 Champion, his second Championship Tour career victory and Morais takes runner-up, the first final of his rookie year.
Rookie Frederico Morais of Portugal has advanced to the first final of his career at the Corona Open J-Bay after defeating 2015 World Champion Gabriel Medina of Brazil in Semifinal Heat 1 in overhead conditions at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
Gabriel Medina of Brazil finished equal 3rd in the Corona Open J-Bay after placing second to Frederico Morais of Portugal in Semifinal Heat 1 in excellent Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
