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Kelly Slater Wins The 2008 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay

Thursday, July 17, 2008: The Billabong Pro JBay Is now complete and Kelly Slater again comes out on top. Slater went up against Mick Fanning in the finals who seemed to be slightly off his game.

Billabong Pro Jbay 2008 Finals: Kelly Slater vs. Mick Fanning

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Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Final Results:
Final: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.73 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 9.40

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Semifinal Results:
Heat 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.00 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.17
Heat 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.84 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 11.83

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Quarterfinal Results:
Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.74 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.00
Heat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.17 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 9.84
Heat 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.27 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 9.60
Heat 4: Taj Burrow (AUS) def. Andy Irons (HAW)

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Round 4 Results:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.33 def. Roy Powers (HAW) 8.56
Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 15.44 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 15.17
Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.33 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 5.84
Heat 4: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.03 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 10.67
Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.44 def. Bruce Irons (HAW) 13.33
Heat 6: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 14.76 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 10.33
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.00 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 16.76
Heat 8: Andy Irons (HAW) 11.34 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 5.23

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.87 def. Leonardo Neves (BRA) 7.63
Heat 2: Roy Powers (HAW) 12.34 def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 11.33
Heat 3: Kai Otton (AUS) 15.00 def. Jay Thompson (AUS) 12.00
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.00 def. Daniel Wills (AUS) 11.50
Heat 5: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 11.83 def. Mick Campbell (AUS) 5.40
Heat 6: Bobby Martinez (USA) 15.00 def. Luke Munro (AUS) 10.67
Heat 7: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 10.47 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 6.17
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) 19.14 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 12.06
Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.50 def. Ben Bourgeois (USA) 11.16
Heat 10: Bruce Irons (HAW) 9.50 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 8.33
Heat 11: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 10.20 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 6.50
Heat 12: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 14.50 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.50
Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) 18.34 def. Royden Bryson (ZAF) 11.16
Heat 14: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 16.17 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 8.73
Heat 15: Andy Irons (HAW) 10.50 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 9.66
Heat 16: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 15.00 def. Chris Ward (USA) 12.07

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.33 def. Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 9.67
Heat 2: Andy Irons (HAW) 15.17 def. Granger Larsen (HAW) 11.83
Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA) 16.33 def. Rudy (jnr) Palmboom (ZAF) 4.33
Heat 4: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.07 def. Nic Muscroft (AUS) 11.00
Heat 5: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 15.67 def. Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 11.34
Heat 6: Luke Stedman (AUS) 12.00 def. Daniel Ross (AUS) 7.60
Heat 7: Kai Otton (AUS) 14.27 def. Jihad Khodr (BRA) 13.94
Heat 8: Travis Logie (ZAF) 15.50 def. Timmy Reyes (USA) 12.00
Heat 9: Ben Bourgeois (USA) adv. Pancho Sullivan (HAW) n/s
Heat 10: Dayyan Neve (AUS) 15.66 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 14.50
Heat 11: Heitor Alves (BRA) 16.66 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 13.83
Heat 12: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 15.10 def. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 13.70
Heat 13: Mick Campbell (AUS) 15.30 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 9.50
Heat 14: Luke Munro (AUS) 16.33 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 12.55
Heat 15: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 18.60 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 11.33
Heat 16: Chris Ward (USA) 13.16 def. Mikael Picon (FRA) 12.17

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Roy Powers (HAW) 13.00, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.67, Tiago Pires (PRT) 9.84
Heat 2: Jay Thompson (AUS) 10.57, Ben Bourgeois (USA) 10.50, Bobby Martinez (USA) 9.70
Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.67, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 13.54, Travis Logie (ZAF) 11.44
Heat 4: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.93, Ben Dunn (AUS) 12.06, Jihad Khodr (BRA) 11.27
Heat 5: Bruce Irons (HAW) 12.07, Andy Irons (HAW) 11.80, Daniel Ross (AUS) 11.83
Heat 6: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.00, Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 12.83, Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.76
Heat 7: Taylor Knox (USA) 19.70, Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.66, Nic Muscroft (AUS) 14.77
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.66, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 10.66, Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 8.77
Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.87, Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.06, Granger Larsen (HAW) 10.06
Heat 10: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.86, Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 15.50, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 10.10
Heat 11: Royden Bryson (ZAF) 16.00, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.00, Chris Ward (USA) 9.00
Heat 12: Daniel Wills (AUS) 14.50, Luke Stedman (AUS) 12.53, Mikael Picon (FRA) 10.67
Heat 13: Leonardo Neves (BRA) 13.44, Kai Otton (AUS) 11.04, Neco Padaratz (BRA) 10.77
Heat 14: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 16.27, Heitor Alves (BRA) 11.50, Tim Reyes (USA) 11.36
Heat 15: Dean Morrison (AUS) 14.33, Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 12.24, Luke Munro (AUS) 8.60
Heat 16: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.50, Michael Campbell (AUS) 8.17, Pancho Sullivan (HAW) NS

ASP World Tour Ratings after Stop No. 5 – the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 5210 points
2. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 3948 points
3. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3782 points
4. Mick Fanning (AUS) 3753 points
5. Taj Burrow (AUS) 3638 points
6. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 3540 points
7. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 3460 points
8. Andy Irons (HAW) 3338 points
9. Bobby Martinez (USA) 3028 points
10. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 2884 points

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Day 7

Wednesday, July 16, 2008: The Billabong Pro JBay Day 7 completed through half of round four today in fun looking JBay. Bede Durbidge, Joel Parkinson, Adriano De Souza and Kellu Slater move on to the quarter finals. Upcoming in Round 4, we will see... More Billabong Pro JBay News, Results, Photo's and Video,,.

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Day 3 - Off Today

Saturday, July 12, 2008 – Round 3 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay has been called off for the day. Dying swell has prompted event officials to look deeper into the 11-day waiting period to assess which two days of the eight left will offer the best scoring potential for the remaining ASP Top 45 surfers.

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Day 2

Friday, July 11, 2008: South African rookie Jordy Smith gave the local crowd what they came for when he posted the highest heat total of Round 2 to advance to Round 3 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay today. More Billabong Pro JBay Day 2...

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Day 1

Day 1: Thursday, July 10, 2008. There was no shortage of standout surfing in Round 1 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, but it was ASP World Tour veteran Taylor Knox (USA) who stole the show in perfect four to six foot (one to two metre) waves in South Africa today. Billabong Pro JBay 2008 Day 1

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay 2008 • Jordy Smith Can't Wait!

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - ASP World Tour rookie Jordy Smith (ZAF) put the world's best surfers on notice when he made the semifinals of the 2006 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay as an 18-year-old wildcard.

Halfway through his first year as a member of the ASP Top 45, the young South African has yet to match or beat that equal 3rd result. He will head into the July 10-20, 2008 Billabong Pro waiting period hoping to change that. More Billabong Pro Jbay 2008...

Billabong Pro J-Bay 2008 Teaser

TIME DIFFERENCE: GMT + 2

COORDINATES: 34° 2’ S, 24° 55’ E

BAGGAGE CLAIM: Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town (CPT) or Port Elizabeth Airport, Port Elizabeth (PLZ)

TRANSPORTATION: Definitely a rental car. Beautiful country and you’ll want to be free to get around on the off days.

Surf Trip .com Surfing Travel: JBay Surf Trip, South Africa Surftrip

ATTITUDE: There’s an essence that envelops Jeffereys that’s undeniable. Great waves, great hospitality and a great vibe. The flawless waves of "J-Bay" provide a classic canvas on which the surfers can draw their lines and the level of competition jumps accordingly.

THE WAVE: Supertubes, Magnatubes, Impossibles and Boneyards are the breaks the boys contest when they come to town. Supertubes hosts the main event and is considered one of Earth’s most epic right-hand point breaks. Racing along a lava-rock reef, the wave churns out section after section of satisfaction should a swell pulse through.

PERKS: Flawless waves. Flawless waves. Flawless waves.

PERILS: Flick on Animal Planet, watch one episode featuring massive great white sharks prone to propelling themselves in the air and swallowing sea lions whole and then paddle out. Dare you.

APRES SURF:Several eating and drinking establishments in Jeffereys do a good night out justice.

ASP WORLD TOUR HISTORY: Although Billabong has sponsored an event here since 1983, the ASP World Tour endorsed Jeffreys in 1984, 1996, and again from 1998 to present. Prior to being the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay it was called the Country Feeling Surf Classic.

NOTABLE: In 2003 Taj Burrow swore he saw a shark during his semifinal heat against Damien Hobgood. While paddling for an outside set, Burrow spotted a massive dorsal fin heading in his direction. Burrow (accompanied by a water photographer) quickly scrambled to the beach where announcers were stating that it wasn’t a dorsal fin, but a whale on its side. A clearly rattled Burrow reluctantly returned to the lineup but failed to attain his needed score. His claim that it was a massive Great White was given credit when, the following week, a South African teen was mauled by a large shark while warming up for an ASP Pro Junior contest.