The J-Bay Open has been called off following a dramatic incident that involved defending event winner Mick Fanning being attacked by a shark in the opening minutes of the Final against Julian Wilson.
“It feels like there are a lot of waves coming through but you kind of have to sift through all the garbage to find the little gems.” Ace Buchan summed up Round 4 in his post-heat interview.
Parko stalls, Gabs finds a gear, Dane doesnt care, and Andino goes the biff. It's the J'Bay recap after Round 3.
Even with the conditions as bad as they were, the Brazilians couldn't notch up a single heat win.
John John Florence has withdrawn from the J-Bay Open due an ongoing ankle injury he suffered while on a surf trip. Florence joins Jeremy Flores, who had already withdrawn from J-Bay due to a head injury he suffered while on a surf trip in Indonesia.
Alejo Muniz beat Davey Cathels to win the Ballito Pro, in the process taking the lead of the Qualifying Series rankings.
Owen Wright gets his second perfect 10 of the final and his second perfect 20 heat score of the event.
Owen Wright gets his fist perfect 10 of the final and the third of the event.
"Best performance ever", "history in the making", "touched by the hand of God." Owen Wright's performance today is going to generate lots of over-the-top descriptors, and it warrants every one of them.
Owen Wright scores two perfect tens in five minutes then drops an F-Bomb on live camera. Who fucken wouldn't? Steve Harrison gives his wrap on the day.
Slater's white hot run continues, while Dane is on a slow burn. Coverage from Day 3 in Fiji by Steve Harrison.
A slight increase in the swell and a different board and everyone is talking about Kelly Slater again.
