J-Bay Open a.k.a. Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay is an event on the World Surf League. The event is held every year at Jeffreys Bay in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Inaugural winner Kelly Slater, and Mick Fanning share the most victories with 4.[1]

J-Bay Open
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event Corona Open J-Bay 2023
SportSurfing
CountrySouth Africa
Most recent
champion(s)
Brazil Filipe Toledo (men)
United States Lakey Peterson (women)
Most titlesUnited States Kelly Slater and Australia Mick Fanning (men) (4 titles)
Brazil Tatiana Weston-Webb (women) (1 title)
Official websiteHurley Pro Sunset Beach

Naming

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Since the birth of this competition it had different names.

Results

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Year Winner Nation Score Runner-Up Nation Score Prize money
1984 Mark Occhilupo   Australia 5.00 Hans Hedemann   Hawaii 0.00
1996 Kelly Slater   United States 24.75 Taylor Knox   United States 22.25 $105,000
1998 Michael Barry   Australia 25.30 Sunny Garcia   Hawaii 19.75 $120,600
1999 Joel Parkinson   Australia 21.50 Ross Williams   Hawaii 17.45 $120,600
2000 Jake Paterson   Australia 23.50 Peterson Rosa   Brazil 15.50 $135,600
2001 Jake Paterson (2)   Australia 21.30 Taylor Knox   United States 20.50 $250,00
2002 Mick Fanning   Australia 27.70 Michael Lowe   Australia 21.60 $250,000
2003 Kelly Slater (2)   United States 18.36 Damien Hobgood   United States 15.83 $250,000
2004 Andy Irons   Hawaii 16.83 Nathan Hedge   Australia 8.00 $260,000
2005 Kelly Slater (3)   United States 16.83 Andy Irons   Hawaii 16.56 $270,000
2006 Mick Fanning (2)   Australia 16.90 Taj Burrow   Australia 16.00 $280,000
2007 Taj Burrow   Australia 16.50 Kelly Slater   United States 6.17 $300,000
2008 Kelly Slater (4)   United States 16.73 Mick Fanning   Australia 9.40 $320,000
2009 Joel Parkinson (2)   Australia 15.97 Damien Hobgood   United States 11.94 $340,000
2010 Jordy Smith   South Africa 17.93 Adam Melling   Australia 10.00 $400,000
2011 Jordy Smith (2)   South Africa 15.60 Mick Fanning   Australia 14.83 $425,000
2014 Mick Fanning (3)   Australia 17.00 Joel Parkinson   Australia 13.60
2015 Shark   South Africa 20.00 Mick Fanning & Julian Wilson   Australia 0.00
2016 Mick Fanning (4)   Australia 17.70 John John Florence   Hawaii 17.13
2017 Filipe Toledo   Brazil 18.00 Frederico Morais   Portugal 17.73
2018 Filipe Toledo (2)   Brazil 16.80 Wade Carmichael   Australia 15.33
2019 Gabriel Medina   Brazil 19.50 Italo Ferreira   Brazil 16.77
2022 Ethan Ewing   Australia 16.80 Jack Robinson   Australia 16.30
2023 Filipe Toledo (3)   Brazil 18.76 Ethan Ewing   Australia 12.60

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to nginx". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2016.