Competition ran through the opening eight Heats of Round 1 in challenging conditions at Teahupo’o before being called off for the day with inconsistent surf.
The high point of Round 1 is most certainly Heat 2 featuring Ace Buchan, Owen Wright and CJ Hobgood. There's a good chance it'll be held in big messy Chopes; so grab your popcorn and warm the edge of your seat because it'll surely be on the Day 1 highlights reel.
Johanne Defay and Hiroto Ohhara reigned supreme on the final day of the Vans US Open of Surfing in front of a capacity crowd. Defay has been crowned champion of the Women’s CT event while Ohhara has won the Men’s Qualifying Series 10,000 event.
Footage of the incident, plus interviews with Mick and Julian Wilson, who was also in the water at the time.
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John John Florence has withdrawn from the J-Bay Open due an ongoing ankle injury he suffered while on a surf trip. Florence joins Jeremy Flores, who had already withdrawn from J-Bay due to a head injury he suffered while on a surf trip in Indonesia.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.
