{"id":24424,"date":"2011-07-24T06:38:21","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T13:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=24424"},"modified":"2011-07-24T18:48:30","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T01:48:30","slug":"jordy-smith-goes-number-2-at-j-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=24424","title":{"rendered":"Jordy Smith Goes Number 2 At J-Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"452\" height=\"287\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hM-PBFeclZk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After a rough week with a terrible start, an epic middle, and a rainy finish the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billabongpro.com\/jbay11\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billabong Pro J-Bay<\/a><\/strong> turned out exactly like it should have. <strong>Jordy Smith<\/strong> won his second title by edging two-time winner <strong>Mick Fanning<\/strong>, and <strong>Joel Parkinson<\/strong> moved into the lead in the ASP title race rolling in to Teahupoo.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible week for me,\u201d Smith said. \u201cAll the support of the people at Jeffreys Bay, Garth (Tarlow), Steve (Smith), my girlfriend Lyndall (Jarvis), my mom and dad and everyone else. It\u2019s been a really special week for me and I\u2019m so happy right now.\u201d . . .\u201cMick (Fanning) has surfed amazing all week,\u201d Smith said. \u201cHe\u2019s always an inspiration and he\u2019s right there with everyone in the hunt for the title. Today\u2019s a huge win for me. Last year, it was very emotional. To back it up this year just feels really, really good. It\u2019s huge for my confidence and I\u2019m looking forward to the rest of the year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the official word and complete results follow the jump or <a href=http:\/\/www.billabongpro.com\/jbay11\/videos-gb\/category\/heats_on_demand_mens><b>click here to watch all the heats on demand<\/b><\/a>.<!--more-->Smith Goes Back-to-Back at Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, Parkinson Leads ASP World Title Race<\/p>\n<p>JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Sunday, July 24, 2011) \u2013 Jordy Smith (ZAF), 23, has taken out the 2011 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay in a hard-fought Final over Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, in front of the raucous and hardy hometown crowd on the beach and hundreds of thousands watching online.<\/p>\n<p>Event No. 4 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong Pro culminated in dramatic fashion today with \u201cvictory at sea\u201d, three-to-four foot (1 \u2013 1.5 metre) surf and the world\u2019s best surfers displayed their comprehensive abilities to shred anything from yesterday\u2019s perfection to today\u2019s challenging conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Smith continuously posted impressive scores throughout his Quarterfinal, Semfinal and Final heats, but it was his local knowledge that allowed his to select the best waves in the Final to overtake an in-form Fanning. The win was met with an eruption from those in attendance braving the harsh weather, and Smith was cheered up the beach to an emotional audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible week for me,\u201d Smith said. \u201cAll the support of the people at Jeffreys Bay, Garth (Tarlow), Steve (Smith), my girlfriend Lyndall (Jarvis), my mom and dad and everyone else. It\u2019s been a really special week for me and I\u2019m so happy right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moving from 5th to 2nd on the ASP World Title rankings, the young South African is now firmly in the hunt and will utilize the confidence attained today to propel him through the latter half of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMick (Fanning) has surfed amazing all week,\u201d Smith said. \u201cHe\u2019s always an inspiration and he\u2019s right there with everyone in the hunt for the title. Today\u2019s a huge win for me. Last year, it was very emotional. To back it up this year just feels really, really good. It\u2019s huge for my confidence and I\u2019m looking forward to the rest of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fanning, who claimed the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay in 2002 and 2006, appeared to find his form this morning, dusting Gold Coast flyboy Josh Kerr (AUS), 27, and Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, en route his Runner-Up finish. Today\u2019s placing sees Fanning move from 8th to 4th on the ASP World Title Rankings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really difficult out there today,\u201d Fanning said. \u201cThree heats yesterday and three heats today and felt like the arms wanted to fall off. Big congratulations to Jordy (Smith) though. It was great surfing. It\u2019s inspirational stuff and I\u2019m looking forward to the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parkinson, 2008 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay winner, was in sensational form this year, consistently notching up high scores throughout the event before falling to a rampaging Fanning in the Semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe conditions are a bit tedious today but every now and then there\u2019s a good wave,\u201d Parkinson said. \u201cEveryone is in the same boat too \u2013 we all have to deal with it. Shame I couldn\u2019t find the same rhythm that Mick (Fanning) did out there, but that\u2019s how it goes sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With his Equal 3rd finish, Parkinson ascends to the frontrunner position in the hunt for the 2011 ASP World Title, but the perennial threat remains cautious when regarding the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really think about that yet,\u201d Parkinson said. \u201cIt\u2019s only the fourth event of the year and I\u2019ve been in this position before. I\u2019m happy with my surfing and my boards and I\u2019ll keep my eyes on the next heat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adrian Buchan (AUS), 28, former No. 17 on the ASP World Title rankings, led the goofy-footed assault on Jeffreys Bay throughout the event and his Equal 3rd place finish today moves the Australian up to 11th heading into the next event in Tahiti.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI missed a good one at the start and that really let Jordy (Smith) get on top early in the heat,\u201d Buchan said. \u201cI always felt like I could come back but it just didn\u2019t happen for me. It\u2019s still an excellent result for me and I\u2019m excited about the next few events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alejo Muniz (BRA), 21, 2011 ASP Dream Tour rookie, matched his best result of the year with and Equal 5th place finish. Muniz now sits well inside the cutoff for the ASP Top 34 rotation in August, and will remain a fixture at the elite level throughout the duration of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never thought I would have good results in my rookie year,\u201d Muniz said. \u201cI am surfing with my heroes and to be getting through heats is what I always dreamed of as a little kid. This matches my best result this year from the Gold Coast and I\u2019m stoked to be safe for the August cutoff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muniz, along with fellow rookie Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, both finished Equal 5th at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights from the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay will be available via http:\/\/www.billabongpro.com<\/p>\n<p>The next stop on the 2011 ASP World Title season will be the Billabong Pro Tahiti from August 20 \u2013 31, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n<p>BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY FINAL RESULTS:<br \/>\n1 \u2013 Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.60<br \/>\n2 \u2013 Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.83<\/p>\n<p>BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY SEMIFINAL RESULTS:<br \/>\nSF 1: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 17.46 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.87<br \/>\nSF 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.47 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 11.93<\/p>\n<p>BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:<br \/>\nQF 1: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.10 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 8.94<br \/>\nQF 2: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 16.77 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 14.90<br \/>\nQF 3: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.83 def. Alejo Muniz (BRA) 8.16<br \/>\nQF 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.40 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 5.43<\/p>\n<p>ASP WORLD TITLE TOP 10 (After Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay):<br \/>\n1. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 25700 pts<br \/>\n2. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 24750 pts<br \/>\n3. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 22250 pts<br \/>\n4. Mick Fanning (AUS) 19500 pts<br \/>\n5. Taj Burrow (AUS) 18250 pts<br \/>\n6. Kelly Slater (USA) 16950 pts<br \/>\n7. Michel Bourez (PYF) 16000<br \/>\n8. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15000<br \/>\n9. Josh Kerr (AUS) 13900 pts<br \/>\n9. Owen Wright (AUS) 13900 pts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a rough week with a terrible start, an epic middle, and a rainy finish the Billabong Pro J-Bay turned out exactly like it should have. 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