Billabong Pro Begins 12 July 2006 Jeffreys Bay
Billabong Pro Begins 12 July 2006 Jeffreys Bay
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Billabong - JBay 2006 - Starts today 12th July. Who is the next champion? Visit JBay and watch the contest live!
Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Contest Update
Event Status
Event: On-Hold
Scores: ON Swell: 2-3ft Wind: Onshore Weather: Cold morning / Sun is Out Schedule: Next call 1:30pm, Thur 20th July Updated: 12noon - Thur 20th July |
Local Time:12:30:28 PM
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Due to conditions getting a little slow out there in the lineup, the head honchos have put heat five on hold till 1.30pm local time. The ocean has gone a little slow and in the last heat it was obvious the guys were struggling a little. So we're going to go away and have a bite to eat, then return at 1.30pm, assess the conditions and determine whether to continue on with more of round three. In the meantime check out the video highlights and all from the previous rounds.
| 10 best wave scores | |||||
| num | score | competitor | heat | round | day |
| 1 | 10.00 | Andy Irons | 9 | Round 1 | 14/Jul/2006 |
| 2 | 9.93 | Daniel Wills | 9 | Round 1 | 14/Jul/2006 |
| 3 | 9.93 | Shaun Cansdell | 16 | Round 1 | 14/Jul/2006 |
| 4 | 9.70 | Joel Parkinson | 4 | Round 1 | 14/Jul/2006 |
| 5 | 9.50 | Kelly Slater | 1 | Round 2 | 17/Jul/2006 |
| 6 | 9.43 | Adriano de Souza | 10 | Round 2 | 17/Jul/2006 |
| 7 | 9.40 | Sean Holmes | 8 | Round 1 | 14/Jul/2006 |
| 8 | 9.27 | Daniel Wills | 9 | Round 1 | 14/Jul/2006 |
| 9 | 9.17 | Victor Ribas | 9 | Round 2 | 17/Jul/2006 |
| 10 | 9.17 | Yuri Sodre | 6 | Round 1 | 14/Jul/2006 |
| 10 best Average heat points | |||||||
| num | total | best | competitor | heat# | round | % | |
| 1 | 19.20 | 2 | Daniel Wills | 9 | Round 1 | 96.00% | |
| 2 | 17.93 | 2 | Shaun Cansdell | 16 | Round 1 | 89.65% | |
| 3 | 17.60 | 2 | Adriano de Souza | 10 | Round 2 | 88.00% | |
| 4 | 17.50 | 2 | Kelly Slater | 1 | Round 2 | 87.50% | |
| 5 | 17.17 | 2 | Jordy Smith | 7 | Round 1 | 85.85% | |
| 6 | 16.94 | 2 | Peterson Rosa | 11 | Round 1 | 84.70% | |
| 7 | 16.83 | 2 | Tim Reyes | 8 | Round 2 | 84.15% | |
| 8 | 16.73 | 2 | Sean Holmes | 8 | Round 1 | 83.65% | |
| 9 | 16.70 | 2 | Joel Parkinson | 4 | Round 1 | 83.50% | |
| 10 | 16.67 | 2 | Michael Lowe | 13 | Round 2 | 83.35% | |
Facts about Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay.
Event Dates: A total of four full days of competition is required to finalize the WCT but the tournament has an 11 day waiting period for the best possible surfing conditions from July 12 - 22, 2006.
The history of the contest has delivered the following champions over the past decades.
1981 Shaun Tomson (SA) Beach Hotel Classic
1982 Greg Day (Aus) Lightening Bolt/Country Feeling Surf Classic
1983 David Barr (USA) Country Feeling Surf Classic
1984 Mark Occhilupo (Aus) Country Feeling Surf Classic
1985 No event
1986 No event
1987 Grant Myrdal (SA) Billabong/Country Feeling Surf Classic
1988 Mike Burness (SA) Billabong/Country Feeling Surf Classic
1989 Justin Strong (SA) Billabong/Country Feeling Surf Classic
1990 Marcus Brabant (Aus) Billabong/Country Feeling Surf Classic
1991 Luke Egan (Aus) Dream Sequence
1991 Pierre Tostee (SA) Billabong/Country Feeling Surf Classic
1992 Seth Hulley (SA) Billabong/Country Feeling Surf Classic
1993 Munga Barry (Aus) Billabong/Country Feeling Surf Classic (WQS)
1994 Justin Strong (SA) Billabong/Country Feeling Surf Classic (WQS)
1995 Seth Hulley (SA) Billabong/Country Feeling Surf Classic (WQS)
1995 Kelly Slater (USA) Billabong Challenge
1996 Shane Thorne (SA) Billabong/Country Feeling Surf Classic (WQS)
1996 Kelly Slater (USA) CSI / Billabong Pro (WCT)
1997 Jevon Le Roux (SA) Billabong/Country Feeling Surf Classic (WQS)
1998 Munga Barry (Aus) Billabong /MSF Pro (WCT)
1999 Joel Parkinson (Aus) Billabong /MSF Pro (WCT)
2000 Jake Paterson (Aus) Billabong /MSF Pro (WCT)
2001 Jake Paterson Aus) Billabong Pro (WCT)
2002 Mick Fanning (Aus) Billabong Pro (WCT)
2003 Kelly Slater (USA) Billabong Pro (WCT)
2004 Andy Irons (Haw) Billabong Pro (WCT)
2005 Kelly Slater (USA) Billabong Pro (WCT)
View the billabong pro contest live and get uptodate news by going to Billabongpro.com.
Billabong Pro WCT’s: The Billabong Pro at J-Bay is the second of three events on the 2006 Billabong Pro series on the Foster’s men’s World Championship Tour which takes competitors to three premier surf locations on three different continents. The first Billabong Pro was at the legendary wave of Teahupoo, Tahiti in May and Mundaka will host the third Billabong Pro tournament in the Basque region of Spain October 2 or 3 – 14
Billabong Pro Live webcast: via www.billabongpro.com each day of the event utilizing live coverage and commentary in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Various camera angles, highlights and replays, weather and scoring information, direct viewer interaction, celebrity guests, interviews and more are apart of the daily webcast program.
The commentary team includes Contest Director Mike Parsons, legendary emcee David Stanfield, Roberto Perdigao (Portuguese), Jose Estrado (Spanish), Quirin Rohleder (French) and a cast of celebrities and world surfing stars.
Supporting Sponsors: South African Airways; Von Zipper; Kustom; Kouga Municipality; True Technologies; Blackfoot Productions; Dirk Ellis Motors; Canon; Telkom SA; Bonaqua; Malibu