Corona Open J-Bay 2019

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Corona Open J-Bay
Location Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Dates9 to 19 July 2019
Competitors36 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Gabriel Medina  Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svg   Italo Ferreira  Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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The Corona Open J-Bay 2019 was the sixth event of the Men's Championship Tour in the 2019 World Surf League. It took place from 9 to 19 July at Jeffreys Bay in Eastern Cape, South Africa, and was contested by 36 surfers. [1]

Contents

In an all-Brazilian final, Gabriel Medina defeated Italo Ferreira to win the 13th Championship Tour event of his career. He also became the first goofy foot surfer to win the J-Bay Open since 1984. [2]

Format

A new competition format was introduced for the 2019 Championship Tour. All 36 surfers take part in the Seeding Round. The top two surfers in each heat advance directly to the Round of 32, while the lowest-placed surfer in each heat enters the Elimination Round. In each of the four heats in the Elimination Round, the top two surfers advance to the Round of 32, while the lowest-placed surfer is eliminated from the competition. From the Round of 32 onwards, the competition follows a single elimination format, with the winner of each head-to-head heat advancing to the next round and the loser being eliminated. [3]

Competition

The competition took place from 9 to 19 July. [4]

Seeding Round

Heat 1
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 12.03
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 10.57
3 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 9.00
Heat 2
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 14.43
2 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.67
3 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 10.34
Heat 3
1 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 12.16
2 Adriano de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg 7.33
3 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 6.74
Heat 4
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 13.77
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 9.27
3 Jorgann Couzinet Flag of France.svg 8.67
Heat 5
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 11.43
2 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 9.84
3 Beyrick De Vries Flag of South Africa.svg 8.30
Heat 6
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 17.60
2 Michael February Flag of South Africa.svg 12.83
3 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.77
Heat 7
1 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.97
2 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 10.60
3 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 10.56
Heat 8
1 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.17
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 11.84
3 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 5.27
Heat 9
1 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 10.66
2 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 9.03
3 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6.10
Heat 10
1 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.40
2 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 10.67
3 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 9.27
Heat 11
1 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 12.24
2 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.00
3 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.86
Heat 12
1 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.24
2 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 13.23
3 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 10.83

Elimination round

Heat 1
1 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.93
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.40
3 Beyrick De Vries Flag of South Africa.svg 11.14
Heat 2
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.27
2 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.03
3 Jorgann Couzinet Flag of France.svg 11.73
Heat 3
1 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 15.84
2 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 13.23
3 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 11.83
Heat 4
1 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 13.07
2 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 12.20
3 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 11.86

Round of 32

Heat 1
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 15.67
2 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.74
Heat 2
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.40
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 11.27
Heat 3
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 15.00
2 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 10.00
Heat 4
1 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.10
2 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 11.33
Heat 5
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 12.33
2 Adriano de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg 9.80
Heat 6
1 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 13.43
2 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 11.70
Heat 7
1 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 11.60
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.56
Heat 8
1 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.74
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 10.86
Heat 9
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 14.77
2 Michael February Flag of South Africa.svg 10.40
Heat 10
1 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 14.03
2 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 12.10
Heat 11
1 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.94
2 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.50
Heat 12
1 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 13.60
2 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 12.83
Heat 13
1 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 17.53
2 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 13.50
Heat 14
1 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 13.50
2 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 11.66
Heat 15
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 13.57
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 11.90
Heat 16
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 15.16
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.70

Round of 16

Heat 1
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16.23
2 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 14.70
Heat 2
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 12.94
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.67
Heat 3
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 12.73
2 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 12.14
Heat 4
1 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.43
2 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.00
Heat 5
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 18.26
2 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 11.33
Heat 6
1 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.83
2 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 11.44
Heat 7
1 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 17.24
2 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 11.73
Heat 8
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 14.06
2 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 12.20

Quarterfinals

Heat 1
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 15.67
2 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.60
Heat 2
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 15.43
2 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.10
Heat 3
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 15.00
2 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.40
Heat 4
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 15.53
2 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 12.37

Semifinals

Heat 1
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 14.30
2 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 14.00
Heat 2
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 17.50
2 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 14.00

Final

Heat 1
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 19.50
2 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 16.77

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References

  1. ↑ "Corona Open J-Bay, Jul 9 - 22, 2019". World Surf League. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Gabriel Medina becomes first goofyfoot to win J-Bay since 1984". surfer.com. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Updates to the 2019 CT Format". World Surf League. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Corona Open J-Bay 2019 / Event PDF". World Surf League. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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