J-Bay Open

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J-Bay Open
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg Corona Open J-Bay 2023
Sport Surfing
Country South Africa
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Brazil.svg Filipe Toledo (men)
Flag of the United States.svg Lakey Peterson (women)
Most titles Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Slater and Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Fanning (men) (4 titles)
Flag of Brazil.svg Tatiana Weston-Webb (women) (1 title)
Official website Hurley Pro Sunset Beach

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]

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Naming

Since the birth of this competition it had different names.

Results

YearWinnerNationScoreRunner-UpNationScorePrize money
1984 Mark Occhilupo Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5.00 Hans Hedemann Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 0.00
1996 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 24.75 Taylor Knox Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 22.25$105,000
1998 Michael Barry Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25.30 Sunny Garcia Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 19.75$120,600
1999 Joel Parkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21.50Ross Williams Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 17.45$120,600
2000 Jake PatersonFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23.50 Peterson Rosa Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15.50$135,600
2001 Jake Paterson (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21.30 Taylor Knox Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 20.50$250,00
2002 Mick Fanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27.70 Michael Lowe Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21.60$250,000
2003 Kelly Slater (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 18.36 Damien Hobgood Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 15.83$250,000
2004 Andy Irons Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 16.83 Nathan Hedge Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8.00$260,000
2005 Kelly Slater (3)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 16.83 Andy Irons Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 16.56$270,000
2006 Mick Fanning (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16.90 Taj Burrow Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16.00$280,000
2007 Taj Burrow Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16.50 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 6.17$300,000
2008 Kelly Slater (4)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 16.73 Mick Fanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9.40$320,000
2009 Joel Parkinson (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15.97 Damien Hobgood Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 11.94$340,000
2010 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 17.93 Adam Melling Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.00$400,000
2011 Jordy Smith (2)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 15.60 Mick Fanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14.83$425,000
2014 Mick Fanning (3)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17.00 Joel Parkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 13.60
2015 SharkFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20.00 Mick Fanning & Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0.00
2016 Mick Fanning (4)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17.70 John John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 17.13
2017 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 18.00 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 17.73
2018 Filipe Toledo (2)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 16.80 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15.33
2019 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 19.50 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 16.77
2022 Ethan Ewing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16.80 Jack Robinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16.30
2023 Filipe Toledo (3)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 18.76 Ethan Ewing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12.60

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