BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY SURF CONTEST OFFICIALS CALL TO HOLD OFF COMPETITION FOR ANOTHER DAY
Day 9: Billabong Pro JBay Surf Contest Video Mike Parsons On The Surf Conditions
JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Thursday, July 19, 2007) – After careful deliberation, Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay event officials made the call to hold off competition for the day. Although there are some decent waves coming into the Supertubes lineup, contest director Mike Parsons is confident that there will be more contestable conditions later in the week.
Andy Irons Free Surfing At The Billabong Pro JBay Surf Contest
The event, the 5th of 10 on the Foster’s ASP World Tour, has three more days in which to run one full day’s worth of surfing.
One South African, one Brazilian, three Americans, three Hawaiians and seven Australians remain in contention to win the Billabong Pro JBay crown. Another call on competition status will be made tomorrow at 7am local time.
Round 4 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Taylor Knox (USA)
Heat 2: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Taj Burrow (AUS)
Heat 3: Daniel Wills (AUS) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 4: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) vs. Mick Fanning (AUS)
Heat 5: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 6: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Dean Morrison (AUS)
Heat 7: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)
Heat 8: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)