Africa’s most prestigious surfing event, the Billabong Pro J-Bay, will bring the world’s top 45 ranked professional surfers to the renowned waves of Jeffrey’s Bay in July for the 25th time since it became an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) rated event back in 1984.
Africa’s most prestigious surfing event, the Billabong Pro J-Bay, will bring the world’s top 45 ranked professional surfers to the renowned waves of Jeffrey’s Bay in July for the 25th time since it became an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) rated event back in 1984.
Scheduled for Thursday 15 to Sunday 25 July, Stop number four of ten on the 2010 ASP World Tour will again be staged at Supertubes, the 300 metre stretch of coastline universally acknowledged as one of the planet’s top ten high performance surf breaks.
The stellar field for the 2010 Billabong Pro J-Bay is headed by top USA surfer Kelly Slater who grabbed the lead on the ASP World Title Race rankings after event number three in Brazil in April.
Slater, the only surfer to have his name etched on Billabong Pro J-Bay perpetual trophy four times, will be aiming to ward off the challenge of arguably the most talented group of surfers ever assembled as he bids for an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title.
South Africa’s surfing superstar and current ASP number two Jordy Smith heads the chasing pack along with reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning, defending Billabong Pro champion Joel Parkinson and previous event winners Taj Burrow (all Australians) and Andy Irons (HAW).
All the action will be covered via webcasts on www.billbabongpro.com/jbay10 featuring live scoring, video footage with multiple camera angles, slow-motion replays, video on demand highlights of previous heats and interviews accompanied by a choice of expert commentary in English or Portuguese.
The 2010 Billabong Pro J-Bay is proudly supported by Eastern Cape Tourism, Virgin Atlantic, Monster Energy, Vida e Caffe, Corona and Tavcor.
