Corona Open J-Bay 2019

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]

Corona Open J-Bay
LocationJeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Dates9 to 19 July 2019
Competitors36 from 9 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Brazil
silver medal    Brazil
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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

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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

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

Seeding Round

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

Elimination round

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Heat 1
1 Jack Freestone   15.93
2 Ryan Callinan   11.40
3 Beyrick De Vries   11.14
Heat 2
1 Seth Moniz   14.27
2 Adrian Buchan   12.03
3 Jorgann Couzinet   11.73
Heat 3
1 Jérémy Florès   15.84
2 Frederico Morais   13.23
3 Jesse Mendes   11.83
Heat 4
1 Peterson Crisanto   13.07
2 Willian Cardoso   12.20
3 Jadson André   11.86

Round of 32

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

Round of 16

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Heat 1
1 Owen Wright   16.23
2 Jordy Smith   14.70
Heat 2
1 Gabriel Medina   12.94
2 Ryan Callinan   11.67
Heat 3
1 Kolohe Andino   12.73
2 Deivid Silva   12.14
Heat 4
1 Adrian Buchan   13.43
2 Ezekiel Lau   13.00
Heat 5
1 Filipe Toledo   18.26
2 Willian Cardoso   11.33
Heat 6
1 Sebastian Zietz   13.83
2 Michel Bourez   11.44
Heat 7
1 Kanoa Igarashi   17.24
2 Peterson Crisanto   11.73
Heat 8
1 Italo Ferreira   14.06
2 Kelly Slater   12.20

Quarterfinals

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Heat 1
1 Gabriel Medina   15.67
2 Owen Wright   14.60
Heat 2
1 Kolohe Andino   15.43
2 Adrian Buchan   14.10
Heat 3
1 Filipe Toledo   15.00
2 Sebastian Zietz   14.40
Heat 4
1 Italo Ferreira   15.53
2 Kanoa Igarashi   12.37

Semifinals

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Heat 1
1 Gabriel Medina   14.30
2 Kolohe Andino   14.00
Heat 2
1 Italo Ferreira   17.50
2 Filipe Toledo   14.00

Final

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Heat 1
1 Gabriel Medina   19.50
2 Italo Ferreira   16.77

References

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  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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