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

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]

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

Elimination round

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

Round of 32

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

Round of 16

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

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

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

Final

Heat 1
1 Gabriel Medina Brazil 19.50
2 Italo Ferreira Brazil 16.77

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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