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