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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