JBay – After watching great waves all morning, it was decided to proceed with the
quarterfinals of the JBay Open. The first quarterfinal was between Jordy Smith from South Africa and surfer John John Florence.
"The two surfers out for their heat this morning and somewhat bizzarely the waves grinded to a virtual halt. In fact, no waves were ridden in the first 15 minutes of the 35-minute heat, and the contest organisers were forced to restart the heat," a statemennt said.
"Eventually after a sudden flurry of waves at the end of their heat, the win changed hands a few times but it was eventually the popular Hawaiian surfer who got the nod over his South African counterpart."
“Stoked to make it through, that was a scary heat,” said John John after his heat, as the final scores were announced.
Jordy Smith was frustrated after the heat, but always upbeat and positive.
“I’m just super bummed out right now,”said Jordy.
“Still, that’s why we love surfing, for these kinds of reasons, you know. Hopefully I can get the bump on the next one.”
