JBay Called On

Action will resume today at the J-Bay Open, Stop No. 6 on the 2015 Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). Competition has been called on starting with 35 minute heats for Round 2 in two-to-four foot clean conditions at Jeffreys Bay.

"There's some fun waves today," Kieren Perrow, WSL Commissioner said. "It probably hasn't picked up as much as we had hoped but it should continue throughout the day. We are on starting with Round 2 and we'll go into Round 3 most likely. We want to get as much done as we can today to make the most of this swell so we are on and there's some great J-Bay lines out there".

The world's best surfers will battle to avoid elimination in Round 2 and first to take to the water will be Jeep ratings leader Adriano de Souza (BRA) and wildcard Slade Prestwich (ZAF) in Heat 1.

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The J-Bay Open will be webcast LIVE on www.WorldSurfLeague.com. The J-Bay Open is the showcase event at the J-Bay Winterfest presented by Woodlands, a multi-sport and music festival in Jeffreys Bay from July 8 - 19. More details at www.jbaywinterfest.com.

J-Bay Open Round 2 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Slade Prestwich (ZAF)
Heat 2: Filipe Toledo (BRA) vs. Michael February (ZAF)
Heat 3: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Tomas Hermes (BRA)
Heat 4: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Alejo Muniz (BRA)
Heat 5: Nat Young (USA) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)
Heat 6: Italo Ferreira (BRA) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW)
Heat 7: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Glenn Hall (IRL)
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Ricardo Christie (NZL)
Heat 9: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 10: Jadson Andre (BRA) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 11: Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) vs. Miguel Pupo (BRA)
Heat 12: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) vs. Sebastian Zietz (HAW)