J-Bay Open 2015 Explained

Event:	J-Bay Open 2015
Competition:	Surf
Location:	Jeffreys Bay (ZAF)
Dates:	08 to 19 Jul
Competitors:	36
Nations:	9
Prev:	2014
Next:	2016

The J-Bay Open 2015 was an event of the World Surf League Championship Tour.

This event was held from 8-19 July 2015 at Jeffreys Bay, (Eastern Cape, South Africa) with 36 professional surfers.

The final of the tournament was canceled because Mick Fanning was attacked by a shark.^[1]

Mick Fanning (AUS) and Julian Wilson (AUS) were second, because of the attack.

Round 1

Heat 1 1 Michel Bourez 12.00 2 Brett Simpson 7.84 3 Taj Burrow 5.26

Heat 2 1 Julian Wilson 13.93 2 Alejo Muniz 12.27 3 Miguel Pupo 5.60

Heat 3 1 C. J. Hobgood 13.70 2 Owen Wright 12.86 3 Kai Otton 9.72

Heat 4 1 Dane Reynolds 13.33 2 Adan Melling 7.00 3 Filipe Toledo 5.33

Heat 5 1 Mick Fanning 15,67 2 Michel February 11.33 3 Tomas Hermes 7.66

Heat 6 1 Kolohe Andino 14.03 2 A. de Souza 13.24 3 Slade Prestwich 10.33

Heat 7 1 Josh Kerr 12.94 2 Dusty Payne 10.14 3 Sebastian Zietz 7.74

Heat 8 1 Kelly Slater 17.00 2 Matt Wilkinson 9.33 3 Glenn Hall 5.40

Heat 9 1 Adrian Buchan 12.60 2 Nat Young 10.00 3 Wiggolly Dantas 8.87

Heat 10 1 F. Patacchia 14.90 2 Jadson Andre 14.60 3 Italo Ferreira 10.53

Heat 11 1 Bede Durbidge 14.00 2 Ricardo Christie 6.70 3 Jordy Smith 5.17

Heat 12 1 Keanu Asing 13.93 2 Joel Parkinson 13.27 3 Gabriel Medina 9.00

Round 2

Heat 1 1 A. de Souza 14.33 2 Slade Prestwich 13.04

Heat 2 1 Filipe Toledo 12.00 2 Michel February 8.00

Heat 3 1 Owen Wright 16.17 2 Tomas Hermes 13.77

Heat 4 1 Alejo Muniz 18.83 2 Taj Burrow 15.83

Heat 5 1 Nat Young 17.10 2 Brett Simpson 12.10

Heat 6 1 Italo Ferreira 15.96 2 Dusty Payne 15.16

Heat 7 1 Gabriel Medina 16.00 2 Glenn Hall 5.40

Heat 8 1 Joel Parkinson 18.84 2 Ricardo Christie 18.13

Heat 9 1 Adan Melling 14.90 2 Jordy Smith 8.03

Heat 10 1 Kai Otton 18.10 2 Jadson Andre 17.07

Heat 11 1 Wiggolly Dantas 17.77 2 Miguel Pupo 15.23

Heat 12 1 Matt Wilkinson 14.80 2 Sebastian Zietz 13.93

Round 3

Heat 1 1 Adrian Buchan 15.50 2 Owen Wright 15.40

Heat 2 1 Kai Otton 15.50 2 Italo Ferreira 12.83

Heat 3 1 Julian Wilson 17.94 2 F. Patacchia 8.40

Heat 4 1 Nat Young 16.87 2 Adan Melling 8.83

Heat 5 1 Wiggolly Dantas 15.13 2 Joel Parkinson 12.40

Heat 6 1 A. de Souza 13.17 2 Dane Reynolds 11.90

Heat 7 1 Mick Fanning 17.50 2 C. J. Hobgood 13.83

Heat 8 1 Gabriel Medina 19.17 2 Matt Wilkinson 16.07

Heat 9 1 Kelly Slater 14.16 2 Kolohe Andino 12.27

Heat 10 1 Keanu Asing 14.83 2 Josh Kerr 12.33

Heat 11 1 Michel Bourez 15.67 2 Bede Durbidge 15.67

Heat 12 1 Alejo Muniz 17.83 2 Filipe Toledo 17.23

Round 4

Heat 1 1 Adrian Buchan 13.70 2 Kai Otton 13.50 3 Julian Wilson 7.77

Heat 2 1 A. de Souza 13.00 2 Wiggolly Dantas 12.57 3 Nat Young 8.77

Heat 3 1 Gabriel Medina 12.90 2 Kelly Slater 12.27 3 Mick Fanning 9.94

Heat 4 1 Alejo Muniz 14.34 2 Keanu Asing 14.04 3 Michel Bourez 11.27

Round 5

Heat 1 1 Kai Otton 16.60 2 Nat Young 11.34

Heat 2 1 Julian Wilson 18.67 2 Wiggolly Dantas 13.83

Heat 3 '1 Kelly Slater 17.53 2 Michel Bourez 15.00

Heat 4 1 Mick Fanning 15.90 2 Keanu Asing 14.87

Quarter finals

Heat 1 1 Adrian Buchan 18.00 2 Kai Otton 15.67

Heat 2 1 Julian Wilson 15.53 2 A. de Souza 12.33

Heat 3 1 Kelly Slater 18.10 2 Gabriel Medina 17.23

Heat 4 1 Mick Fanning 18.17 2 Alejo Muniz 9.00

Semi finals

Heat 1 1 Julian Wilson 16.40 2 Adrian Buchan 15.20

Heat 2 1 Mick Fanning 18.13 2 Kelly Slater 16.23

Final

Heat 1 2 Julian Wilson Cancelled 2 Mick Fanning Cancelled

Notes and References

1. News: Surfer Mick Fanning fights off shark attack at J-Bay Open - video . The Guardian . 2015-07-19 . 2015-07-20.