Kenny Igs, from Japan, slaughtered returning-from-injury world champ Adriano de Souza and punchy Brazilian Jesse Mendes in the seeding round.

Open thread, Comment live: Day Two, Corona J-Bay Open!

Pull up to our bumper etc.

I’m not exactly sure why my impulses didn’t remind me to kick open the Comment Live post on yesterday’s opener at J-Bay? I was watching, though drifted off during the slower heats into dreams of a better life, perhaps a job as a character at Disney World.

Chas woke to the midnight push notification from the WSL on his phone but the journey downstairs and into blackness was unappealing.

Today we’re back and we got an elimination round featuring Ryan Callinan, Jack Freestone, Beyrick De Vries, Seth Moniz, Adrian Buchan, Jorgann Couzinet, Jeremy Flores, Jesse Mendes, Frederico Morais, Willian Cardoso, Peterson Crisanto and luckless Jadson Andre who may as well snap open a beer and enjoy the sun.

Climb inside.

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toofattosurf
toofattosurf
7 years ago

please elaborate on a 18 slot bracket…

longtom
longtom
7 years ago

fuck how did I miss this last night?

John Wayne
John Wayne
7 years ago

aubergine its lucky I re-qualified on the QS.

John Wayne
John Wayne
7 years ago

Do you think the athletes should be not able to re-qualify via the QS whilst on the CT? I think it would be better if they could not……they should fall off the tour completely and then have to re-launch on the QS the following year – but with a high seeding. Then we would see some new talent coming through and see if they can actually make it on the big stage. I am over all this re-qualification.

By doing this then you could probably cut the field down as well. So events can be run in a shorter time frame / swell window. The elite should not have to surf in these crap waves. Let the surfers be the stars not the waves. This is the CT not the QS.

Munga's Berries
Munga's Berries
7 years ago
Reply to  John Wayne

Totally agree on the requalification bit. It would raise the stakes considerably.

Also might keep those CTers who are simultaneously competing on the QS to ensure requalification a bit more focused.

Not saying they shouldn’t be able to compete in QS events, but how many CTers would compete in a QS3 or 6 knowing that it would do fuckall for their CT standings the following year?

The waves are always going to be one of the stars though, it’s unavoidable. Look at the reactions to the removal of Cloudbreak and Trestles from the CT. If I’m going to watch, I want to see good surfing in good waves. I think most of us do.

Hippy
Hippy
7 years ago

Felipe is the best in the booth too…. just hand him the keys and walk away Pottz

c4
c4
7 years ago
Reply to  Hippy

Seems like any of the ct surfers have more insight and say more interesting stuff than potts sal and Turpel.

Hippy
Hippy
7 years ago
Reply to  c4

combined.

Love Felipe mentioning Fanning. He can stay in the booth all day long.

c4
c4
7 years ago
Reply to  Hippy

Gotta give Felipe credit for learning english so well too.

John Wayne
John Wayne
7 years ago
Reply to  c4

They should.

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
7 years ago

I am off to pick raspberries , hooray ……

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
7 years ago

Good for you LGR ! I am also happy that Ryan scraped through a heat he would have lost in 2016 and that Surfer Poll no6 made a few airs ( in a heat that was not an air show ) . Sweet Dreams .

OffRocker
OffRocker
7 years ago

A tall scruffy but accomplished husband to the queen of the murf world

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
7 years ago

Sal just said Kelly . SKULL !

John Wayne
John Wayne
7 years ago

Lets hope he wins a few more.

John Wayne
John Wayne
7 years ago

Pottz – “Jesse has been in good form” Really????

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

Fuck this
Ima go nudge the boss

Waterproof Polo
Waterproof Polo
7 years ago

Good luck. It’s a night for winning!

John Wayne
John Wayne
7 years ago

Good luck. The Minister of War / Finance will decide if you can do that.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  John Wayne

I’ll drop the report with longtoms

Waterproof Polo
Waterproof Polo
7 years ago
Reply to  John Wayne

Just do not utter the banned words.. or off to room 101

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
7 years ago

You don’t work for the Deutsche Bank ! Only people who still have jobs still have bosses . CHOP !

Waterproof Polo
Waterproof Polo
7 years ago

Cheers. Been doing my head in. Google maps is really no help, and heaven forbid we get a break, break down from the wozz.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

He’s a good tradesman,Ace
But not a businessman

John Wayne
John Wayne
7 years ago

I would like to see that. Seems a super nice fella with no real tickets on himself. I really enjoyed watching that WSL clip on him at Snapper. So composed.

John Wayne
John Wayne
7 years ago

maybe not……

Surely he is due to retire anyway. Smart man who is well liked…..maybe he will end up at the Wozzel

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  John Wayne

Can see that

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
7 years ago
Reply to  John Wayne

Having a SA background , he will not be alone amongst the Brus on Santa Monica Boulevard ?

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

Theres worse jobs
At least you’re creating something
Then there’s
Plumbing.

John Wayne
John Wayne
7 years ago

Plumbers get well paid. Its a shit job though apparently.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

That’s dark.

Waterproof Polo
Waterproof Polo
7 years ago

To those who know Jbay.. where are they surfing along the point? I always thought boneyards was at the top of the joint, it seems that’s where they are.. would I be right, or dead wrong?

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

I think you’re somewhere in the middle

John Wayne
John Wayne
7 years ago

And a day later

https://www.youtube.com/wat…

John Wayne
John Wayne
7 years ago

Seth impresses me massively. Big future that fella.


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