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Joel Parkinson of Coolangatta, NSW, Australia (pictured) advanced into the Quarter Finals of the J-Bay Open, defeating fellow Australians Josh Kerr and Taj Burrow in Round 5 at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa today. Photo: ASP / Cestari
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Kolohe Andino of San Clemente, California, USA (pictured) advanced into Round 5 of the J-Bay Open, placing second to Matt Wilkinson (AUS) and defeating Adriano de Souza (BRA) in Round 4 at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa today. Photo: ASP / Cestari
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Jordy Smith of Durban, South Africa (pictured) suffered a massive upset when he was defeated by CJ Hobgood (USA) during Round 3 of the J-Bay Open on Monday July 14, 2014. Smith posted an excellent 8.00 ride (out of ten) but failed to find a second high scoring ride and was eliminated from the event. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Scholtz
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CJ Hobgood of Florida, USA (pictured) caused a huge upset on Day 5 of the J-Bay Open defeating local favourite and defending J-Bay Open Champion Jordy Smith (ZAF) during Round 3 on Monday July 14, 2014. Hobgood advanced into Round 4 where he placed third against Alejo Muniz (BRA) and Mick Fanning (AUS) but will surf again in Round 5. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Scholtz
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Owen Wright (AUS) advanced into the Quarterfinals of the J-Bay Open winning his Round 5 heat over Gabriel Medina (BRA) and Freddy Patacchia Jnr (HAW) in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa on Monday July 14, 2014. Wright netted an excellent 8.67 (out of ten) high scoring ride and will face Alejo Muniz (BRA) in the Quarterfinals. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Scholtz
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Alejo Muniz of Brasil (pictured) advanced into the Quarterfinals of the J-Bay Open defeating Mick Fanning (AUS) and CJ Hobgood (USA) during Round 4 on Monday July 14, 2014 in Jeffrey's Bay South Africa. The J-Bay Open, stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour was called ON today for Round 1. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Scholtz
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Matt Wilkinson of Copacabana, New South Wales, Australia (pictured) advanced into the Quarter Finals of the J-Bay Open, defeating Kolohe Andino (USA) and Adriano de Souza (BRA) in Round 5 at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa today. Photo: ASP / Cestari
As usual, the name of the game in the third round of the J-Bay Open was speed. The wave has a tendency to run away on the surfer, leaving him lost in the wash, still trying to project down the line. It was a common theme for round three and four.
Of course, there are a few standouts when it comes to speed – guys like Parko and Fanning, whose ability to stay ahead of a lightning fast wave like J-Bay consistently puts them in the right position for high scoring potential.
The real upset of the day came when Jordy Smith lost. After putting the contest on its back in round one, the surf world was in hysterics about what the South African might do in the rest of the event. It seemed tailored to his surfing; strong, and fast, and a home break of sorts. But he looked shaky in round three bout against CJ Hobgood. Although he tried to power through (and ended up with an 8.00 point ride), it wasn’t enough to pass Hobgood, and the hometown favorite was eliminated.
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