“I definitely heard the crowd out there and it just sent shivers up my spine,” said Smith. “It gets you super amped for the next turn, and if I was in the final I would have asked them to keep it up, so thanks to the crowd. To win in front of my home crowd… that would be amazing.”
The top 10 Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour ratings has changed somewhat after this event with Fanning and Tom Whitaker moving in at the expense of Bruce Irons (HAW) and CJ Hobgood (USA). Burrow has shifted to second with Andy Irons (HAW) dropping to third and Bobby Martinez (USA) to fourth.
The tour now has a six-week break before resuming in California on September 12 for the Boost Mobile Pro.
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Round four results:
Heat 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.83 def Greg Emslie (ZAF) 7.83 Heat 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.83 def Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.50 Heat 3: Peterson Rosa (BRA) 15.33 def Phil Macdonald (AUS) 13.50 Heat 4: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.16 def Nathan Hedge (AUS) 11.17 Heat 5: Taj Burrow (AUS) 18.34 def Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 10.83 Heat 6: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 16.83 def Danny Wills (AUS) 15.17 Heat 7: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.83 def Travis Logie (ZAF) 10.33 Heat 8: Tim Reyes (USA) 14. 67 def Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 14.67
Quarterfinal results:
Quarterfinal 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.33 def Peterson Rosa (BRA) 9.30 Quarterfinal 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.34 def Peterson Rosa (BRA) 13.97 Quarterfinal 3: Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.50 def Tom Whitaker (AUS) 12.50 Quarterfinal 4: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 18.00 def Tim Reyes (USA) 13.66
Semifinal results:
Semifinal 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.90 def Kelly Slater (USA) 14.50 Semifinal 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.67 def Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.17
Final: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.90 def Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.00
Current Top 10 Ratings After Event 6 – The Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 5109 2. Taj Burrow (AUS) 4682 3. Andy Irons (HAW) 4365 4. Bobby Martinez (USA) 4233 5. Taylor Knox (USA) 4060 6. Damien Hobgood (USA) 3767 7. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 3652 8. Mick Fanning (AUS) 3577 9. Tim Reyes (USA) 3575 10. Tom Whitaker (AUS)
