J-Bay Open a.k.a. Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay is an event on the

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. The event is held every year at

Jeffreys Bay Jeffreys Bay ( af, Jeffreysbaai, nicknamed J-bay) is a town of 27,107 inhabitants as of the 2011 census in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It Is the seat of the Kouga municipality and is famous amongst surfers as a surf capital due ...

in Eastern Cape,

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. Inaugural winner Kelly Slater, and

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share the most victories with 4.http://www.aspworldtour.com/archived-world-tour-rankings-and-results/ JBay Open-001

Naming

Since the birth of this competition it had different names.

Results

References

World Surf League Surfing competitions in South Africa Surfing in South Africa Sport in the Eastern Cape Recurring sporting events established in 1996 {{surfing-stub