WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR MAKES J-BAY RETURN - WAITING PERIOD FOR CORONA OPEN J-BAY OPENS FRIDAY, JULY 6 - WOMEN’S CT RETURNS TO JEFFREYS BAY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2000 - MORE AVAILABLE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Tuesday, July 3, 2018) - Today the world's top athletes arrived ahead of the Women's Corona Open J-Bay, which will take place July 6-16 for the first time in almost 20 years. None of the women currently on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) have ever competed at Jeffreys Bay during a CT event and prior to today, a lot of them had never been to South Africa. Photo 📸: From L to R: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Bianca Buitendag (ZAF), Lakey Peterson (USA), Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW), and Johanne Defay (FRA) at the Corona Open J-Bay Press Conference. Photo Credit📸: © WSL / Cestari For more information, please visit WorldSurfLeague.com. Women’s Corona Open J-Bay Round 1 Matchups: Heat 1: Johanne Defay (FRA), Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Sage Erickson (USA) Heat 2: Tyler Wright (AUS), Silvana Lima (BRA), Bronte Macaulay (AUS) Heat 3: Lakey Peterson (USA), Malia Manuel (HAW), Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Nikki Van Dijk (AUS), Macy Callaghan (AUS) Heat 5: Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA), Keely Andrew (AUS), Courtney Conlogue (USA) Heat 6: Carissa Moore (HAW), Caroline Marks (USA), Coco Ho (HAW) Source: @WSL worldsurfleague.com Thank you World Surf League, in Gratitude ❤️ Surf Soup TV Thank you Ocean ❤️ Tags for Surf Soup and #OceanLove ❤️💨 #fitness #surfsoup #Jbay #surfsouptv #surf #surfing #surfer #training #love #wsl #JeffreysBay #EasternCape #SouthAfrica #surftrip #surfboards #sustainablesurf #corona #boneyards #impossibles #sustainablesurf #supertubes #itson #Australia #StephanieGilmore #BiancaBuitendag #LakeyPeterson #TatianaWestonWebb #Hawaii #JohanneDefay #France