2014 Billabong Rio Pro is On Live | Kelly Slater Perfect 10 in Round 5

The 2014 Billabong Rio Pro is on live this morning for those of you looking to check out event number 4 on surfing's World Championship Tour.  Currently the last heat of Round 5 is going off with Josh Kerr facing off against Sebastian Zietz.  It's possible that they run the rest of the heats today and crown a champion this afternoon.  

Kelly Slater is on to the quarterfinals after a super deep perfect 10 barrel against Adriano de Souza in Round 5.  Other big names and recent world champions like Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson have already been eliminated.  Defending Rio Pro champion Jordy Smith is still alive and obviously has a great connection with South America's only wave on tour, at Rio de Janeiro.   Young guns Kolohe Andino and Nat Young also lurking in the quarterfinals.

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Jordy Smith Wins Billabong Rio Pro Final Over Adriano de Souza

By Andrew Sachs
Jordy Smith claimed the Billabong Rio Pro title after a tough finals matchup against local Brazilian favorite Adriano de Souza in 2-3 foot surf at Barra de Tijuca.  Jordy's win was payback against Adriano, who beat Jordy in the semifinals of the last competition at Bell's Beach by just .04 points.  The win is Jordy's first ever WCT win on foreign soil after wins at the J-Bay event in his home of South Africa in 2010 and 2011.

Billabong Rio Pro Back On Today After a 5 Day Lay Period

The Billabong Rio Pro is back on again today at Barra da Tijuca!  After a 5 day lay period with no waves...it's now a bit gnarly out there - rainy and stormy - but the waves have size and there are some punchy sections.  As you can see, Josh Kerr launched a big air off one of those sections.

Billabong Rio Pro 2013 | Schedule and Preview

By Andrew Sachs
The waiting period for the the Billabong Rio Pro, the WCT's 3rd event of the season, begins May 8th and runs until May 19th in what is looking like a pivotal early season matchup down in South America.  Some early story lines are already building in what could be setting up as another Slater-Parko-Mick fight for the title.  Of course, Taj Burrow, Adriano de Souza and some young guns have something to say about that.