Semifinal finish sees Smith move up world rankings
Jordy Smith lost to event winner, Owen Wright from Australia in the semis.
DURBAN’S Jordy Smith has jumped to number two on the world surf rankings following the Tahiti Pro Teahupo’o presented by Hurley last week.
Smith moved up the rankings after a semi-final finish at the World Surf League (WSL) Men’s Championship Tour (CT) in Tahiti, Franch Polynesia.
Jordy Smith lost to event winner, Owen Wright (Australia) in the semis, dispatching 2015 WSL Champion Adriano de Souza (Brazil) to claim a third-place result, which moves him up to number two on the Jeep Leaderboard.
The earlier eliminations of top five competitors Kolohe Andino (USA), Filipe Toledo (Brazil), Kanoa Igarashi (Japan) and Italo Ferreira (Brazil) opened the door for Smith to strengthen his world title campaign.
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