Joel Parkinson has taken out the Billabong Pro at South Africa's Jeffreys Bay, he last won the event there 10 years ago as a wildcard. Heading towards victory at the World title Joel has now won three of the first five events this year to build a 1,404 point lead and is being trailed by CJ Hobgood, with Brazilian Adriano de Souza, Australian Taj Burrow and Damien Hobgood rounding out the top five.
Another disappointing tournament for nine-time world champion Kelly Slater, who lost to Taylor Knox in the third round.
His result in South Africa leaves Slater in eighth place and he knows his chances of a tenth world crown are slipping away.
Surfers now have a break before the next stop on the world tour, which is at Trestles in Southern California in September.
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