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- The South African
The RISE of South Africa's Jordy Smith to No 1 in the world in 2025
When South Africa's Jordy Smith paddles out at Lower Trestles in California next week, he will be wearing the WSL no. 1 rank yellow jersey. With two event wins in 2025 – the only time he's achieved the feat in a single season – the 37-year old is surfing the best he's ever done. And he even snagged himself a brand-new SUV for winning the 'Aussie Treble' last month. In fact, the last time he wore the coveted no. 1 yellow jersey was way back in 2017. The Durban-born surfer currently sits on 36 130 Championship Tour points. With the next best competitor, Brazil's Italo Ferreira, on 31 290. South Africa's Jordy Smith is a two-time WSL tour Runner-Up, never a world champion. Is this the year the big bru converts? All you need to know about Jordy's record-breaking run so far in 2025. Video: WSL on YouTube Nevertheless, if you haven't been following South Africa's Jordy Smith in 2025, don't worry, we'll catch you up. The WSL crafted a brilliant recap of his record-breaking season so far, that's taken him to the yellow jersey (watch above) in 2025. Included are his best waves surfed in key heats. And his all-important victories in Punta Roca, El Salvador, and Margaret River, Western Australia, of course. The event window for the Trestles Pro next week, on Monday 9 June 2025. Not only has South Africa's Jordy Smith won at this high-performance wave before, but he even relocated to San Clemente for a period of time. As such, he considers it a home away from home and will hope to bank another good haul of points in yellow. You can watch all the action live on the WSL YouTube channel. It's been eight years since South Africa'a Jordy Smith donned the yellow jersey. Can he convert his no. 1 position into a world title in 2025? Image: WSL on Facebook From California, the tour goes to Brazil in late June, before the circus pulls into J-Bay from 11-20 July 2025. A two-time winner, the world-class right-hand point-break is unarguably Smith's favourite event (and many other competitors'). At the end the Tahiti Pro in August, the top five competitors on the world rankings will battle it out for a world title in man-on-man heats at the WSL Finals in Fiji. Be sure to diarise the last five events of the 2025 season to keep track of South Africa's Jordy Smith as he strives for his first world title: June 9-17 – Trestles Pro (USA) June 21-29 – Vivo Rio Pro (Brazil) July 11-20 – J-Bay Open (SA) August 7-16 – Tahiti Pro (Tahiti) August 27-September 4 – WSL Finals Fiji (Fiji) Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The Citizen
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
‘It feels incredible': Jordy Smith sets sights on historic world surfing title
With two wins in the bag this season, Smith holds the overall lead in the World Surf League series. Though he has taken the overall lead in the World Surf League (WSL), veteran Jordy Smith says he's not getting ahead of himself as he aims to become the first South African man in 48 years to win the top-flight series. Smith earned his second win of the season on Monday, beating Griffin Colapinto of the United States in the final to secure victory at the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia. Having produced consistent performances throughout the seven WSL legs thus far, Smith took the overall lead with four events left in the regular season. 'It feels incredible. I think it's just a testament to showing up every day and trusting what you're doing,' said the 37-year-old South African. 'And it's not just myself. I can't say I've been doing all the work because I've got such a great team of people behind me… so there's a lot of dedication that goes on every day. 'I'm sure all the surfers live a similar path, but for me this year has just been about having fun and enjoying this because it's not forever.' Looking ahead Having competed in the top-flight global league for the last 16 years, Smith has finished in the top five overall on six occasions and has twice finished second, but he is still in search of his first global senior crown. With the top five competitors in the WSL qualifying for the series final to be contested in Fiji in August and September, Smith was well on track to become the first South African to win the men's world title since Shaun Thomson in 1977. And while he looked forward to the next event, the Trestles Pro to be held in California starting on 9 June, he admitted it would be a challenge to hold on to his overall lead. 'I think everyone's going to be kind of fighting for that top five now, and there are a lot of guys who are swinging for it, so that's going to be exciting,' he said. 'And I think just having that opportunity to kind of push myself against the best in the world is all I'm really looking for, taking every day for what it is and not thinking too far down the line.'
