Smith withdraws from Quiksilver Pro Durban
Durban’s Jordy Smith, currently rated number ninth in the world on the elite Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship Tour (WCT), has withdrawn his entry from the 2009 Quiksilver Pro Durban, set to take place at New Pier between 17 and 26 April. This was due to commitments to his sponsors to shoot a movie in the Mentawai Islands off Indonesia that clashes with the Quiksilver Pro Durban’s dates.
He was hungry to improve on his second place result and take home one of professional surfing’s most sort-after titles and has made his disappointment at not being able to compete in front of his home crowd and at his local surf spot.
"Jordy is really disappointed that he will be missing the Quiksilver Pro Durban," said his mother Luellen Smith, "but the opportunity to shoot this film in the Mentawais is an incredible one for him and he was faced with a tough decision.
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He was hungry to improve on his second place result and take home one of professional surfing’s most sort-after titles and has made his disappointment at not being able to compete in front of his home crowd and at his local surf spot.
"Jordy is really disappointed that he will be missing the Quiksilver Pro Durban," said his mother Luellen Smith, "but the opportunity to shoot this film in the Mentawais is an incredible one for him and he was faced with a tough decision.
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