Jordy is the Rio champion

Jordy Smith is up to second in the ASP World Championship Tour standings.

Smith won the Billabong Rio Pro in Brazil on Sunday.

The South African surfer defeated Adriano de Souza in the Rio de Janeiro final.

Smith had earlier eliminated Mick Fanning in the semi-finals.

De Souza tops the world championship standings.

Fanning is third and Kelly Slater fourth.

Travis Logie, the only other South African on the elite tour, is 19th in the standings.

Next stop on the ASP World Tour is the Volcom Pro Fiji.

The contest is due to start on 2 June.

Meanwhile, Diran Zakarian has been crowned champion at the Quiksilver Pro Junior in Durban.

Zakarian beat defending champion, Slade Prestwich, in the final at New Pier yesterday.

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- Andre Bloem

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