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I was intrigued by the fact that there is only one Spanish pro surfer in 2017, so where are the best surfers from<\/strong> according to the current Jeep Leaderboard<\/a>? Let us make a ranking with the amount of PRO surfers by country. It seems things are more or less the same than in 2013, according to a very accurate article by Evan Thomas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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  1. AUS (Australia): 15<\/strong>,\u00a0Matt Wilkinson,\u00a0Owen Wright,\u00a0Julian Wilson,\u00a0Joel Parkinson,\u00a0Connor O’Leary,\u00a0Mick Fanning,\u00a0Adrian Buchan,\u00a0Bede Durbidge,\u00a0Jack Freestone,\u00a0Stuart Kennedy,\u00a0Josh Kerr,\u00a0Ethan Ewing,\u00a0Jacob Willcox,\u00a0Mikey Wright,\u00a0Glyndyn Ringrose.<\/li>\n
  2. BRA (Brazil): 13<\/strong>,\u00a0Adriano de Souza,\u00a0Gabriel Medina,\u00a0Filipe Toledo,\u00a0Wiggolly Dantas,\u00a0Caio Ibelli,\u00a0Italo Ferreira,\u00a0Ian Gouveia,\u00a0Miguel Pupo,\u00a0Jadson Andre,\u00a0Yago Dora,\u00a0Jesse Mendes,\u00a0Bino Lopes,\u00a0Samuel Pupo.<\/li>\n
  3. USA (including Hawaii): 8<\/strong>, \u00a0Nat Young,\u00a0Kanoa Igarashi,\u00a0Kelly Slater,\u00a0Conner Coffin,\u00a0Sebastian Zietz,\u00a0Kolohe Andino,\u00a0Ezekiel Lau,\u00a0John John Florence.<\/li>\n
  4. ZAF (South Africa): 3<\/strong>,\u00a0Jordy Smith,\u00a0Michael February,\u00a0Dale Staples.<\/li>\n
  5. PYF (French Polynesia): 2<\/strong>, \u00a0Taumata Puhetini,\u00a0Michel Bourez.<\/li>\n
  6. France: 2<\/strong>,\u00a0Joan Duru,\u00a0Jeremy Flores.<\/li>\n
  7. PRT (Portugal): 1<\/strong>,\u00a0Frederico Morais.<\/li>\n
  8. Italy: 1<\/strong>,\u00a0Leonardo Fioravanti.<\/li>\n
  9. Fiji: 1<\/strong>,\u00a0Tevita Gukilau.<\/li>\n
  10. Spain: 1<\/strong>,\u00a0Aritz Aranburu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    But where are the TOP 10 surfers from in 2017?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Once again, in the top 10, Australia wins:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Australia<\/strong>: 5<\/li>\n
    2. Brazil<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n
    3. South<\/strong> Africa<\/strong>: 1<\/li>\n
    4. USA<\/strong> (Hawaii): 1<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

       <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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