Billabong Pipeline Masters
{{short description|Surfing competition}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Billabong Pipeline Masters
| current_season = Billabong Pipeline Masters 2022
| logo =
| pixels = 125 px
| sport = Surfing
| country = Hawaii
| champion = {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Barron Mamiya (men)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Tyler Wright (women)
| most_champs = {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Slater (men) (8)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Tyler Wright (women) (2)
| website =
}}
The Pipe Pro is an event in surfing held annually at Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii. It was established in 1971 and has been sponsored by Yeti Coolers, who have a three year partnership in place, which began in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Magda |date=2023-01-23 |title=YETI Becomes Official Drinkware & Cooler of the World Surf League |url=https://shop-eat-surf.com/2023/01/yeti-becomes-official-drinkware-cooler-of-the-world-surf-league/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Shop-Eat-Surf |language=en-US}}
The event attracts the top 34 surfers from The World Surf League (WSL) as well as 32 surfers who compete in walk-on trials. Until 2019, the event was the final leg of the Triple Crown of Surfing and the final event on the WSL Championship Tour.{{Cite web|url = http://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2015/mct|title = 2015 Men's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour|access-date = 30 August 2015|website = World Surf League}} Starting with the 2021 season (December 2020), the event is now the opening event of a 2020–21 competition season. In 2022, the event underwent major scheduling, naming, and invitation rules changes.{{sfn|Rielly|2023}}{{cite web |title=Things you need to know about the 2021 WSL surfing season(...) |website=Olympic Channel |date=December 3, 2020 |url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/preview-2021-wsl-surfing-season-tokyo-olympics/ |access-date=December 21, 2020}}
Winners
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Men's Winner ! Women's Winner |
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1971
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Jeff Hakman | |
1972
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Gerry Lopez | |
1973
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Gerry Lopez (2) | |
1974
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Crawford | |
1975
| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Shaun Tomson | |
1976
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Rory Russell | |
1977
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Rory Russell (2) | |
1978
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Larry Blair | |
1979
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Larry Blair (2) | |
1980
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Richards | |
1981
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Anderson | |
1982
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Michael Ho | |
1983
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Dane Kealoha | |
1984
| {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Buran | |
1985
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Occhilupo | |
1986
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Derek Ho | |
1987
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tom Carroll | |
1988
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Robbie Page | |
1989
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Gary Elkerton | |
1990
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tom Carroll (2) | |
1991
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tom Carroll (3) | |
1992
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Slater | |
1993
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Derek Ho (2) | |
1994
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Slater (2) | |
1995
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Slater (3) | |
1996
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Slater (4) | |
1997
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} John Gomes | |
1998
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jake Paterson | |
1999
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Slater (5) | |
2000
| {{flagicon|USA}} Rob Machado | |
2001
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Bruce Irons | |
2002
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Andy Irons | |
2003
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Andy Irons (2) | |
2004
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Jamie O'Brien | |
2005
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Andy Irons (3) | |
2006
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Andy Irons (4) | |
2007
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bede Durbidge | |
2008
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Slater (6) | |
2009
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Taj Burrow | |
2010
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jeremy Flores | |
2011
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Kieren Perrow | |
2012
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Joel Parkinson | |
2013
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Slater (7) | |
2014
| {{flagicon|AUS }} Julian Wilson | |
2015
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Adriano de Souza | |
2016
| {{flagicon|Tahiti}} Michel Bourez | |
2017
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Florès (2) | |
2018
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Medina | |
2019
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Italo Ferreira | |
2020 {{efn|Part of 2021 season, held in December 2020}}
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} John John Florence | {{flagicon|Australia}} Tyler Wright |
2022 {{efn|December 2022}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} Balaram Stack | {{flagicon|AUS}} Molly Picklum |
2023 {{efn|December 2023}}
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} John John Florence | {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Moana Jones Wong |
2024 {{efn|December 2024}}
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Nathan Florence | {{flagicon|CAN}} Erin Brooks |
Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
Sources
- {{cite web | last=Rielly | first=Derek | title=How Vans and WSL destroyed surfing's most prestigious cultural relic The Pipeline Masters | website=BeachGrit | date=2023-11-26 | url=https://beachgrit.com/2023/11/how-vans-and-wsl-destroyed-surfings-most-prestigious-cultural-relic-the-pipeline-masters/ | access-date=2024-04-12}}
https://www.surfer.com/news/nathan-florence-erin-brooks-win-vans-pipe-masters
https://www.surfer.com/news/molly-picklum-and-balaram-stack-win-the-2022-vans-pipe-masters
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.triplecrownofsurfing.com/}}
{{Surfing}}
Category:Surfing competitions in Hawaii
Category:Annual events in Hawaii