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

1971

| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Jeff Hakman

|

1972

| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Gerry Lopez

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1973

| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Gerry Lopez (2)

|

1974

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Crawford

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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

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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

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2010

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jeremy Flores

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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

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2016

| {{flagicon|Tahiti}} Michel Bourez

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2017

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Florès (2)

|

2018

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Medina

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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

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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://freesurfmagazine.com/john-john-florence-and-moana-jones-wong-win-the-2023-vans-pipe-masters/?srsltid=AfmBOoo3v1l9_jIeHrpr1PXrQ0dKnC4si5eAt5FfL_k-eklbrOuoEVSO

https://www.surfer.com/news/molly-picklum-and-balaram-stack-win-the-2022-vans-pipe-masters