Current season, competition or edition: Billabong Pipeline Masters 2026 | |
| Sport | Surfing |
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| Country | Hawaii |
Most recent champions |  Barron Mamiya (men) Tyler Wright (women) |
| Most titles |  Kelly Slater (men) (8) Tyler Wright (women) (2) |
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 2023.1
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.2 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.34
Winners
| Year | Men's Winner | Women's Winner |
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| 1971 | Jeff Hakman
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| 1972 | Gerry Lopez
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| 1973 | Gerry Lopez (2)
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| 1974 | Jeff Crawford
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| 1975 |  Shaun Tomson
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| 1976 | Rory Russell
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| 1977 | Rory Russell (2)
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| 1978 | Larry Blair
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| 1979 | Larry Blair (2)
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| 1980 | Mark Richards
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| 1981 | Simon Anderson
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| 1982 | Michael Ho
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| 1983 | Dane Kealoha
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| 1984 | Joey Buran
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| 1985 | Mark Occhilupo
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| 1986 | Derek Ho
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| 1987 | Tom Carroll
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| 1988 | Robbie Page
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| 1989 | Gary Elkerton
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| 1990 | Tom Carroll (2)
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| 1991 | Tom Carroll (3)
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| 1992 | Kelly Slater
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| 1993 | Derek Ho (2)
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| 1994 | Kelly Slater (2)
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| 1995 | Kelly Slater (3)
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| 1996 | Kelly Slater (4)
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| 1997 | John Gomes
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| 1998 | Jake Paterson
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| 1999 | Kelly Slater (5)
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| 2000 | Rob Machado
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| 2001 | Bruce Irons
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| 2002 | Andy Irons
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| 2003 | Andy Irons (2)
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| 2004 | Jamie O'Brien
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| 2005 | Andy Irons (3)
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| 2006 | Andy Irons (4)
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| 2007 | Bede Durbidge
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| 2008 | Kelly Slater (6)
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| 2009 | Taj Burrow
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| 2010 |  Jeremy Flores
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| 2011 | Kieren Perrow
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| 2012 | Joel Parkinson
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| 2013 | Kelly Slater (7)
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| 2014 | Julian Wilson
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| 2015 |  Adriano de Souza
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| 2016 |  Michel Bourez
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| 2017 | Jérémy Florès (2)
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| 2018 | Gabriel Medina
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| 2019 | Italo Ferreira
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| 2020 a | John John Florence
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Tyler Wright
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| 2022 b | Balaram Stack
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Molly Picklum
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| 2023 c | John John Florence
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Moana Jones Wong
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| 2024 d | Nathan Florence
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 Erin Brooks
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Notes
Notes
- Part of 2021 season, held in December 2020
- December 2022
- December 2023
- December 2024
References
References
- Hernandez, Magda (2023-01-23). "YETI Becomes Official Drinkware & Cooler of the World Surf League". Shop-Eat-Surf. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- "2015 Men's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour". World Surf League. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- Rielly 2023.
- "Things you need to know about the 2021 WSL surfing season(...)". Olympic Channel. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
Sources
Sources
- Rielly, Derek (2023-11-26). "How Vans and WSL destroyed surfing's most prestigious cultural relic The Pipeline Masters". BeachGrit. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
External links
External links
- 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