Billabong Pipeline Masters Explained

Billabong Pipeline Masters
Current Season:Billabong Pipeline Masters 2022
Pixels:125 px
Sport:Surfing
Country:Hawaii
Champion: Barron Mamiya (men)
Caitlin Simmers (women)
Most Champs: Kelly Slater (men) (8)
Moana Jones Wong (women) (1)

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.[3]

Winners

YearMen's WinnerWomen's Winner
1971 Jeff Hakman
1972 Gerry Lopez
1973 Gerry Lopez (2)
1974 Jeff Crawford
1975 Shaun Tomson
1976 Rory Russell
1977 Rory Russell (2)
1978 Larry Blair
1979 Larry Blair (2)
1980 Mark Richards
1981 Simon Anderson
1982 Michael Ho
1983 Dane Kealoha
1984 Joey Buran
1985 Mark Occhilupo
1986 Derek Ho
1987 Tom Carroll
1988 Robbie Page
1989 Gary Elkerton
1990 Tom Carroll (2)
1991 Tom Carroll (3)
1992 Kelly Slater
1993 Derek Ho (2)
1994 Kelly Slater (2)
1995 Kelly Slater (3)
1996 Kelly Slater (4)
1997 John Gomes
1998 Jake Paterson
1999 Kelly Slater (5)
2000 Rob Machado
2001 Bruce Irons
2002 Andy Irons
2003 Andy Irons (2)
2004 Jamie O'Brien
2005 Andy Irons (3)
2006 Andy Irons (4)
2007 Bede Durbidge
2008 Kelly Slater (6)
2009 Taj Burrow
2010 Jeremy Flores
2011 Kieren Perrow
2012 Joel Parkinson
2013 Kelly Slater (7)
2014 Julian Wilson
2015 Adriano de Souza
2016 Michel Bourez
2017 Jérémy Florès (2)
2018 Gabriel Medina
2019 Italo Ferreira
2020 Tyler Wright
2022 Kelly Slater (8) Moana Jones Wong
2023 Jack Robinson Carissa Moore
2024 Barron Mamiya Caitlin Simmers

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hernandez . Magda . 2023-01-23 . YETI Becomes Official Drinkware & Cooler of the World Surf League . 2024-02-07 . Shop-Eat-Surf . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2015 Men's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour. 30 August 2015. World Surf League.
  3. Web site: Things you need to know about the 2021 WSL surfing season(...) . Olympic Channel . December 3, 2020 . December 21, 2020.