Billabong Pipeline Masters
The Billabong Pipeline Masters is an event in surfing held annually at Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii. It was established in 1971, and has been sponsored by Billabong since 2007.[1]
Current season, competition or edition: Billabong Pipe Masters 2019 | |
| Sport | Surfing |
|---|---|
| Country | Hawaii |
| Most recent champion(s) |  John John Florence (USA) |
| Most titles | Kelly Slater (USA) (7) |
The event attracts the top 34 surfers from The World Surf League (WSL) as well as 32 surfers who compete in walk-on trials. The surfers compete for a share of US$525,000 prize money. The event is the final leg of the Triple Crown of Surfing and the final event on the WSL Championship Tour,[2] except in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated the 2020 calendar season, with the December Pipeline Masters serving as the opening event of a 2020–21 competition season.[3]
Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1971 |  Jeff Hakman |
| 1972 | Gerry Lopez |
| 1973 | Gerry Lopez (2) |
| 1974 | Jeff Crawford |
| 1975 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Shaun Tomson |
| 1976 | Rory Russell |
| 1977 | Rory Russell (2) |
| 1978 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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† | John John Florence |
† Rather than the closing event of the 2020 WSL season, which was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the December 2020 Pipeline Masters event kicks off a hybrid 2020-21 competitive season.[3]
References
- Hartford, Teresa (2007-01-04). "Billabong to Sponsor Pipeline Masters". SGB Media. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- "2015 Men's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour". World Surf League. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- "Things you need to know about the 2021 WSL surfing season(...)". Olympic Channel. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.