Billabong Pipeline Masters
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The Billabong Pipeline Masters is an event in surfing
held annually at Banzai Pipeline
in Oahu, Hawaii. It was established in 1970 and attracts the top 45 surfers from the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) as well as 16 surfers who compete in walk on trials. The surfers compete for a share of US$320,000 prize money. The event is the final leg of the Triple Crown of Surfing
and the final event on the ASP World Tour
.
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
held annually at Banzai Pipeline
Banzai Pipeline
The Banzai Pipeline, or simply "Pipeline" or "Pipe," is a surf reef break located in Hawaii, off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of a reef...
in Oahu, Hawaii. It was established in 1970 and attracts the top 45 surfers from the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) as well as 16 surfers who compete in walk on trials. The surfers compete for a share of US$320,000 prize money. The event is the final leg of the Triple Crown of Surfing
Triple Crown of Surfing
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is a Hawaiian specialty series of professional surfing events, offering three events to men and three events to women. For the men, those events are the Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park; the O'Neill World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach; and the...
and the final event on the ASP World Tour
Association of Surfing Professionals
The Association of Surfing Professionals is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world’s best talent in a variety of progressive formats.- Predecessors to the ASP :...
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Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1971 |  Jeff Hakman |
| 1972 | Gerry Lopez Gerry Lopez Gerry Lopez , aka Mr. Pipeline, is an American surfer, shaper, journalist, and film actor.-Early life:Lopez was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, grew up in East Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii and attended Punahou School. He frequented the semi secret reefs in and around Aina Haina as well as better known surf... |
| 1973 | Gerry Lopez Gerry Lopez Gerry Lopez , aka Mr. Pipeline, is an American surfer, shaper, journalist, and film actor.-Early life:Lopez was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, grew up in East Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii and attended Punahou School. He frequented the semi secret reefs in and around Aina Haina as well as better known surf... |
| 1974 |  Jeff Crawford |
| 1975 |  Shaun TomsonShaun Tomson Shaun Tomson is a South African professional surfer and former world champion, environmentalist, actor, author and businessman.-Life and career:... |
| 1976 | Rory Russell |
| 1977 | Rory Russell |
| 1978 |  Larry Blair |
| 1979 | Larry Blair |
| 1980 | Mark Richards Mark Richards (surfer) Mark Richards , known as MR, is an Australian surfer, five time world champion , and highly respected by his peers.In 2000 Mark was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his service to Surf Riding.- Youth :... |
| 1981 | Simon Anderson Simon Anderson Simon Anderson is an Australian surfer and surfboard shaper, noted for creating the Thruster design of three equal-sized fins on a surfboard, a design now used on most shortboards.-Early life:... |
| 1982 | Michael Ho Michael Ho Michael Ho is an American surfer who has won the Hawaiian Triple Crown, the Duke Classic, the World Cup and the 1982 Pipe Masters. Michael Ho was born San Mateo, California. He is the brother of Derek Ho, another American champion surfer.... |
| 1983 | Dane Kealoha |
| 1984 | Joey Buran |
| 1985 | Mark Occhilupo Mark Occhilupo Marco Jay Luciano "Mark" Occhilupo is an Australian surfer and winner of the 1999 World surfing champion title.Occhilupo, also known as Occy, began his professional career in the World Championship Tour at the age of 17.... |
| 1986 | Derek Ho Derek Ho Derek Ho is an American surfer who won the world surfing championship in 1993. Ho was born in Kailua, Hawaii. He began surfing at the age of three, and won the world title at age 29. Derek Ho is the brother of Michael Ho, another American champion surfer, and the second cousin of Don Ho, the... |
| 1987 | Tom Carroll |
| 1988 | Rob Page |
| 1989 | Gary Elkerton |
| 1990 | Tom Carroll |
| 1991 | Tom Carroll |
| 1992 | Kelly Slater Kelly Slater Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest and the oldest to win the title... |
| 1993 | Derek Ho Derek Ho Derek Ho is an American surfer who won the world surfing championship in 1993. Ho was born in Kailua, Hawaii. He began surfing at the age of three, and won the world title at age 29. Derek Ho is the brother of Michael Ho, another American champion surfer, and the second cousin of Don Ho, the... |
| 1994 | Kelly Slater Kelly Slater Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest and the oldest to win the title... |
| 1995 | Kelly Slater Kelly Slater Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest and the oldest to win the title... |
| 1996 | Kelly Slater Kelly Slater Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest and the oldest to win the title... |
| 1997 | John Gomes |
| 1998 | Jake Paterson |
| 1999 | Kelly Slater Kelly Slater Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest and the oldest to win the title... |
| 2000 | Rob Machado Rob Machado Robert Edward Machado is an American professional surfer from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a community in Encinitas , California.... |
| 2001 | Bruce Irons |
| 2002 | Andy Irons Andy Irons Philip Andrew "Andy" Irons was a professional surfer. Irons learned to surf on the dangerous and shallow reefs of the North Shore in Kauai, Hawaii... |
| 2003 | Andy Irons Andy Irons Philip Andrew "Andy" Irons was a professional surfer. Irons learned to surf on the dangerous and shallow reefs of the North Shore in Kauai, Hawaii... |
| 2004 | Jamie O'Brien Jamie O'Brien (surfer) Jamie O'Brien is a professional surfer from North Shore, Hawaii.-Career:O'Brien was born on June 9, 1983 in Hawaii and currently lives in Haleiwa. He has said that he was fortunate as a child to grow up near the Banzai Pipeline... |
| 2005 | Andy Irons Andy Irons Philip Andrew "Andy" Irons was a professional surfer. Irons learned to surf on the dangerous and shallow reefs of the North Shore in Kauai, Hawaii... |
| 2006 | Andy Irons Andy Irons Philip Andrew "Andy" Irons was a professional surfer. Irons learned to surf on the dangerous and shallow reefs of the North Shore in Kauai, Hawaii... |
| 2007 | Bede Durbidge Bede Durbidge Bede Durbidge is an Australian professional surfer. He is one of the most promising surfers of the ASP World Tour. Durbo, Bej and The White Fijian are his nicknames.-Life:... |
| 2008 | Kelly Slater Kelly Slater Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest and the oldest to win the title... |
| 2009 | Taj Burrow Taj Burrow Taj Burrow is an Australian professional surfer who is currently competing in this 14th year on the ASP World Tour.-Career:... |
| 2010 |  Jeremy FloresJeremy Flores Jeremy Flores is a French surfer who was born in Reunion Island, France, where he began surfing at the age of 3. He continued his surfing development on family trips to Australia, Europe and Hawaii, all the while maintaining his education through correspondence courses... |