{{short description|Surfing competition}} {{Infobox sports league | title = Billabong Pipeline Masters | current_season = Billabong Pipeline Masters 2026 | logo = | pixels = 125 px | sport = Surfing | country = Hawaii | champion = {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Barron Mamiya (men)<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} Tyler Wright (women)
| most_champs = {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Slater (men) (8)<br />{{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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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}}<ref name=2020CovidSeason>{{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}}</ref>
==Winners== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Men's Winner ! Women's Winner |- | 1971 | {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Jeff Hakman | |- | 1972 | {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Gerry Lopez | |- | 1973 | {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Gerry Lopez (2) | |- | 1974 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Crawford | |- | 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 | |- | 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 | |- | 2010 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jeremy Flores | |- | 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 | |- | 2016 | {{flagicon|Tahiti}} Michel Bourez | |- | 2017 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Florès (2) | |- | 2018 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Medina | |- | 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== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== 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}}
<ref>https://www.surfer.com/news/nathan-florence-erin-brooks-win-vans-pipe-masters</ref>
<ref>https://freesurfmagazine.com/john-john-florence-and-moana-jones-wong-win-the-2023-vans-pipe-masters/?srsltid=AfmBOoo3v1l9_jIeHrpr1PXrQ0dKnC4si5eAt5FfL_k-eklbrOuoEVSO</ref>
<ref>https://www.surfer.com/news/molly-picklum-and-balaram-stack-win-the-2022-vans-pipe-masters</ref>
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.triplecrownofsurfing.com/}}
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