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.
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. 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.
Winners Year Men's Winner Women'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 John John Florence Tyler Wright 2022 Balaram Stack Molly Picklum 2023 John John Florence Moana Jones Wong2024 Nathan Florence Erin Brooks
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