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

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

Notes

Sources

  • Rielly, Derek (2023-11-26). . BeachGrit.

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