Billabong Pipeline Masters 2017 Explained

The Billabong Pipe Masters^[1] , is an annual event of the Association of Surfing Professionals^[2] for 2017 World Surf League,^[3] it is the final event of the Triple Crown of Surfing.^[4]

This event was held from 8 to 20 December at Banzai Pipeline, Oahu (Hawaii, United States) and consisted of the world's best surfers competing for Champion of the renowned Banzai pipeline.^[5] Competing in the 2017 were Brazilians, Gabriel Medina, Filipe Toledo, Americans, Kelly Slater and John John Florence and Australian, Mick Fanning among many others.^[6] On 18 December 2017 John John Florence, the reigning World Champion^[7] and number 1 in the World, walked away as World Surf League World Champion, stating "To win at home is my dream".^[8]

Round 1

Heat 1 1 Jérémy Florès 10.17 2 Jadson André 6.63 3 Matt Wilkinson 4.67

Heat 2 1 Josh Kerr 12.17 2 Kanoa Igarashi 6.10 3 Owen Wright 3.37

Heat 3 1 Conner Coffin 10.56 2 Julian Wilson 8.00 3 Stuart Kennedy 6.50

Heat 4 1 Jordy Smith 16.57 2 Bebe Durbidge 11.43 3 Ethan Ewing 3.00

Heat 5 1 Miguel Pupo 14.83 2 Benji Brand 12.64 3 Gabriel Medina 12.43

Heat 6 1 John Florence 13.50 2 Dusty Payne 6.83 3 Wiggolly Dantas 5.63

Heat 7 1 Caio Ibelli 12.83 2 A. de Souza 11.27 3 Jack Freestone 7.04

Heat 8 1 Kelly Slater 12.47 2 Joan Duru 11.90 3 Kolohe Andino 7.60

Heat 9 1 Ezekiel Lau 10.50 2 Filipe Toledo 2.00 3 Michel Bourez 2.00

Heat 10 1 Adrian Buchan 10.83 2 Sebastian Zietz 10.60 3 Ian Gouveia 8.43

Heat 11 1 Jordy Smith 12.04 2 Joel Parkinson 11.13 3 L. Fioravanti 8.44

Heat 12 1 Italo Ferreira 12.90 2 Mick Fanning 10.80 3 Frederico Morais 9.27

Round 2

Heat 1 1 Gabriel Medina 15.33 2 Dusty Payne 8.50

Heat 2 1 Ethan Ewing 11.54 2 Owen Wright 10.77

Heat 3 1 Julian Wilson 8.56 2 Benji Brand 6.87

Heat 4 1 Matt Wilkinson 0.00 2 Stuart Kennedy INJ

Heat 5 1 A. de Souza 11.93 2 Jadson André 8.33

Heat 6 1 Kolohe Andino 17.10 2 Jack Freestone 14.96

Heat 7 1 Ian Gouveia 13.40 2 Filipe Toledo 11.30

Heat 8 1 L. Fioravanti 13.17 2 Sebastian Zietz 10.00

Heat 9 1 Joel Parkinson 6.10 2 Wiggolly Dantas 5.13

Heat 10 1 Mick Fanning 8.90 2 Bebe Durbidge 8.87

Heat 11 1 Kanoa Igarashi 12.67 2 Frederico Morais 6.00

Heat 12 1 Michel Bourez 16.40 2 Joan Duru 6.54

Round 3

Heat 1 1 Julian Wilson 15.26 2 Ezekiel Lau 8.34

Heat 2 1 Conner Coffin 14.03 2 Mick Fanning 12.60

Heat 3 1 Ian Gouveia 8.60 2 Matt Wilkinson 6.83

Heat 4 1 Joel Parkinson 8.50 2 Miguel Pupo 5.47

Heat 5 1 Caio Ibelli 10.13 2 Michel Bourez 6.57

Heat 6 1 John Florence 10.87 2 Ethan Ewing 10.80

Heat 7 1 Jérémy Florès 6.60 2 Adrian Buchan 2.26

Heat 8 1 Gabriel Medina 10.00 2 Josh Kerr 9.83

Heat 9 1 Italo Ferreira 10.26 2 Kolohe Andino 4.17

Heat 10 1 L. Fioravanti 15.87 2 A. de Souza 6.63

Heat 11 1 Kanoa Igarashi 13.34 2 Jordy Smith 9.73

Heat 12 1 Kelly Slater 11.87 2 Jordy Smith 7.87

Round 4

Heat 1 1 Ian Gouveia 11.73 2 Conner Coffin 1.23 3 Julian Wilson 0.43

Heat 2 1 John Florence 13.17 2 Caio Ibelli 12.87 3 Joel Parkinson 4.53

Heat 3 1 Jérémy Florès 15.37 2 Gabriel Medina 12.10 3 Italo Ferreira 7.57

Heat 4 1 Kanoa Igarashi 12.44 2 L. Fioravanti 4.60 3 Kelly Slater 4.44

Round 5

Heat 1 1 Joel Parkinson 15.23 2 Conner Coffin 9.43

Heat 2 1 Julian Wilson 12.50 2 Caio Ibelli 7.90

Heat 3 1 Gabriel Medina 17.97 2 Kelly Slater 9.16

Heat 4 1 Italo Ferreira 6.34 2 L. Fioravanti 0.90

Quarter finals

Heat 1 1 Ian Gouveia 9.70 2 Joel Parkinson 8.40

Heat 2 1 John Florence 17.60 2 Julian Wilson 2.64

Heat 3 1 Jérémy Florès 12.76 2 Gabriel Medina 6.04

Heat 4 1 Kanoa Igarashi 9.57 2 Italo Ferreira 8.67

Semi finals

Heat 1 1 John Florence 12.56 2 Ian Gouveia 12.33

Heat 2 1 Jérémy Florès 12.20 2 Kanoa Igarashi 11.33

Final

Heat 1 1 Jérémy Florès 16.23 2 John Florence 16.16

External links

• Official event website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017 Billabong Pipe Masters. World Surf League. en. 2020-03-31.
2. Web site: Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP). Warshaw. Matt. eos.surf. en-US. 2020-03-31.
3. Web site: World Surf League - The global home of surfing. World Surf League. en. 2020-03-31.
4. Web site: North Shore Surf Competitions 2019 - 2020 / The Ultimate Guide. 2017-11-06. Lush Palm. en-US. 2020-03-31.
5. Web site: North Shore Surf Competition. 6 November 2017. World Surf League. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117131423/http://lushpalm.com:80/north-shore-surf-competition/ . 17 November 2017 . 2020-03-30.
6. Web site: Billabong Pipe Masters 2017 live stream: What to know, watch World Surf League online. CBSSports.com. en. 2020-03-31.
7. Web site: John John Florence. World Surf League. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150106065709/http://www.worldsurfleague.com:80/athletes/199/john-john-florence . 6 January 2015 . 2020-03-16.
8. Web site: John John Florence Repeats as World Champion. World Surf League. en. 2020-03-31.