Jamie O’Brien Wins His Second Monster Energy Pro at Pipeline
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Friday, February 9, 2007) - North Shore resident Jamie O’Brien won his second Monster Energy Pro, presented by Billabong, title at the Banzai Pipeline today. Finding form in the toughest conditions of the event, the 23-year-old bolted out of the gates to establish a lead that served him well the duration of the 30-minute final, earning $10,000, a Makita Power Tools pack, a Kicker stereo and a set of KMC wheels. Runner-up was Australian darkhorse Mark Mathews ($5,000), third was defending champion Rob Machado (Cardiff, CA - $3,000), and fourth was Kauai rookie Gavin Gillette ($2,400). Conditions ranged throughout the day from clean six-to-eight feet in the morning, to a ravaging 10-foot mix of swell directions by the semi-finals and final. More Monster Energy Pipeline Pro from Pro Surfing .com
Storm Front Shuts Down Competition Again at Monster Energy Pro
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Wednesday, February 7, 2007) - The $75,000 Monster Energy Pro, presented by Billabong, enjoyed just three heats (7 to 9) of round four before a new storm front pushed through and put an end to the glassy 6-8 foot morning conditions. Competition has been closed down for the day and will likely resume on Friday. Tomorrow is forecast to receive the brunt of bad conditions. More Monster Energy Pipeline Pro from Pro Surfing .com
Mark Mathews Steals the Show with Perfect 10 at Monster Energy Pro
HONOLULU (Tuesday, February 6, 2007) - The $75,000 Monster Energy Pro, presented by Billabong, experienced the largest contest surf of 2007 at the Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii today, with waves in the 12-15-foot range. Australian Mark Mathews won the respect of his peers with a perfect 10-point tube-ride in round three that has been called one of the all-time great rides at Pipeline. He went on to win his fourth round heat late thisafternoon, despite a horrible wipeout in surf that grew monstrous with an onshore wind. He is now through to the round prior to the quarter finals. Mathews also shared the day’s second-highest heat score with Hawaii’s Chad Chidester - 15.75 points out of a maximum 20 points. The top heat score of the day, 17.5 points went to Los Angeles’ Dane Reynolds. More Monster Energy Pipeline Pro from Pro Surfing .com
Monster Energy Pro Resumes at Pipeline after One Week Hiatus
HONOLULU, Hawaii - (Sunday, February 4, 2007) - The Monster Energy Pro, presented by Billabong, resumed at Pipeline today with round two, after a one week hiatus in competition due to extreme winds and intense storm activity. Hawaiians used local knowledge to gain the edge over an international field of hopefuls, making light of the tricky six- to eight-foot surf that was still showing the unpredictability of disorganized storm swells. Read More...
ASP Mens Foster WQS - 2007 
