Kelly Slater (USA), 41, claims 2013 Billabong Pipe Masters win.
BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, December 14, 2013) -Kelly Slater (USA), 41, has won the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons after a day of incredible 10 to 15 foot (three to four metre) waves at Pipeline, defeating recently-crowned Vans Triple Crown winner John John Florence (HAW), 21, in a hard-fought Final.
The final day of the Billabong Pipe Masters capped off the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) season in fine style, with the epic conditions providing the ideal backdrop for the crowning of Mick Fanning (AUS), 32, as the ASP World Champion, Florence as Vans Triple Crown of Surfing winner, Slater as Billabong Pipe Masters winner and the finalization of the 2014 ASP Top 34 roster.
BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS FINAL RESULTS:
1 - Kelly Slater (USA) 16.37 2 - John John Florence (HAW) 15.90
BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: John John Florence (HAW) 18.30 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 5.00 SF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 19.63 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.84
BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.03 def. Yadin Nicol (AUS) 16.90 QF 2: John John Florence (HAW) 16.77 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 13.00 QF 3: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.80 def. Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 7.80 QF 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.83 def. Miguel Pupo (BRA) 6.00
BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 5 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.00 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 10.50 Heat 2: Julian Wilson (AUS) 10.67 def. Nat Young (USA) 7.26 Heat 3: Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 16.60 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 4.33 Heat 4: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 15.27 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 10.76
