YOUR VANS PIPE MASTERS FOR 2023
CONTEST FINISHED AROUND 425pm
FINAL RESULTS HERE
MORE ON THE STORY ON THE WAY
EARLIER UPDATES BELOW
DAY 3 IS ON! FINALS DAY BEGAN WITH WOMEN AT 8AM ON A RISING WNW
SMOOTH 3-4′ BUT INCONSISTENT SETS! SUNSHINE…WITH NE TRADES FILLING IN
GOOD SURF’S BUILDING ALL DAY ON A LONG PERIOD WNW…NW BUOY IS 10′ 16 SEC (WAIMEA 2.5′ 17) SO WE’LL HAVE 8′ SURF LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNN
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NON-PRIORITY HEATS HERE
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DAY 2 IN THE BOOKS…ONE MORE ROUND TO GO!
BILLY KEMPER FLIES OFF THE TOP…
CARISSA MOORE…ALL SMILES AND TALENT
GABRIELLA BRYAN…DROPPING AND FLYING
Front Page and the 2 above: John John always slotted
MAHALO BANZAI BETTY FOR THE PHOTOS…CHECK OUT MORE AT:
VANS PIPE MASTERS: MOORE AND FLORENCE AT THE TOP LEADER BOARD
NEXT CALL 8AM MONDAY (NO CONTEST WITH TINY NORTH AND SWELL ON THE WAY)
LATEST LEADER BOARD HERE
SUNDAY 8AM UPDATE AND CONTEST INFO BELOW
VANS PIPE MASTERS DAY 2 ROUND 2 IS ON. MEN HIT WATER 1ST.
The 12sec NNW dropped a lot to 3-5′. Today is more performance backdoor (a few lefts) with sunshine and trades. SNN
John Florence #1, Michael February #2….Leader Board HERE
Heat #1 was Jamie O’brien, Koa Rothman, Makai McNamara and Eli Olson.
Watch live on vanspipemasters.com
DAY ONE INFO BELOW: VANS PIPE MASTERS WITH AN EPIC KICK OFF…SATURDAY 12.9.23
MEN/WOMEN RESULTS/RANKINGS AFTER DAY ONE HERE
THE DECLING 13 SEC SEMI PEAKY NW WAS 6-8′ & SMOOTH WITH LITE OFFSHORE LAND BREEZES…MAYBE EVEN A FEW 10′ BOMBS STACKING EARLIER IN THE DAY. TRADES FILLING IN WITH SOME WESTERLIES AND FICKLE PERIODS BUT TRADES WON OUT. TONS OF SUN. GREAT DAY FOR THE COMPETITORS & VIEWERS. SNN (Front page photo Dean Luke)
Starting Heat Draw | 2023 Vans Pipe Masters
WSL. The New Version of the Vans Pipe Masters Explained
The Vans Pipe Masters is a new, invitation-only specialty event.
Running independently of the WSL Championship Tour, Challenger Series, and Qualifying Series, the competition will feature 60 Vans-selected men and women surfers, with a focus on local Hawaiian talents.
The format and judging criteria have also been determined by Vans, and here is a quick look at how this event differs from the 2023 Championship Tour season opener at the Billabong Pro Pipeline in January.
New Event Format
In this leaderboard-style competition, surfers will surf a total of three non-elimination heats throughout the event window.
The competitors’ top three wave scores will determine their final score, with the top four surfers in the men’s and women’s divisions advancing to the Finals for a chance to win a portion of the $420k prize purse.
Alternative Judging Criteria
Judging criteria and scoring will be a large shift from past versions of the Pipe Masters. In this new adaptation, judges will be looking through a different lens and placing an equal emphasis on turns, airs, and barrels. Vans’ 60 handpicked surfers will not just be the elite barrel riders we’ve seen win this contest in years past, but also talented aerialists from across Hawaii and beyond.
The Canvas For The Vans Pipe Masters – WSL / BRENT BIELMANN
Invitees
The invitees were selected to uplift the North Shore community and drive cultural progression and inclusion.
50% of the Vans Pipe Masters’ men and women invitees are from Hawaii.
No Priority
The Vans Pipe Masters will not use the priority system.
Wave selection, heat strategy, and lineup positioning at Pipeline and Backdoor will be up to the surfers to decide amongst themselves out in the water.
Repeat Matchups
Within the non-elimination format, the same surfers will compete against each other for each of their three guaranteed heats.
Up until the Final, the leaderboard-based contest puts the emphasis on capturing the three best possible wave scores over defeating the other surfers in the heat.
The new chapter of the Vans Pipe Masters kicks off December 8-20, 2022.
