Just like the Triple Crown in Horse Racing, The Billabong Pipe Masters is the last event in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Round three is scheduled to star 8 am HST. Here are the last 40 years of champions........
2010 - Jeremy Flores – France
2009 - Taj Burrow, Australia
2008 - Kelly Slater, USA
2007 - Bede Durbidge, Australia
2006 - Andy Irons, Hawaii

2005 - Andy Irons, Hawaii

2004 - Jamie O’Brien, Hawaii

2003 - Andy Irons, Hawaii

2002 - Andy Irons, Hawaii

2001 - Bruce Irons, Hawaii

2000 - Rob Machado, USA

1999 - Kelly Slater, USA
1998 - Jake Paterson, Australia

1997 - John Gomes, Hawaii
1996 - Kelly Slater, USA

1995 - Kelly Slater, USA
1994 - Kelly Slater, USA

1993 - Derek Ho, Hawaii

1992 - Kelly Slater, USA
1991 - Tom Carroll, Australia

1990 - Tom Carroll, Australia

1989 - Gary Elkerton, Australia
1988 - Rob Page, Australia

1987 - Tom Carroll, Australia

1986 - Derek Ho, Hawaii
1985 - Mark Occhilupo, Australia
1984 - Joey Buran, USA
1983 - Dane Kealoha, Hawaii

1982 - Michael Ho, Hawaii

1981 - Simon Anderson, Australia

1980 - Mark Richards, Australia

1979 - Larry Blair, Australia

1978 - Larry Blair, Australia

1977 - Rory Russell, Hawaii
1976 - Rory Russell, Hawaii

1975 - Shaun Tomson, South Africa
1974 - Jeff Crawford, USA

1973 - Gerry Lopez, Hawaii
1972 - Gerry Lopez, Hawaii

1971 - Jeff Hakman, Hawai