Billabong Pipe Masters 2019

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Billabong Pipe Masters
Venue Banzai Pipeline
Location Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Dates9 to 19 December 2019
Competitors36 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Italo Ferreira  Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svg   Gabriel Medina  Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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The Billabong Pipe Masters 2019 was the 11th and final event of the Men's Championship Tour in the 2019 World Surf League. It took place from 9 to 19 December at the Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii, and was contested by 36 surfers. [1]

Contents

In an all-Brazilian final, Italo Ferreira defeated Gabriel Medina to win the sixth Championship Tour event of his career. The victory also secured a first World Surf League championship for Ferreira. [2]

Format

A new competition format was introduced for the 2019 Championship Tour. All 36 surfers take part in the Seeding Round. The top two surfers in each heat advance directly to the Round of 32, while the lowest-placed surfer in each heat enters the Elimination Round. In each of the four heats in the Elimination Round, the top two surfers advance to the Round of 32, while the lowest-placed surfer is eliminated from the competition. From the Round of 32 onwards, the competition follows a single elimination format, with the winner of each head-to-head heat advancing to the next round and the loser being eliminated. [3]

Competition

The competition took place from 9 to 19 December. [4]

Seeding Round

Heat 1
1 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.33
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 7.17
3 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 4.70
Heat 3
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 11.93
2 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 6.07
3 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 4.10
Heat 6
1 Billy Kemper Flag of Hawaii.svg 15.63
2 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 10.67
3 Michael Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 5.60
Heat 7
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7.94
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 4.90
3 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 1.40
Heat 8
1 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7.76
2 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 7.33
3 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 4.57
Heat 9
1 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 16.93
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 15.00
3 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 11.60
Heat 10
1 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 11.33
2 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 9.10
3 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 4.90
Heat 11
1 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 15.00
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 4.60
3 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 4.23
Heat 12
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 9.34
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5.77
3 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 1.90

Elimination round

Round of 32

Heat 1
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 8.53
2 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 7.20
Heat 2
1 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 10.17
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 9.77
Heat 3
1 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 11.30
2 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.50
Heat 4
1 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.30
2 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 3.40
Heat 5
1 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 11.04
2 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 9.84
Heat 6
1 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.76
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7.53
Heat 7
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 15.26
2 Billy Kemper Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.00
Heat 8
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 17.33
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 14.23
Heat 9
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 17.07
2 Imaikalani deVault Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.90
Heat 10
1 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 8.84
2 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 4.43
Heat 11
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 18.50
2 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 4.50
Heat 12
1 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.10
2 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 7.54
Heat 13
1 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 9.10
2 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 7.50
Heat 14
1 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 9.34
2 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.10
Heat 15
1 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 15.24
2 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 8.94
Heat 16
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 10.17
2 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 8.33

Round of 16

Heat 1
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 11.84
2 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 4.23
Heat 2
1 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 7.50
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6.27
Heat 3
1 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5.00
2 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 4.23
Heat 4
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 7.33
2 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 6.20
Heat 5
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 4.23[I]
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 1.13
Heat 6
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 5.66
2 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3.90
Heat 7
1 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 10.67
2 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 8.50
Heat 8
1 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 13.43
2 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 9.50

Quarterfinals

Heat 1
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 15.66
2 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 13.50
Heat 2
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 12.94
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.26
Heat 3
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 17.63
2 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.33
Heat 4
1 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 9.84
2 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 8.77

Semifinals

Heat 1
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 14.77
2 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 2.57
Heat 2
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 13.00
2 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 7.10

Final

Heat 1
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 15.56
2 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 12.94

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References

  1. ↑ "Billabong Pipe Masters, Dec 8 - 20, 2019". World Surf League. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Italo Ferreira Claims Maiden Surfing World Title, Wins Billabong Pipe Masters". Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Updates to the 2019 CT Format". World Surf League. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Billabong Pipe Masters 2019 / Event PDF". World Surf League. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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