Watch: Pipeline Masters // 2024 Finals Day Highlights

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It's been an all-comers expression session, an invite-only event, there's been years when it's off the tour, years when it's been on, including times it was the title-deciding last event on the CT, there's even been online-only versions, plus it's current iteration as a broad field of invites half of whom are locals.

The many versions of the Pipeline Masters makes for historical confusion - for instance, Slater's magnificent win from two years ago was the Pipeline Pro, not the Masters - yet that's created no lack of lustre on a Pipe Masters trophy. Short of a world title, it's still the one everyone wants.

As mentioned, the current format has a large field - sixty surfers - including many locals, all of whom are invited at the behest of Vans. It's perhaps not the ideal format but with sixty specialists and a leaderboard style of ranking it's simple enough to follow.

This year the waves came and Vans also put together this great highlights package.

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Balbero Friday, 20 Dec 2024 at 3:38pm

Nate Flo's live stream youtube webcast (the last two) of this event was equally as pleasing and refreshing to watch as the charging....

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Astroboomboy Friday, 20 Dec 2024 at 3:53pm

Spot on.

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natjon651 Friday, 20 Dec 2024 at 4:00pm

Erin Brooks is next level. The current crop of female pro's have a massive job to catch her

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DingOZ Saturday, 21 Dec 2024 at 4:12pm

Maybe, but it's still Caity for mine.

Erin has great fundamentals, but just a bit robotic. Credit for packing that closeout though, nice photos.

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spaceman Friday, 20 Dec 2024 at 4:29pm

Why did JJF not surf?

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southernraw Friday, 20 Dec 2024 at 6:14pm

Fuckn sick waves.
Intense shit.
Agree with above...the Florence livestream was refreshing.

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nextswell Friday, 20 Dec 2024 at 8:28pm

Accept for the odd relationship between pyzel and mum Florence.

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southernraw Friday, 20 Dec 2024 at 8:36pm

haha i missed that!!! Sounds spicy!!

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More tubes please Friday, 20 Dec 2024 at 9:41pm

Yeah any further info?

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nextswell Friday, 20 Dec 2024 at 8:44pm

Haha. Wish it was. Just a sort of passive aggressive oddness. But the rest was good. Couldn’t get use to not having replay though.

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southernraw Friday, 20 Dec 2024 at 8:59pm

haha classic. I'm slowly rewatching the whole stream so i'll hopefully get to that. Yeah no replays definitely sucked whilst watching it live.

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Remigogo Saturday, 21 Dec 2024 at 12:34am

Pumping!!! Freaking Pumping!!!

Truly a surfing pinnacle most deserving as a , what was, the triple crown format. To flip the competition timeline on its head.... just, doesn't make sense.
Sheez... evidence peoples.

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Remigogo Saturday, 21 Dec 2024 at 12:45am

A vote here for Nate as #1 commentator.

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Island Bay Saturday, 21 Dec 2024 at 5:04am

Benji Brand for President. Most impressive by far, imho.

So nice watching the goofies doing an actual bottom turn, as opposed to stalling mid face.

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conrico Saturday, 21 Dec 2024 at 9:46am

great highlights package

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morg Saturday, 21 Dec 2024 at 2:02pm

Kinda cool how Nate Florence surfed in the comp while doing the live stream with his family and mates, got a few barrels, won, and his wife was up on the stage handing out the trophies. Hopefully this was a practice run for Florence Marine to run future Pipe Masters. Was impressed with Erin Brooks commitment.

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bbbird Friday, 3 Jan 2025 at 8:53am

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bbbird Sunday, 5 Jan 2025 at 8:52am

2025 DaHui Backdoor Shootout in Memory of the Duke - Day 1 on today at Pipeline
Ceremony & Sunrise;
1st heats SUPs then longboards
https://www.youtube.com/live/Om6VLS4bnug

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udo Sunday, 5 Jan 2025 at 9:03am

Cheers BB

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bbbird Sunday, 5 Jan 2025 at 9:29am

1st ladies heat; Bethany Hamilton scored the 1st barrel...

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goofyfoot Sunday, 5 Jan 2025 at 12:25pm

Backdoor shootout waves are pumping.

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bbbird Sunday, 5 Jan 2025 at 10:57pm

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