Callinan Wins Pipe Invitational
Today, Ryan Callinan won the Pipe Invitational, the 32-man trials event that awards the top two finishers a wildcard place into the Billabong Pipe Masters. In 6-to-8 foot NW swell, Callinan bested the four-man Final while Benji Brand took second, both defeating Torrey Meister and Soli Bailey for the two coveted spots into the main event. The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons is the final stop on the 2018 WSL Men’s Championship Tour, and now Callinan and Brand will have the opportunity to compete against the world’s best in the year’s surfing finale. After today’s victory, former CT surfer Callinan will enter his third CT event in a row after being awarded wildcards into the Quiksilver Pro France and MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal earlier this season. The Australian, who has been on a tear through the back-half of the season, has already secured his re-qualification for the elite Top 34 next year and will surf the upcoming Billabong Pipe Masters pressure-free. “It’s awesome!” Callinan said. “To be honest this whole day I haven’t really put together the best heats. I think in the Final was my highest heat score. But just to keep going through and to surf Pipe with […]
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