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SURFING · 2015-12-20 · OAHU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

Billabong Pipe Masters 2015 surfing prize money

The Billabong Pipe Masters paid £437,037 to 36 surfers. Adriano de Souza won £74,074. Gabriel Medina took £66,667 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£437k
WINNER£74k
SURFERS PAID36
PAYOUT BANDS10

Men's payouts

36 surfers paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each surfer at the Billabong Pipe Masters.
PLACE SURFER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Adriano de Souza Brazil £74,074£74k
Runner-up Gabriel Medina Brazil £66,667£67k
3rd Mick Fanning Australia £14,815£15k
3rd Mason Ho Hawaii £12,593£13k
5th Adam Melling Australia £11,111£11k
5th C.J. Hobgood United States £11,111£11k
5th Josh Kerr Australia £11,111£11k
5th Kelly Slater United States £11,111£11k
9th Jeremy Flores France £9,444£9k
9th Joel Parkinson Australia £9,444£9k
9th John John Florence Hawaii £9,444£9k
9th Keanu Asing Hawaii £9,444£9k
13th Jamie O'Brien Hawaii £13,704£14k
13th Adrian Buchan Australia £7,778£8k
13th Bede Durbidge Australia £7,778£8k
13th Filipe Toledo Brazil £7,778£8k
13th Glenn Hall Ireland £7,778£8k
13th Italo Ferreira Brazil £7,778£8k
13th Jordy Smith South Africa £7,778£8k
13th Julian Wilson Australia £7,778£8k
13th Kai Otton Australia £7,778£8k
13th Michel Bourez France £7,778£8k
13th Sebastian Zietz Hawaii £7,778£8k
13th Taj Burrow Australia £7,778£8k
25th Jack Robinson Australia £14,074£14k
25th Brett Simpson United States £6,667£7k
25th Bruce Irons Hawaii £6,667£7k
25th Dusty Payne Hawaii £6,667£7k
25th Jadson Andre Brazil £6,667£7k
25th Kolohe Andino United States £6,667£7k
25th Matt Wilkinson Australia £6,667£7k
25th Miguel Pupo Brazil £6,667£7k
25th Nat Young United States £6,667£7k
25th Ricardo Christie New Zealand £6,667£7k
25th Wade Carmichael Australia £6,667£7k
25th Wiggolly Dantas Brazil £6,667£7k

How the money splits

Each finishing band, what it paid each surfer, and what it paid in all

Prize money bands at the Billabong Pipe Masters.
PLACE SURFERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £74,074£74k £74,074£74k
Runner-up 1 £66,667£67k £66,667£67k
3rd 1 £14,815£15k £14,815£15k
3rd 1 £12,593£13k £12,593£13k
5th 4 £11,111£11k £44,444£44k
9th 4 £9,444£9k £37,778£38k
13th 1 £13,704£14k £13,704£14k
13th 11 £7,778£8k £85,556£86k
25th 1 £14,074£14k £14,074£14k
25th 11 £6,667£7k £73,333£73k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £74k
Runner-up £67k
3rd £15k
3rd £13k
5th £44k
9th £38k
13th £14k
13th £86k
25th £14k
25th £73k

The rest of 2015

Every other surfing edition we hold from 2015

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the Billabong Pipe Masters get?

Adriano de Souza took £74,074.

How much did the runner-up get?

Gabriel Medina took £66,667, 90% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the Billabong Pipe Masters?

£437,037, paid to 36 surfers.

How does it compare with other years?

The Billabong Pipe Masters paid £370,370, and the Billabong Pipe Masters paid £408,148.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Pipeline prize money page, and the whole year on surfing prize money in 2015. The edition before was the Billabong Pipe Masters. The one after was the Billabong Pipe Masters.