Hawaiians Billy Kemper and Imaikalani Devault placed first and second at the Pipe Invitational and are now in the Pipe Masters, where they will face top seeds and title contenders Italo Ferreira and Gabriel Medina.

In a day of tubes between four and six feet, the 16 heats that crowned the champion of an event that has an absolute Hawaiian majority were contested; only seven surfers out of 32 were non-Hawiians.

The result of the grand final was as follows:
1 - Billy Kemper (HAW) 13.17
2 - Imaikalani deVault (HAW) 12.50
3 - Keanu Asing (HAW) 7.56
4 - Koa Smith (HAW) 3.83

With this, the first round of the Pipe Masters series were as follows:
Series 1: Kanoa Igarashi (JPN), Conner Coffin (USA), Soli Bailey (AUS)
Series 2: Kolohe Andino (USA), Griffin Colapinto (USA), Jadson Andre (BRA)
Series 3: Filipe Toledo (BRA), Deivid Silva (BRA), Ricardo Christie (NZL)
Series 4: Jordy Smith (ZAF), Peterson Crisanto (BRA), Frederico Morais (PRT)
Series 5: Gabriel Medina (BRA), Willian Cardoso (BRA), Imaikalani deVault (HAW)
Series 6: Italo Ferreira (BRA), Michael Rodrigues (BRA), Billy Kemper (HAW)
Series 7: Owen Wright (AUS), Jack Freestone (AUS), Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)
Series 8: John John Florence (HAW), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Jesse Mendes (BRA)
Series 9: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Caio Ibelli (BRA), Ezekiel Lau (HAW)
Series 10: Kelly Slater (USA), Michel Bourez (FRA), Sebastian Zietz (HAW)
Series 11: Julian Wilson (AUS), Wade Carmichael (AUS), Joan Duru (FRA)
Series 12: Seth Moniz (HAW), Ryan Callinan (AUS), Yago Dora (BRA)

Full results from the Pipe Invitational:
Semis
SERIES 1: Keanu Asing (HAW) 10.33 BEAT  Imaikalani deVault (HAW) 6.03, Jack Robinson (AUS) 5.90, Eli Hanneman (HAW) 4.90
SERIES 2: Koa Smith (HAW) 14.57 BEAT  Billy Kemper (HAW) 12.90, Benji Brand (HAW) 12.10, Ethan Ewing (AUS) 4.10

Cuartos
SERIES 1: Jack Robinson (AUS) 8.67 BEAT  Imaikalani deVault (HAW) 8.00, Torrey Meister (HAW) 7.07, Kalani David (HAW) 3.54
SERIES 2: Keanu Asing (HAW) 10.00 BEAT  Eli Hanneman (HAW) 9.83, Cody Young (HAW) 6.30, Finn McGill (HAW) 3.33
SERIES 3: Ethan Ewing (AUS) 11.73 BEAT  Billy Kemper (HAW) 8.94, Makuakai Rothman (HAW) 8.87, Jamie O'Brien (HAW) 3.83
SERIES 4: Benji Brand (HAW) 10.67 BEAT  Koa Smith (HAW) 10.17, Dusty Payne (HAW) 6.76, Makai McNamara (HAW) 6.40

Round 1
SERIES 1: Jack Robinson (AUS) 15.73 BEAT  Eli Hanneman (HAW) 13.44, Tyler Newton (HAW) 6.60, Harry Bryant (AUS) 2.87
SERIES 2: Imaikalani deVault (HAW) 11.44 BEAT  Cody Young (HAW) 7.73, Shayden Pacarro (HAW) 3.93, Kainehe Hunt (HAW) 3.80
SERIES 3: Keanu Asing (HAW) 7.14 BEAT  Kalani David (HAW) 6.66, Adin Masencamp (ZAF) 5.57, Brodi Sale (HAW) 2.73
SERIES 4: Finn McGill (HAW) 14.26 BEAT  Torrey Meister (HAW) 9.53, Liam O'Brien (AUS) 9.44, Nathan Florence (HAW) 7.10
SERIES 5: Ethan Ewing (AUS) 8.06 BEAT  Benji Brand (HAW) 4.20, Kiron Jabour (HAW) 4.20, Bruce Irons (HAW) 2.46
SERIES 6: Makuakai Rothman (HAW) 9.34 BEAT  Koa Smith (HAW) 5.40, Joshua Moniz (HAW) 2.53, Eithan Osborne (USA) 1.56
SERIES 7: Makai McNamara (HAW) 9.00 BEAT  Billy Kemper (HAW) 3.70, Ian Gentil (HAW) 3.53, Michael O'Shaughnessy (HAW) 1.80
SERIES 8: Dusty Payne (HAW) 12.17 BEAT  Jamie O'Brien (HAW) 10.50, Justin Becret (FRA) 8.27, Gavin Gillette (HAW) 4.26