Current season, competition or edition: Outerknown Tahiti Pro 2023 | |
Sport | Surfing |
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Country | French Polynesia |
Most recent champion(s) | Ítalo Ferreira (men) Vahine Fierro (women) |
Most titles | Kelly Slater (men) (5 titles) Keala Kennelly (women) (3 titles) |
Official website | [1] |
Billabong Pro Teahupoo is a professional surfing competition of the World Surf League held at the break Teahupo'o in Taiarapu, Tahiti. The Billabong Pro Teahupoo was founded in 1999 and has been recognized as "one of the world's heaviest big wave competitions".[This quote needs a citation] This is because Teahupoo is the only known natural wave break in the world that breaks below sea level. The Billabong Pro Teahupoo has not claimed any lives since the surf competition began in 1999, but the wave has claimed lives over the years.