{"id":107846,"date":"2019-12-15T05:34:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T20:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=107846"},"modified":"2019-12-15T05:34:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T20:34:48","slug":"pipeline-masters-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=107846","title":{"rendered":"Pipeline Masters History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107840\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-12-at-2.42.23-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>Round 3: \u00a0Seth was winning his heat while Kelly Slater was in the following heat. \u00a0Seth knew very well that if he won this heat and Kelly won his, they will go face to face in the next round. \u00a0i think that was extra motivation for this kid that loves to go up against giants! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107847\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>i went up to check out the Leaderboard. \u00a0every year i do this and i still can remember 15 years ago when i thought how cool it would be to have one of my nephews names on there someday. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107848\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1274.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>and that day has come! \u00a0Seth surfed the first round and beat Ryan Callihan and Yago Dora. \u00a0he actually dominated that heat&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107849\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>then Round 3 he came up against Billy Kemper. \u00a0remember that Billy Kemper is big wave world champion and it was big waves at Pipeline. \u00a0that&#8217;s a major upset in the history books&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107850\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1276.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>now it&#8217;s round 4 and the day i dreamed of is here. \u00a0i always wanted Seth to go man on man with Kelly Slater. \u00a0the Rookie vs. the GOAT (Greatest of all time). \u00a0this is the most talked about heat in the contest right now because Kelly looks unstoppable. but if he&#8217;s stopped, Seth will take out the final page in the book of Kelly&#8217;s accomplishments, including a possible Olympic Medal&#8230; \u00a0 crazy huh???<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107851\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1277.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>notice that Kelly Slater won 7 times. \u00a0and he won his first 3 Pipe Masters before Seth was even born. \u00a0crazy huh???<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107856\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>i had to take a photo of the entrance for the Pipe Masters. \u00a0this is my nephew up there and out of all the worlds surfers, they chose him! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107857\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1303.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>and look who&#8217;s on the right side. \u00a0yes, 2x World Champion Gabriel Medina. \u00a0wouldn&#8217;t that be cool if Seth and Gabriel made the finals??? \u00a0 anyway, stay tuned for the final showdown. \u00a0it&#8217;s going to be exciting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 3: \u00a0Seth was winning his heat while Kelly Slater was in the following heat. \u00a0Seth knew very well that if he won this heat and Kelly won his, they will go face to face in the next round. \u00a0i think that was extra motivation for this kid that loves to go up against giants! 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