Pipeline-Backdoor, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii. (Sunday December 11, 2016):  Ezekiel Lau (HAW) - The Men's Pipe Invitational, the selection trials fro the Billabong Pipeline Masters was run today at Backdoor and Pipeline. Two surfers, Finn McGill (HAW) and Gavin Beschen (HAW) won there way through to the main event. 32 surfers started in the trials with four man heats running all day through to final. McGill combo the other finalists with Beschen filling second spot. The NW swell meant a lot of the surfing was at Backdoor with the occasional Pipeline wave. <br />
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