Mason Ho, Jamie O’Brien, Moana Jones Wong and More Local Wildcards Enter Pipe Challenger

Whover wins the 2026 Lexus Pipe Challenger will have their work cut out for them. Not only do they have to deal with one of the more intense waves in surfing, they must also contend with current and former Championship Tour surfers, more than a hundred Challenger Series scrappers, and, of course, a heaping of talented local wildcards. Considering the talent pool and the wave in question, this might be the most stacked CS event ever run.

On Oahu's North Shore, there has been so much interest...