KP, celebrating with junior Perrows, Tosh and Frankie. This is the look of stoke, relief and accomplishment. Yesterday Kieren said he wanted the trophy he missed out on last season, and through pure grit that's exactly what he did.
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It would be impossible to find a more popular winner among his peers: not just for his balls-out performances over the last three days, but also for the tireless work he has done in handling the surfers' negotiations with the ASP.
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Wife Danielle celebrating at Perrow base camp. It's ten years since Kieren competed in his first Pipeline WT event, and todays' Masters trophy is the sweetest long-service bonus imaginable. Back on tour for 2012, he'll be taking some well deserved long-service leave in Byron Bay over the off-season.
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