British charger Tom Lowe spends most of his summer months living and surfing in Puerto Escondido, and all that time spent at Playa Zicatela paid off for the Englishman in Heat 3. Lowe managed to pick of two big rights, the best of which was an incomplete, but deep backdoor grab-rail tube ride that he nearly slipped out of as the wave closed out. Despite not finishing the ride, it was the highest single wave of the heat at 6.33. Lowe went on to win Heat 3 and moved on to the Semis.
