Frames: Soak Up the Action from Los Cabos

On the last wave of his Round 1, Heat 4 performance Billy Stairmand (NZL) scored a 7.00, enough to overtake the lead and win. His two-wave total: 13.17.

The closest heat of the first day saw Chris Ward (USA) narrowly defeat his opponents with a pair of mid-range fives. Ward's Round 1, Heat 12 (pictured) two-wave total: 10.96.

Michael February (ZAF) missed the top spot in Round 1, Heat 12 against Chris Ward (USA) by two hundredths of a point; his two-wave total was 10.94.

Peterson Crisanto (BRA) left his Round 2, Heat 11 opponents scrambling when he worked Zippers for a 9.67 (two-wave total: 17.00)

In Round 2, Heat 12, Miguel Tudela (PER), current QS No. 105, edged out all three of his fellow competitors. The high-ranking field included Wiggolly Dantas (BRA), who's ranked No. 2 in the Men's Qualifying Series (QS), and Chris Ward (USA), who started the event at No. 17. Tudela's two-wave total for the heat was 13.30.

Lagging on the WCT rankings, Brett Simpson (USA) was looking to improve his standing with a solid result in Los Cabos. He was runner-up in Round 2, Heat 13 (pictured); his two-wave total was 14.50.

WCT No. 10 Josh Kerr (AUS) combined a seamless series of cutbacks in Round 2, heat 1, to top the field and advance to Round 3. His two-wave total was 14.20.

Davey Cathels (AUS) had the two highest-scoring waves of Round 2, Heat 2, to advance to Round 3. With a 6.27 and a 6.07, his two-wave total was 12.34.

Maxime Huscenot (FRA) posted midrange scores in Round 2, Heat 2 that were high enough to place second, behind Cathels. Huscenot's two-wave total was 10.53.

Davey Cathels (AUS) and Maxime Huscenot (FRA) congratulate each other on a heat well surfed.

Italo Ferreira (BRA) owned the Day 2 upset when he topped former WCT competitors Damien Hobgood (USA) and Nathan Yeomans (USA) in Round 2, Heat 3. Ferreira's two-wave total: 15.10.

Hiroto Arai (JPN) followed Italo Ferreira's lead in the Round 2 heat, placing second and leaving the WCT veterans on the bottom half. Arai's two-wave total was 11.84.

Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) trailed Billy Stairmand (NZL) by a single point when the horn blew at the end of Round 2, Heat 4. His two-wave total: 13.23.

Josh Kerr (AUS) launched his aerial game in Round 3, Heat 1, for a combined total of 13.43. He was runner-up to Cathels by mere tenths of a point.

Peterson Crisanto (BRA) followed up a strong opening campaign with a Round 3, Heat 6 victory, compliments of a stellar 8.50. His two-wave total: 14.70.

Mitch Coleborn (AUS) topped former WCT competitor Patrick Gudauskas (USA) in Round 3, Heat 9, with a two-wave total of 14.37.

In Round 3, Heat 7, Tanner Gudauskas (USA) scored an 8.27, handily topping his competition and advancing to Round 4. His two-wave total was 15.37.

Dion Atkinson (AUS), hoping to maintain his spot on the WCT next year, pushed through the white water for a Round 3, Heat 12 victory over Kaimana Jaquias (HAW), Tim Reyes (USA) and Messias Felix (BRA). The Aussie's two-wave total was 12.46.

Medi Veminardi (REU) had a breakout performance in Los Cabos, posting a 9.23 in Round 4, Heat 7, for a combined two-wave total of 15.66. In round 5, Heat 7, he scored a 9.00, for a two-wave total of 17.33.

Patrick Gudauskas (USA) topped brother Tanner in Round 4, Heat 5, with a pair of seven-pointers for a two-wave score of 14.40.

Josh Kerr (AUS) earned a near-perfect 9.17 in Round 4, Heat 2, for a combined two-wave total of 15.67. In Round 5, Heat 2, he saw two excellent, eight-point scores for a two-wave total of 16.46. But in the Quarterfinals he was called for interference, making for a disappointing end to his Los Cabos campaign.

While Josh Kerr's interference call may have helped Italo Ferreira (BRA), he had an impressive Quarterfinals finish on his own merits, notching two eight-point scores for a 16.93 heat total.

Dion Atkinson (AUS) threw huge layback carves in the Quarterfinals, which helped usher him into the all-Aussie Finals where he faced Matt Banting.

Matt Banting (AUS) was steady in his approach throughout the Los Cabos Open, posting solid seven-pointers along the way. But in the Finals he threw an air that scored him an 8.00, paving the way for a Title win over Dion Atkinson (AUS).

Mahina Maeda (HAW), currently ranked No. 58 in the Women's Qualifying Series (QS), ignited the competition when she scored a Perfect 10 in Round 1, Heat 5. Her winning, two-wave total was 16.90.

Sage Erickson (USA) took to the water in Round 2, Heat 10, placing second. With a two-wave total of 11.17, she was just 0.07 points shy of the heat winner, Paige Hareb (NZL).

With two WCT events under her belt this season, Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) took her refined talent to Zippers, edging out current WCT No. 13 Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) in Round 2, Heat 7. Weston-Webb's two-wave total in the heat was 12.63.

WCT rookie Dimity Stoyle (AUS) was on her game from start to finish. Currently ranked No. 8 on the elite Tour, in Round 3, Heat 3 at the Los Cabos Open she notched an excellent 8.73 for the advance. Her two-wave total was 16.16.

Former WCT competitor Silvana Lima (BRA) kept busy in Round 3, Heat 2, jumping on 14 waves and notching a solid 9.33 along the way. Her two-wave total was 15.90.

Alessa Quizon (HAW), current WCT No. 12, topped all her heats going into the Quarterfinals, including a Perfect 10 in Round 4, Heat 1 (pictured). Her two-wave total for the heat was 18.77.

Even with an excellent 8.07 on her scorecard, Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) was outdone by Alessa Quizon (HAW) and Silvana Lima (BRA) in a high-scoring Round 4 heat. Van Dijk, who had just recovered from an injury, had a two-wave total of 13.80.

Of the three surfers in Round 4, Heat 2, Nage Melamed (HAW) was the only one without WCT experience. Facing off against Coco Ho (HAW) and Dimity Stoyle (AUS), she wasn't able to get the scores she needed to outdo the elite Tour's athletes. Current No. 6 on the QS, Melamed saw a two-wave total of 10.83.

Paige Hareb (NZL), current WCT No. 16, pulled off a Round 4, Heat 4 victory with a pair of mid-range sixes. Her two-wave total was 12.77.

Hareb (NZL), however, was eliminated in the Quarterfinals by fellow WCT competitor Laura Enever (AUS), current No. 9 on the elite Tour. Hareb's two-wave total was 11.84.

Coco Ho (HAW) settled into a groove in Round 4, Heat 2, topping Dimity Stoyle (AUS), which she followed up with a win over Silvana Lima (BRA) in the Quarterfinals.

Despite a dominant run throughout the competition, Alessa Quizon (HAW) was ultimately outdone by a 0.07 point differential in the Quarterfinals. Quizon's two-wave total was 18.80.

In the highest-scoring heat of the competition, Dimity Stoyle (AUS) was able to edge out Alessa Quizon (HAW) in the Quarterfinals with a combined score of 18.87 out of 20 to Quizon's 18.80.

After a strong campaign that took her to the Quarterfinals, Silvana Lima (BRA) ultimately fell short to Coco Ho (HAW). Lima's two-wave total in the Quarters was 13.33.

Laura Enever (AUS) topped two WCT competitors -- Pauline Ado (FRA) and Paige Hareb (NZL) -- along the way to the Semis, but she was ultimately outdone by up-and-comer Brianna Cope (HAW). Enever's two-wave total was 10.10.

Despite standout performances throughout the event, Dimity Stoyle (AUS) was unable to match stellar scores from Coco Ho (HAW) in the Semifinals. Stoyle's two-wave total of 8.77 was no match for Ho's 18.13.

Los Cabos set the stage for a breakout performance from Hawaiian Brianna Cope, who made a big impression on her path to the Finals.

After placing second to Paige Hareb (NZL) in Round 4, Cope (HAW) eliminated Lakey Peterson, current WCT No. 7, and then Laura Enever, current WCT No. 9, on her way to a spot in the Finals.

While Cope was having the contest of her life, WCT No. 10 Coco Ho (HAW) built on momentum from the Semis, where she won with 18.13 points. In the Finals, she posted two eight-point scores to take the Title. Her winning, two-wave total was 17.10.