Frames: Coco Ho Battles for Big Win at Zippers

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.