Mexican Finest Claimed by 19 Years Old Matt Banting
By far one of the more famous stretches of surfing beach in the area, Costa Azul can be found between km-28 and km-29 closest to San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. Home to Zippers, the Rock, Old Man’s, and more excellent breaks, Costa Azul has a break for just about everyone, with many national surf competitions held at Zippers or the Rock every year. The Los Cabos Open of Surf is the largest surfing event in Mexican history held just at Zippers drawing the best world's surfers. However, this time the veteran campaigners were beaten by young guns earning the event's top scores. Only 19 years old Aussie Matt Banting and Hawaiian Coco Ho, 23, have won the Los Cabos Open in excellent four-to-six foot waves event, the latest ASP World Championship Tour stop.
Matt Banting started strong in the Final at Zippers, opening his victory strike with a 7.00 in an all-Australian final. The Port Macquarie native built momentum throughout the heat and while fellow finalist Dion Atkinson (AUS), 28, fought hard for the win, he was unable to find the scores needed to surpass Banting.
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Banting’s win at the Los Cabos Open of Surf marks his second ASP 6-Star win this season, placing him in excellent position to qualify for the 2015 WCT. While the regular-footer was elated with the Mexican victory, he remains focused on the long year ahead.“It’s a long year to go, but to get two 6-Star wins feels amazing,” Banting said. “I just hope I can stay consistent and get a few strong results in the upcoming Primes.”
Dion Atkinson's huge layback
Dion Atkinson, current rookie on the WCT said, "if you told me I was going to make the final hopping on the plane, I wouldn’t have expected it. To take the 25 grand and be here in Cabo for one last night, it’s amazing!”
Coco Ho
Coco Ho, top seed at the Los Cabos Open of Surf, was a standout throughout the entirety of the Los Cabos Open of Surf and maintained her form throughout the final day of competition. The Hawaiian topped Australian Dimity Stoyle (AUS), 22, and Kauai’s Brianna Cope (HAW), 19, to claim the win at Zippers. “I’ve had and equal amount of ups-and-downs this year and it’s hard,” Ho said. “You’ve got to keep your head up and my Dad told me at the start of the year that it’s a marathon, not a sprint. This is definitely a nice feeling.”
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