Mexicans Alan Cleland and Marco Mignot won their round-of-32 heats at the Margaret River Pro, securing their place in the 2025 CT and entry into the 2026 tournament.

In a heavy sea in the main break, Cleland overcame Rio Waida and Mignot did the same with Joel Vaughan.

The result pushed them into the second half of the year and into CT 2026.

Now they will face Imaikalani Devault first and Jordy Smith second.

Now Cleland and Mignot have the following stages of CT 2025 left:

And they will start this tour in 2026:

CT1: Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
CT2: Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia
CT3: Snapper Rocks, Queensland, Australia
CT4: Punta Roca, El Salvador
CT5: Saquarema, Brazil
CT6: Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
CT7: Teahupo'o, Tahiti CONFIDENTIAL ○
CT8: Cloudbreak, Fiji
CT9: Lower Trestles, Calif., USA*
CT10: Surf Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
CT11: Peniche, Portugal
CT12: Pipe Masters, Hawai'i, USA

For her part, the Basque Country surfer Nadia Erostarbe did not have a good series against Erin Brooks and Lakey Peterson and was withdrawn from the event.