Rubiana and Tao made it to the semi-finals at the Cocoa Beach QS
Alan and Rachel made it to the quarterfinals
Cover photo: Tao by WSL
Panamanian Tao Rodríguez and Costa Rican Rubiana Brownell managed to reach the semifinals of the QS 1000 that took place in Cocoa Beach, Florida last weekend.
In a competitive event that featured 88 male and 40 female competitors, Rodriguez won four heats and Brownell won three; the former lost to Evan Geiselman and the latter failed to beat Bella Kenworthy.
The tournament was held on small beach break waves, and saw Jett Schilling win the men's and Bella Kenworthy the women's.
Other notable performances were those of Costa Rican Rachel Agüero and Mexican Alan Cleland, who reached the quarterfinals.
The North American tour is moving to the Dominican Republic now, where a QS 15 will be held between the 19th and 3000th.
Here's how the regional classification goes:
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Related Notes:
Leilani McGonagle placed third in Cocoa Beach
The Costa Rican still needs a result to get into the challengers and has one event left; the young Rubiana Brownell also made the podium in the event
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The Costa Rican-German felt like he was in Pavones in California and took his first victory on the world tour
QS of Garopaba filled the registrations
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