The wildcards for the Mexican CT that will take place between August 10 and 20 in Barra de la Cruz, Oaxaca, will be defined in a trials competition that will take place on August 3 and will bring together 16 Mexican male and eight female surfers, the event organizers informed DUKE.

The men's trials will have eight Oaxacans, two of whom will be from Barra de la Cruz and the other eight from the rest of Mexico. The allocation criteria for the women's preliminary trial or if one will be used was not indicated.

It is anticipated, based on what happens in other CT tournaments, that two men and one woman will be given wildcards. This may vary depending on decisions made by the WSL or the sponsor.

The prize for just participating in one CT event and placing last is $8.000 for men and $9000 for women.

In 2006, when the first CT event in history was held in Mexico, the only one to date, a trial was also held for the tournament; it was won by Óscar Moncada.

In heat 8 of round 1 the Mexican faced Kelly Slater and Luke Stedman, the result was as follows: Kelly Slater 16.83; Luke Stedman 13.33; Oscar Moncada 11.66.

Then, in round 2, Moncada made life difficult for the third-place finisher, Australian Taj Burrow, who won the series by 16.84 to 13.90.

That 2006 tournament, won by Andy Irons, is still considered to this day as one of the best CTs in history. The conditions at the location, which they wanted to keep secret, were absolutely epic with three or more sections of long and perfect tubes in a sandy and perfect Barra de la Cruz.