The best of Costa Rican surfing moved to Santa Teresa this past weekend.

National surfing competitions returned this weekend with the Santa Teresa Surf Open, where the best and most consistent national competitors and the international presence of some competitors, provided a great show during two days of action.

In total, eight categories were contested, and from the youngest to the most experienced, with short boards and long boards, a varied and successful show on the waves was more than guaranteed.

In the women's competition, surfer Rachel Agüero showed her strength and once again confirmed that her level is very high, winning the Open Women's and Junior Women's categories.

In the men's category, the winner was the local from Tamarindo, Malakai Martínez, while the Junior Men's category was won by the local Jesús Pérez.

The final results are as follows:

Men's Open:

1) Malakai Martínez 14.16 pts.
2) Andreas Schneider 12.50 pts.
3) Matias Brau 9.56 pts.
4) David Monge 7.80 pts.

Women's Open:

1) Rachel Agüero 7.43 pts.
2) Lía Díaz 5.90 pts.
3) Auxiela Ryan 4.97 pts.
4) Delphine Guiffant 4.90 pts.

Junior Male:

1) Jesús Pérez 12.34 pts.
2) David Monge 9.77 pts.
3) Tosh Talbot 8.17 pts.
4) Dorian Pérez 7.64 pts.

Junior Female:

1) Rachel Agüero 12.07 pts.
2) Indiana Ferri 8.23 ​​pts.
3) Yam Harel 5.76 pts.
4) Auxiela Ryan 3.03 pts.

Final Boys:

1) Tomas Patenay 13.10 pts.
2) Teo Simon 12.20 pts.
3) Denzel Rosales 9.57 pts.
4) Orlando Harel 4.10 pts.

Master Category:

1) Londner Amit 11.50 pts.
2) Louis Guiffant 9.14 pts.
3) Victor St Claire 6.87 pts.
4) Jonathan Marín 6.50 pts.

Longboard Category:

1) Anthony Flores 11.34 pts.
2) Tamil Martino 8.80 pts.
3) Carlos Rojas 7.70 pts.
4) Daniel Álvarez 6.86 pts.
5) Victor St Claire 3.76 pts.

SUP Surf Category:

1) Tamil Martino 11.44 pts. (Peru)
2) José Ruiz 8.77 pts.
3) Anthony Flores 6.73 pts.
4) Jefferson Tacson 3.60 pts.

Written by: Enrique Hernández