The 8th Annual Pro-tec Pool Party will be live online from the Vans Skatepark in Orange, California beginning today (May 12, 2012) at 3 PM PDT.
This year’s contest will be another legendary face-off with a Pro division filled with past winners led by defending champ Pedro Barros, Rune Glifberg (’05, ’07, ’08), Bucky Lasek (’09, ’10) and Omar Hassan (’06), and a Master’s field featuring 6-time winner and Combi master Chris Miller, Steve Caballero (’10), and the iconic Tony Hawk returning to the pool for his second year.
Click play to watch live, or follow the jump for a complete schedule of events.Pro-tec Pool Party Field Set After Qualifiers Last Night
Watch the live HD Webcast Tomorrow at vans.com/poolparty at 3pm PDT
The final Pro and Masters qualifiers for the 8th Annual Pro-tec Pool Party hydrated by vitamin water went down last night at the Vans Skatepark in Orange with final competitors determined to join the pre-seeded skaters in the main event airing live tomorrow, May 12, at 3PM in HD via vans.com/poolparty.
In the Masters, original Bones Brigade member and inventor of the 540 McTwist, Mike McGill qualified in first with expert lines and control. He is joined by Australian powerhouse Mick Mulhall, lip trick and switch foot master Justin Lynch, and first-year Masters division monster Darin “CookieHead” Jenkins. The legendary Eddie “El Gato” Elguera was narrowly edged out in his first time at the Combi, but with his distinctive style, he will undoubtedly be a presence in the future.
In the Pro division, Austin Poynter, winner of the Amateur Combi Pool Classic contest last January, qualified in the number one spot making a loud statement in his first Pro competition landing huge airs with unrivaled prowess. Twelve-year old media sensation Tom Schaar also easily qualified busting out exceptional power moves not expected from a rider his age.
Log on to our Pro-tec Pool Party hub at vans.com/poolparty and tune in for our Watch and Win trivia during the webcast to win prize packs from Pro-tec including limited edition signed skateboard decks, Vans iPhone cases, and a few surprises to be announced! Don’t miss out!
Pro-tec Pool Party Mobile Alerts: Don’t miss your favorite skaters during the webcast! Sign up for mobile text alerts to receive notifications on who you want to see at vans.com/poolparty and click Text Alerts.
Contest Schedule:
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Masters Pool Jam (Prelims)
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Pro Mens (Prelims)
7:00 pm – 7:45 pm Van Doren Dollar$
8:00 pm – 8:40 pm Masters (Finals)
8:40 pm – 9:10 pm Pro Mens (Finals)
9:20 pm Awards
Pro-tec Pool Party Start List (new qualifiers bolded):
Pros: Pedro Barros (Defending Champ), Rune Glifberg (’05, ’07, ’08 winner), Bucky Lasek (’09, ’10 winner), Omar Hassan (’06 winner), Tony Trujillo, Alex Perelson, Josh Borden, Andy Macdonald, Nolan Munroe, Benji Galloway, Zach Miller, Daniel Cuervo, Brad McClain, Michael O’Friel, Josh Rodriguez, Mike Owen, Nathan Beck, Steve Piniero, Sky Siljeg, Austin Poynter, Tom Schaar, Kalani David, Greyson Fletcher, Kevin Kowalski, Willis Kimbel, Ben Hatchell, Alex Sorgente, Michael Brookman.
Masters: Chris Miller (Defending Champ and ’05-’09 Winner), Steve Caballero (’10 winner), Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Lance Mountain, Jeff Grosso, Eric Nash, Sergie Ventura, Pat Ngoho, Steve Alba, Tony Magnusson, Brian Pennington, Lester Kasai, Mike Rogers, Aaron Astorga, Dave Reul, Pat Black, Mike Barnes, Jeff Hedges, Paul Wisniewski, Rob “Sluggo” Boyce, Mickey Guerrero, Steve Steadham, Josh Nelson, Mike McGill, Mick Mulhall, Justin Lynch, Darin Jenkins.
Judges – include John Cardiel and Bryce Kanights.
The Pro-tec Pool Party is made possible by the support of Vans and vitamin water.
