No one should be surprised to learn that Nyjah Huston was once again on top of the qualifying rounds of Street League 3 from Glendale, Arizona tonight. What was sup rising was how close the top four skaters were. Only .5 of a point separated the top three.
Qualifying in second was Luan Oliveira, with some incredibly technical tricks like a Switch Frontside Flip and a Nollie Backside Flip in the Big section. Third place qualifier was Paul Rodriguez with an overall score of 33.1. Rounding out the qualifying spots were Chris Cole, Torey Pudwill and Ryan Sheckler, who all had solid days of skating
Competition continues tomorrow with the finals live on ESPN2 at 4 PM PST. For the complete official results, follow the jump.STREET LEAGUE DC PRO TOUR FUELED BY MONSTER ENERGY
FIRES UP WITH PRELIMINARY QUALIFYING ROUNDS IN GLENDALE
Nyjah Huston, Luan Oliveira, Paul Rodriguez, Chris Cole, Torey Pudwill and Ryan Sheckler
Have Qualified in the Top Six Spots for Stop Three Finals
Finals set to air LIVE on ESPN2 Sunday, July 15th 7:00 p.m. ET
Glendale, Arizona (July 14, 2012) – The results are in from an exhilarating qualifying day for the third stop of the 2012 Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled by Monster Energy (SLS) in Glendale. Some of the world’s best skateboarders were on hand at the Jobing.com Arena and six of the twenty-four Street League pros secured a spot in Sunday’s finals with two spots left open for the top scorers of tomorrow’s semifinal round. It was a tight top tier, with the one, two and three spots all within one point of each other. But it was Nyjah Huston who came out on top by less than two tenths of a point, clenching first place in the qualifying round with the night’s highest score, a 33.6 overall with tricks like a Kick Flip Backside Tail Slide on the Big Section out-ledge for 8.7.
Qualifying in second was Luan Oliveira, with some incredibly technical tricks like a Switch Frontside Flip and a Nollie Backside Flip in the Big section. Third place qualifier was Paul Rodriguez with an overall score of 33.1. Rounding out the qualifying spots were Chris Cole, Torey Pudwill and Ryan Sheckler, who all had solid days of skating.
Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled by Monster Energy Qualifying Results – Stop 3
1 Nyjah Huston 33.6
2 Luan Oliveira 33.4
3 Paul Rodriguez 33.1
4 Chris Cole 32.9
5 Torey Pudwill 32.6
6 Ryan Sheckler 31.3
7 Chaz Ortiz 30.8
8 Mikey Taylor 30.1
9 David Gonzalez 29.7
10 Sean Malto 29.6
11 Bastien Salabanzi 29.1
12 Shane O’Neill 28.5
13 Ishod Wair 26.5
14 Tommy Sandoval 25.6
15 Billy Marks 24.5
16 Tom Asta 22.4
17 Peter Ramondetta 15.7
18 Jimmy Carlin 11.6
19 Mark Appleyard 9.4
20 Austyn Gillette 8.7
21 Mike Mo Capaldi 6.5
22 Dylan Rieder 4.9
23 Matt Miller 4.4
24 Eric Koston DNP
The Street League pros that finished from 7th to 12th will have one last shot to qualify in the semifinals on Sunday. This year’s semifinal winners round out the 7th and 8th spots for the finals. Tomorrow’s live
broadcast could potentially feature an unlikely contender making a run at the podium.
Fans have the opportunity to view a live webcast of Sunday’s semifinal on Street League’s website at www.streetleague.com at 6:15PM ET. Stop Three Finals in Glendale will broadcast LIVE on ESPN2, ESPN3, and distributed to over 198 countries via the ESPN family of channels on Sunday, July 15th at 7PM ET. For more information please visit www.streetleague.com.
Street League Skateboarding is presented by DC Shoes and Monster Energy, with additional sponsorship by Chevrolet, Air Force Reserve, Superheat, X-Out, mophie, Zumiez, Nixon, Bill My Parents and California Skateparks.
Street League Skateboarding™
Street League Skateboarding (SLS) is the premier professional skateboarding contest series worldwide. Founded by 20-year professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, Rob Dyrdek, Street League features 24 of the world’s top street skateboarders competing exclusively for a groundbreaking $1.6 million prize purse in a nationwide tour. The series will be available live on ESPN2, ESPN3, Street League’s official website, and distributed to over 198 countries via the ESPN family of channels. Driven by the need to enhance the experience of live professional street skateboarding, Street League utilizes the ISX™ instant-scoring format that makes every single trick count. More information is available at www.streetleague.com.
