Rob Dyrdek is taking the Street League Skateboarding message into all the world for 2015 with a “pro open” scheduled for Barcelona, Spain May 16-17, 2015.
Following the SLS Nike SB Pro Open in Barcelona, the 2015 SLS Nike SB World Tour officially kicks off in Los Angeles, CA, moving on to New York City neighbor Newark, NJ, then on to Chicago, IL. The season’s first arena stop will return to skateboarding’s hometown of Los Angeles, where in 2014 SLS saw its first ever sold-out crowd. Also a first in League history, SLS will bring the full 25-Pro League roster out to the East Coast where traditionally fans there have witnessed only the Top 8 Pros battle it out in the SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship. In 2015, the SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship will now be held in the America’s heartland in Chicago, IL, bridging the East and West Coast skate scenes.
For the official word from Street League, including dates, locations, and TV broadcast schedule, please follow the jump.With a historic announcement, Street League Skateboarding (SLS) has extended the season schedule to include the first-ever international Pro Open event, which will establish a forum for the world’s best to shine alongside the elite of SLS to qualify directly into the Tour. As a prelude to the 2015 season, the SLS Nike SB Pro Open in Barcelona, Spain, will debut this global program as the first-ever independent international event on the SLS calendar, while at the same time providing an opportunity for the next class of street skateboarders to enter this elite competitive series.
The SLS Nike SB Pro Open marks the second entry event that offers two pro skateboarders the chance to earn a way to compete alongside the exclusive lineup of the 2015 SLS Nike SB World Tour. Supported by the recent incorporation of Skatepark of Tampa Pro, Tampa Am and Damn Am contests, the addition of the international SLS Pro Open further unlocks the professional competitive space to skateboarding’s rawest talent not yet in SLS, providing a global qualification structure through which to advance toward the SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship.
Following the SLS Nike SB Pro Open in Barcelona, the 2015 SLS Nike SB World Tour officially kicks off in Los Angeles, CA, moving on to New York City neighbor Newark, NJ, then on to Chicago, IL. The season’s first arena stop will return to skateboarding’s hometown of Los Angeles, where in 2014 SLS saw its first ever sold-out crowd. Also a first in League history, SLS will bring the full 25-Pro League roster out to the East Coast where traditionally fans there have witnessed only the Top 8 Pros battle it out in the SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship. In 2015, the SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship will now be held in the America’s heartland in Chicago, IL, bridging the East and West Coast skate scenes.
SLS offers options for fans across the world to tune in and watch skateboarding’s most prestigious competition series. Fans in the United States can watch the 2015 SLS Nike SB World Tour on FOX Sports 1 and customers of participating cable and satellite TV providers may access the live stream of the Tour stops through the FOX Sports GO app for iOS, Android, Windows and Kindle devices, as well as on desktops through FOXSportsGO.com. International fans can catch the official live webcast exclusively on StreetLeague.com.
SLS NIKE SB WORLD TOUR DATES AND VENUES:
• May 16-17 SLS Nike SB Pro Open | Skate Agora BDN I Barcelona, Spain
• July 11 SLS Nike SB World Tour: Stop One | Galen Center at USC | Los Angeles, CA
• August 23 SLS Nike SB World Tour: Stop Two | Prudential Center | Newark, NJ
• October 4 SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship | UIC Pavilion | Chicago, IL
FOX SPORTS 1 TELECAST SCHEDULE:
2014 SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship Re-Air: Thursday, April 23 (8:00 PM – 9:30 PM ET)
2015 SLS Nike SB Pro Open Kick-Off Special: Thursday, May 28 (8:00 PM ET– 9:30 PM ET)
2015 SLS Nike SB World Tour: Los Angeles: LIVE: Saturday, July 11 (10 PM ET – 11:30 PM ET)
2015 SLS Nike SB World Tour: New Jersey: LIVE: Sunday, August 23 (5 PM ET – 6:30 PM ET)
2015 SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship: LIVE: Sunday, October 4 (5 PM ET – 7 PM ET)
