The Vans Pro Skate Park Series kicks off at St. Kilda Skatepark in Melbourne, Australia tomorrow April 16, 2016, however, because it’s going on down under tomorrow is actually today in North America. And that means on the West Coast the action begins at 9 PM right here: www.vansparkseries.com.
Here are the Vans Park Series Melbourne Qualifier Live streaming start times:
GLOBAL WEBCAST TIMES
Los Angeles – Friday 4/15 9PM
New York – Saturday 4/16 12AM
Rio de Janeiro – Saturday 4/16 1AM
London – Saturday 4/16 5AM
Melbourne – Saturday 4/16 2PM
Confirmed pros include: Aaron Jaws Hamoki, Ben Hatchell, Chris Russell, Curren Caples, Greyson Fletcher, Kevin Kowalski, Oskar Rosenberg Hallberg, Pedro Barros, Raven Tershy, Riley Hawk, Ronnie Sandoval, and Rowan Zorilla. How’s that for a stacked set of tranny slayers?
For the official word from Vans, please follow the jump.
Melbourne, AUS. (April 15, 2016) – The Vans Pro Skate Park Series, skateboarding’s first-ever world championship park terrain series, debuts April 16 on www.vansparkseries.com. Live from St. Kilda skatepark in Melbourne, Australia, the global Webcast will showcase 12 exclusive Park Series Select Pros as they meet the top 8 park terrain challengers from open qualifiers proving their ranks in pursuit of the first World Championship title in park terrain skateboarding.
With five coveted spots to be claimed for the Men’s Park Series World Championships this August, the exciting world title points race begins in Melbourne. Watch the action live on www.vansparkseries.com and follow daily updates on Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat at @vansparkseries.
Park Series Select Pros – Confirmed
Aaron Jaws Hamoki
Ben Hatchell
Chris Russell
Curren Caples
Greyson Fletcher
Kevin Kowalski
Oskar Rozenberg Hallberg
Pedro Barros
Raven Tershy
Riley Hawk
Ronnie Sandoval
Rowan Zorilla
Top 8 Challengers – Advancing
Cory Juneau
Trey Wood
Josh Borden
Brad McClain
Collin Graham
Alex Sorgente
Keegan Palmer
Tom Schaar
Alternates
Vinicius Kakinho (1st)
Kalle Berglind (2nd)
Showcasing an international roster of top pros and a total prize purse in excess of $500,000(USD), the Vans Pro Skate Park Series seeks to define and elevate park terrain skateboarding by establishing the premier global points ranking system and official world championships of park terrain skateboarding for men and women in order to grow participation and promote the culture of skateboarding worldwide.
The all-new Vans Park Series World Championship skatepark in Malmö will be the world’s first built-to-spec park terrain legacy construction and is being donated by Vans to the community of Malmö, Sweden for leading the world with their progressive support of the city’s youth through skateboard programming and activities.
Vans Park Series
2016 Schedule
Global Qualifiers
Melbourne, AUS*
April 16
Florianopolis, BRA*
June 11
Vancouver, CAN*
July 9
Huntington Beach, USA
July 30
World Championships
Malmö, SWE
August 20
*Men’s-only Global Qualifier
The Vans Park Series Men’s Global Qualifier system is made up of four events. Each Qualifier stop of the Vans Park Series will feature participating Park Series Select Pros and is open to established ams and pros. Qualified applicants may submit a registration request form online at vansparkseries.com. All requests will be reviewed and participation will be granted for each event at the discretion of the official competition organizer. Approved competitors will receive points for their placements at each event and their final rankings will be based on an average of their top three placements over the course of the series. The top five skaters to emerge from the Mens Global Qualifier system will challenge the top 15 pre-seeded exclusive Park Series Select Pros in Malmö, Sweden for the title of 2016 Vans Park Series Men’s World Champion.
Detailed event information for each stop of the 2016 Vans Park Series is available online at the official Vans Park Series Website. Follow the Vans Park Series on social media for the latest information on Vans Park Series events, Webcast details, Select Pros, official sponsors, sanctions and competition formatting.
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