Vans Pro Skate Park Series Brazil Goes Live

The Vans Pro Skate Park Series Brazil Qualifier goes live online tomorrow, Saturday, June 11, 2016 beginning 12PM local time (8 AM on the West Coast) on www.vansparkseries.com. Ivan Federico (above) is the first place challenger on his way to the Semi-Finals.

World-renowned as a global epicenter for the next generation of bowlriders, Vans Park Series celebrates the second of four Global Qualifier events in the beautiful city of Florianopolis, Brazil. Rebuilt and donated to the community by Vans, the newly remodeled Costeira Skatepark will be the exciting backdrop for competition, featuring over 5,000 square feet of concrete paradise with a new flow to guarantee never-before-seen lines and maneuvers.

For the official word from Vans, including all the confirmed pros and advancing challengers, please follow the jump.

Vans Pro Skate Park Series Brazil Qualifier is Live Tomorrow!

WATCH LIVE:
www.vansparkseries.com

GLOBAL WEBCAST TIMES
Florianopolis – Saturday June 11 @ 12PM
Los Angeles – Saturday June 11 @ 8AM
New York – Saturday June 11 @ 11AM
London – Saturday June 11 @ 4PM
Melbourne – Sunday, June 12 @ 1AM

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Ivan Federico, 1st place Challenger advancing to Semi-Finals

Florianopolis, BRAZIL (June 10, 2016) – The race continues on the world stage as the Vans Pro Skate Park Series Brazil Qualifier goes live online tomorrow, June 11, beginning 12PM local time on www.vansparkseries.com. World-renowned as a global epicenter for the next generation of bowlriders, Vans Park Series celebrates the second of four Global Qualifier events in the beautiful city of Florianopolis, Brazil. Rebuilt and donated to the community by Vans, the newly remodeled Costeira Skatepark will be the exciting backdrop for competition, featuring over 5,000 square feet of concrete paradise with a new flow to guarantee never-before-seen lines and maneuvers.

The Vans Park Series Live Webcast will showcase skateboarders from around the world as they vie for valuable qualification points in pursuit of competing in the Vans Park Series World Championships finale, sanctioned by the International Skateboarding Federation as the definitive first-ever park terrain crowning event, to be held in Sweden this August.

Park Series Select Pros – Confirmed
Ben Hatchell
Chris Russell
Jack Fardell
Greyson Fletcher
Kevin Kowalski
Pedro Barros
Ronnie Sandoval
Grant Taylor
Rowan Zorilla

Top 11 Brazil Qualifier Challengers – Advancing
Ivan Federico
Tristan Rennie
Alex Sorgente
Robin Bollan
Tom Schaar
Vinicius Kakinho
Miguel Felipe de Oliveira
Collin Graham
Héricles Fagundes Galle
Cory Juneau
Lucas Xaparral

Alternates
Willy Lara
Murillo Peres

The top five Challengers to emerge from the Mens Park Series Global Qualifier system will challenge the fifteen exclusive Park Series Select Pros in Malmö, Sweden for the inaugural International Skateboard Federation-sanctioned park terrain Vans Park Series World Championships.

Visit www.vansparkseries.com for the latest updates, contest schedules, rider profiles, and follow the action on Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat at @vansparkseries.

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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.

www.vansparkseries.com