{"id":22883,"date":"2011-04-25T19:01:51","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T02:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=22883"},"modified":"2011-04-26T09:53:29","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T16:53:29","slug":"maloof-money-cups-first-24-invited-skaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=22883","title":{"rendered":"Maloof Money Cup’s First 24 Invited Skaters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maloofmoneycuptext\"<\/a>Now that Rob Dyrdek<\/strong> has tightened down Street League Skateboarding’s<\/a><\/strong> contract skateboarders (what is this the WWE<\/a><\/strong>?) it’s forcing us to look at the lists and decide which roster of skaters we’d be more interested in following (not to say you can’t follow both tours).<\/p>\n

The Maloof Money Cup<\/a><\/strong> has just released the first half of their 48 skater invite list<\/a><\/strong> and it looks pretty stacked:<\/p>\n

Alex Olson, Andrew Reynolds , Anthony Van Engelen, Arto Saari, Austyn Gillette, Bastien Salabanzi, Brandon Westgate, Brian Anderson, Bryan Herman, Chris Haslam, Chris Pfanner, David Gravette, Dennis Busenitz, Garrett Hill, Geoff Rowley, Grant Taylor, Greg Lutzka, Justin Brock, Leo Romero, Lizard King, Sierra Fellers, Tom Asta, Tony Trujillo, <\/strong>and Vincent Alvarez<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Amazing skateboarding will go down, but don’t Grant Taylor<\/strong>, Greg Lutzka<\/strong> have prior commitments<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n

[Editors’ Note<\/strong>: Scratch the Lutzka mention. He has now reportedly “severed ties” with Street League<\/a><\/strong>.]Geoff Rowley, Andrew Reynolds, Dennis Busenitz among 48 Top Street Skaters Competing for Richest Purse in Skateboarding — Tickets for NY on Sale Now at MaloofMoneyCup.com<\/p>\n

(Irvine, Calif. \u2013 April 22, 2011) The Maloof Money Cup (www.maloofmoneycup.com) presented by Vans \u2013 today announced the first 24 skaters invited to compete in its New York and Washington D.C. contests. With a total prize purse for this year\u2019s four Maloof Money Cup contests well over $2 million, it\u2019s the richest prize purse in skateboarding. The remaining 24 invited skaters \u2013 who will round out the final roster of 48 \u2013 will be released exclusively on the Maloof Money Cup Facebook page over the next three weeks.<\/p>\n

The first 24 invited skaters are:<\/p>\n

Alex Olson<\/p>\n

Andrew Reynolds<\/p>\n

Anthony Van Engelen<\/p>\n

Arto Saari<\/p>\n

Austyn Gillette<\/p>\n

Bastien Salabanzi<\/p>\n

Brandon Westgate<\/p>\n

Brian Anderson<\/p>\n

Bryan Herman<\/p>\n

Chris Haslam<\/p>\n

Chris Pfanner<\/p>\n

David Gravette<\/p>\n

Dennis Busenitz<\/p>\n

Garrett Hill<\/p>\n

Geoff Rowley<\/p>\n

Grant Taylor<\/p>\n

Greg Lutzka<\/p>\n

Justin Brock<\/p>\n

Leo Romero<\/p>\n

Lizard King<\/p>\n

Sierra Fellers<\/p>\n

Tom Asta<\/p>\n

Tony Trujillo<\/p>\n

Vincent Alvarez<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so excited about the great talent in this year\u2019s list for New York. We always get the best skateboarders to compete in our contest, but this year could be the strongest list yet,\u201d said Joe Maloof, founder of Maloof Money Cup and whose family owns the NBA\u2019s Sacramento Kings and the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. \u201cWe\u2019ve got some of the greatest skaters today with Geoff Rowley and Andrew Reynolds plus a rich pool of young talent. Any one of them could walk away with the biggest first place prize purse in skateboarding history.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Maloof Money Cup contest jam format was created by skateboarders and is widely praised for encouraging the hardest tricks in a fast-paced, energized environment. The Maloof Money Cup is held on custom built, cement street courses designed by the pros for each city, which incorporate features that replicate real street skating.<\/p>\n

Ryan Clements from SPoTlight Productions, the company that runs and judges the Maloof Money Cup street contests said, \u201cWith the creation of such amazing courses, there\u2019s no other way to push the limits of skateboarding more aggressively. It\u2019s a skate full-speed-ahead deal, with no distractions, that allows for true progression and is packed with insane stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think one of the reasons we\u2019ve seen hands-down the best skateboarding in the world at our contests, is due to our high energy format,\u201d said Maloof. \u201cThe jam format really creates an exciting atmosphere that gives skaters the freedom to push boundaries and try for the most difficult tricks. By encouraging the hardest tricks and not penalizing skaters for missing them, you reward creativity. The unpredictability and excitement that results from this approach keeps the fans literally on the edge of their seats from start to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maloof All Pros \u2013 Headed to South Africa<\/p>\n

The top 16 finishers in D.C. and New York will become Maloof All Pros and will be invited to represent the U.S. in the first- ever world skateboarding championships in Kimberley, South Africa Sept. 30 \u2013 Oct. 2. Following South Africa, the All Pros will return for the final U.S. Maloof Money Cup contest in Orange County, Calif., offering the largest prize purse in skateboarding.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee<\/p>\n

The 2011 skater selection committee included some of the industry\u2019s most widely respected experts such as Mike Burnett (Thrasher), Skin Phillips (Transworld), Andrew Reynolds (Baker Boys), Jamie Hart (Vans), Steve Rodriguez (5Boro), Mike Sinclair (Tumyeto), Fred Van Schie (Sole Technology), Bill Weiss (Dwindle), Sam Smyth (Girl) and Spotlight Productions.<\/p>\n

About Maloof Skateboarding<\/p>\n

Maloof Skateboarding (www.maloofskateboarding.com) produces the Maloof Money Cup. Presented by Vans, the Maloof Money Cup is the world\u2019s greatest skateboarding event and the premiere showcase for amateur and professional skateboarding. In 2011, the Maloof Money Cup hosts three U.S. contests, returning to Queens, NY June 4-5 and Orange County, Calif. plus a new host city, Washington, D.C., on Labor Day weekend, September 3-4. In addition to the U.S. contests, the Maloof Money Cup expands internationally this year with the first ever Maloof Money Cup World Skateboarding Championships in Kimberley, South Africa, September 30 \u2013 Oct 2. Join our online community to share the competition experience with a global audience and be the first to know about exciting upcoming MMC announcements. Go to www.maloofmoneycup.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @MaloofMoneyCup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now that Rob Dyrdek has tightened down Street League Skateboarding’s contract skateboarders (what is this the WWE?) it’s forcing us to look at the lists and decide which roster of skaters we’d be more interested in following (not to say you can’t follow both tours). The Maloof Money Cup has just released the first half […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22883"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22883"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22894,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22883\/revisions\/22894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}