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The SLS Nike SB Pro Open<\/strong> returns to Europe\u2019s mecca of skateboarding in Barcelona, Spain on May 21-22, 2016 to kick off the 2016 Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Nike SB World Tour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n As the official international qualifier, this contest serves as gateway into SLS season of live televised arena events on FS1. The two highest scoring non-SLS Pros will advance into the series giving them a career-forging opportunity to make their mark alongside today\u2019s greats of street skateboarding. In 2015, rookies Evan Smith and Cody McEntire outperformed a pool of international hopefuls for the last remaining spots in SLS, and then proceeded to shake up the rankings land in the final season top 10 ahead of several SLS veterans.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n For the official word from Street League Skateboarding, please follow the jump. STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARDING NIKE SB PRO OPEN RETURNS TO BARCELONA, SPAIN LOS ANGELES, CA (MAY 5, 2016) \u2014 The 2016 SLS Nike SB Pro Open returns to Europe\u2019s mecca of skateboarding in Barcelona, Spain on May 21-22 to kick off the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Nike SB World Tour. This international contest will be hosted for the second straight year at the Skate Agora BDN Barcelona concrete skate plaza, built in 2015 by Lateral Thinking in conjunction with Nike SB and the City of Badalona and designed by California Skateparks.<\/p>\n As the official international qualifier, this contest serves as gateway into SLS season of live televised arena events on FS1. The two highest scoring non-SLS Pros will advance into the series giving them a career-forging opportunity to make their mark alongside today\u2019s greats of street skateboarding. In 2015, rookies Evan Smith and Cody McEntire outperformed a pool of international hopefuls for the last remaining spots in SLS, and then proceeded to shake up the rankings land in the final season top 10 ahead of several SLS veterans.<\/p>\n For existing SLS Pros, the SLS Nike SB Pro Open is a chance to gain crucial Championship Points for the season and compete for the coveted Golden Ticket: an express pass straight into the SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship this October in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Nike SB\u2019s Nyjah Huston will be returning to Spain to defend his victory from 2015, alongside Paul Rodriguez who narrowly missed taking the top of the podium on the last trick.<\/p>\n New for 2016, the latest SLS wildcards, Kyle Walker, Kevin Bradley, Miles Silvas, and Chris Joslin, will also compete in Barcelona after joining this year\u2019s SLS contest line-ups thru the SLS Picks gateway. The Picks will also be skating for their chance to join SLS. With the unique winner-takes-all first-place prize open to all finalists, innovation and continued elevation of skateboarding is guaranteed.<\/p>\n Day One of the SLS Nike SB Pro Open will cut the field of the best pro skaters not currently in SLS to eight Qualifiers. The competition lineup will be full of heavy hitters from all over the world such as Belgium\u2019s Youness Amrani, Norway\u2019s Karsten Kleppan, Australia\u2019s Chima Ferguson and Americans, Curren Caples and Nick Tucker. On Day Two, the top eight qualifiers will compete against current SLS Pro Veterans and the newly named SLS Picks to form the Final, and compete for first place and the sought after Golden Ticket.<\/p>\n Who will advance into the SLS Nike SB World Tour and battle it out with the current seasoned SLS Pros? Can Nyjah Huston take his third straight Pro Open win and take the coveted Golden Ticket straight to the SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship? Will a rookie shake up the competition and earn the victory? Tune in on May 21st and 22nd for the live webcast on StreetLeague.com or catch it on May 22 on FS1.<\/p>\n SLS offers options for fans across the world to tune in and watch skateboarding\u2019s most prestigious competition series. International fans can watch each event webcasted live exclusively on StreetLeague.com. Fans in the United States can watch SLS on FS1 and customers of participating cable and satellite TV providers may access the live stream through the FOX Sports Go app for iOS, Android, Windows and Kindle devices, as well as on desktops through FOXSportsGo.com.<\/p>\n SLS NIKE SB WORLD TOUR DATES AND VENUES: TUNE IN SCHEDULE: The SLS Nike SB Pro Open returns to Europe\u2019s mecca of skateboarding in Barcelona, Spain on May 21-22, 2016 to kick off the 2016 Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Nike SB World Tour. 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\nKICKS OFF THE 2016 WORLD TOUR
\nThe World\u2019s Top Non-SLS Professional Street Skateboarders Compete For The Chance to Join The SLS Nike SB World Tour, Webcast Live To Skateboarding Fans Worldwide and Telecast on FS1<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 May 21-22 \u2022 July 2
\n\u2022 August 28 \u2022 October 2
\nSLS Nike SB Pro Open | Skate Agora BDN I Barcelona, Spain
\nSLS Nike SB World Tour: Munich | Olympic Park | Munich, Germany
\nSLS Nike SB World Tour: New Jersey | Prudential Center | Newark, NJ, USA
\nSLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship | Galen Center at USC | Los Angeles, CA, USA<\/p>\n
\nSLS Nike SB Pro Open Live Webcast \u2013 Saturday, May 21 (8:00 AM ET)
\nSLS Nike SB Pro Open Live Webcast \u2013 Sunday, May 22 (5:15 AM ET)
\nSLS Nike SB Pro Open on FS1 \u2013 Sunday, May 22 (9:30 PM \u2013 11:00 PM ET)
\nSLS Nike SB World Tour: Munich on FS1 \u2013 Saturday, July 2 (1:30 PM \u2013 3:00 PM ET)
\nSLS Nike SB World Tour: New Jersey on FS1 \u2013 Sunday, August 28 (5:00 PM \u2013 6:30 PM ET)
\nSLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship on FS1 \u2013 Sunday, October 2 (10:30 PM \u2013 12:00 AM ET)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"