Street League Launches 30-Day Countdown

GrindTV Newswire: (August 4, 2010) LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Rob Dyrdek's vision for a professional sports league for street skateboarders is close to reality. Following six years of developing a structured competition format infused with "traditional" sports elements and then pairing it with world-class venues and a revolutionary real-time scoring system suitable for athletes and viewers, the $1.2 million DC Pro Tour fueled by Monster Energy debuts on August 28 at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona. More information is available at www.streetleague.com.

Street League Skateboarding's™ prestigious three-event series features the exclusive participation of the world's top 24 street skateboarders ranging from familiar contest stars like Ryan Sheckler, Paul Rodriguez Jr. and Chris Cole to core street skateboarders that have traditionally shied away from competition like P.J. Ladd, Mike Mo Capaldi, Brandon Biebel, and Dylan Reider. The combined roster of athletes is unprecedented in the world of skateboarding and represents the winners of the past four years of the Dew Tour, X Games and Maloof Money Cup.

"To see my dream come to fruition with the launch of Street League Skateboarding on August 28th is beyond words," said Dyrdek. "To me, Street League is more than just a new contest series; it will redefine the way skateboarding competitions are done forever."

Street League Skateboarding is the first contest series to construct real concrete skate plazas inside world-class arenas. These plazas, designed by Dyrdek and California Skateparks (the worldwide leader in skatepark design and construction), signify a departure from traditional skate parks since they resemble true street obstacles that would likely be found in any city plaza environment. Although each of the three tour stops will feature four distinct sections, no course will ever be the same - making the look of Street League another dynamic feature of the series.

Street League also introduces an instant scoring format that brings a competitive strategy to skateboarding for the first time. Each skateboarder will get 7 attempts on four sections (technical, creative, line and big); all designed to test a different skill set within street skating. Each attempt gets an instant score on a scale of 0.0 to 10.0, averaged from five judges. Each landed trick contributes to a cumulative point total (tricks that are not landed are given a zero).

"There's going to be a time when Ryan Sheckler knows what level of skating he has to do in order to jump to first, but will have to calculate the risk of not landing his trick which could put him behind everyone," Dyrdek said. "The skaters will have to strategize for the first time." Beyond the instant ranking changes during every moment of the event, this format brings real time statistics including consistency percentages, average landed trick scores, and on the spot best-trick calculation.

Street League's $1.2 million purse is the largest in skateboarding history and almost double the combined winnings for all other skate contests. Nearly $400,000 will be awarded at each of the three stops beginning with Glendale, Ariz. on Aug. 28 and followed by Ontario, Calif. (Citizens Business Bank Arena) on September 11 and the finale in Las Vegas, Nev. (Thomas & Mack Center) on Sept. 25. The competitions will air on ESPN2 every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. PT, Sept. 15 to 29.

Complete Street League Athlete Roster


Billy Marks - 27 - Corona, CA
Brandon Biebel - 29 - Sacramento, CA
Chaz Ortiz - 16 - Chicago, IL
Chris Cole - 28 - Philadelphia
David Gonzales - 20 - Medellin, Colombia
Dylan Reider - 22 - Westminster, CA
Eric Koston - 35 - Hollywood
Geoff Rowley - 34 - Long Beach, CA
Greg Lutzka - 25 - Milwaukee, WI
Luan Oliveira - 19 - Porto Alegre, Brazil
Marc Johnson - 33 - Winston-Salem, NC
Mark Appleyard - 27 - Hollywood, CA
Mike Mo Capaldi - 20 - Simi Valley, CA
Mike Taylor - 27 - Newbury Park, CA
Nick Dompierre - 24 - New Bedford, MA
Paul Rodriguez - 25 - Tarzana, CA
Peter Romondetta - 28 - San Francisco, CA
PJ Ladd - 28 - Rockland, MA
Ryan Sheckler - 21 - San Clemente, CA
Sean Malto - 20 - Kansas City, MO
Terry Kennedy - 25 - Long Beach, CA
Tommy Sandoval - 23 - Chula Vista, CA
Torey Pudwill - 20 - Simi Valley, CA
Shane O'Neill - 20 - Melbourne, Australia

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