 World Cup Skateboarding in conjuntion with IMG is organizing the 2nd Soul Bowl Invitational Bowl Riding Competition, Girls Street Competition, Invitational Street Best Trick Competition and Vert Demos that will be part of Mervyn’s California Beach Bash 2000, in Hermosa Beach, CA. June 8 – 11, 2000, a Sports and Music event. There are two age divisions for the Bowl. Group 1 is 15 skaters 29 years of age and younger. Group 2 (Masters Division) is 10 skaters 30 years of age and older. ESPN will feature all events for an upcoming show.
The Bowl has been built in Germany and is completely portable. It features a Multiplex Birch riding surface and metal coping. It’s 65 feet by 42 feet, 10 foot transitions with 1 foot 5 inches of vert, 14 feet of flat.
The Womens Street competition is the 3rd points event of the WCS Tour for 2000. The Top 20 women from the 1st two Vans Triple Crown events are invited to compete for the $3000 purse.
The Best Trick competition for Street will feature 5 invited skaters competing on three different obstacles on the street course. This new format will feature a 15 minutes jam on each obstacle which will allow the skaters multipul attempts of various tricks, each skater will then be ranked 1 through 5 after each obstacle has been sessioned. The skater with the lowest total points after the three jams will be the winner. There is a $5000 Purse. All Five skaters will earn at least $300, with the winner taking home $2500.
The vert ramp will be opened to skaters that are interested in sessioning in a demo style open format. No Contest, just FUN!
Beach Bash 2000 also is featuring bike and inline competitions in the bowl along with bands and a pro beach volleyball event.
Skateboarding Schedule:
Thursday – June 8: Check in 9 AM – 3 PM
Soul Bowl 12 PM – 3 PM
Best Trick Practice-Street 1 PM – 3 PM
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Friday – June 9: Masters Qualifying – Soul Bowl 10 AM – 12 Noon
Best Trick Competition-Street 1 PM – 3 PM
Vert Ramp (Demo - Open) 3 PM - 5 PM
Women Street Practice 5 PM – 6 PM? |
Saturday – June 10: Vert Ramp (Demo – Open) 8 AM – 12 Noon
Women’s Street Competition 10 AM – 1 PM
Masters Finals – Soul Bowl 2 PM – 3 PM
Pro Men Qualifying – Soul Bowl 3:30 PM – 5 PM
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Sunday – June 11: Pro Men Finals– Soul Bowl 11 AM – 12:30 PM
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HELMETS REQUIRED!!!
Invited Skaters:
The top 5 Pro skaters and top 3 Masters from last year’s Soul Bowl Competition automatically advance to the finals:
| Pre Qualified |
| Pro |
Masters |
1. Rune Glifberg
2. Omar Hassan
3. Bob Burnquist
4. Lincoln Ueda
5. Brian Patch
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1. Lance Mountain
2. Steve Caballero
3. Jeff Grosso
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| Pro Men |
Masters |
1. Jon Comer
2. Jake Piaseki
3. Remy Stratton
4. Chad Vogt
5. Aaron Astorga
6. Dave Palmer "Shaggy"
7. Matt Moffett
8. Jessie Fritsch
9. Adil Dyani
10. Al Partanen
11. Kevin Rucks (Alt)
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1. Mike Smith
2. Nick Henderson
3. Mark Partain
4. Sasha Steinhorst
5. Steve Alba
6. Dave Ruel
7. Allen Losi
8. John Lucero
9. Ricky Stiles
10. Steve Godoy (Alt)
11. Art Godoy (Alt)
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PURSE:
Soul Bowl
| Pro Men |
Masters |
1. $4000
2. $2000
3. $1000
4. $800
5. $700
6. $500
7. $300
8. $200
9. $200
10. $200
11. $100
12. $100
13. $100
14. $100
15. $100
16. $100
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1. $2500
2. $1000
3. $700
4. $500
5. $300
6. $200
7. $200
8. $100
9. $100
10. $100
11. $100
12. $100
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Best Trick Invitational
The Best Trick competition for Street will feature 5 invited skaters competing on three different obstacles on the street course. This new format will feature a 15 minutes jam on each obstacle which will allow the skaters multipul attempts of various tricks, each skater will then be ranked 1 through 5 after each obstacle has been sessioned. The skater with the lowest total points after the three jams will be the winner. There is a $5000 Purse. All Five skaters will earn at least $300, with the winner taking home $2500.
The Invited Skaters:
| Best Trick |
1. Pat Channita
2. Chet Thomas
3. Willy Santos
4. Geoff Rowley
5. Eric Koston
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Purse:
| Best Trick |
1st $2500
2nd $1000
3rd $700
4th $500
5th $300
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The Womens Street competition
The Womens Street competition is the 3rd points event of the WCS Tour for 2000. The Top 20 women from the 1st two Vans Triple Crown events are invited to compete for the $3000 purse.
Purse:
1st $1000
2nd $500
3rd $250
4th $150
5th $100
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