WCS INVITATION SYSTEM FOR ESPN X GAMES 2000
The ESPN X Games for 2000 will feature 24 skaters in street and 24 skaters in vert along with 5 teams for vert doubles. Invitations will be based on the following:
The Winners from the following 1999 competitions will automatically qualify, if a skater wins more than one of the following events, we will offer an invitation to the 2nd place skater, etc.
Competition Place Date
1.X Games San Francisco, CA June 24-29
2.Globe Shoes World Cup ‘99 Munster, Germany July 9-11
3.ESPN B3 Oceanside, CA July 29-August 1
4.ESPN B3 Portland, OR Aug. 27-29
5.Vans Triple Crown Finals Huntington Beach, CA Oct. 1-3
6.Brazil World Cup Sao Paulo, Brazil Dec. 10 - 12
The top Ten skaters from the WCS ‘99 Overall Rankings will automatically qualify. If a skater in the top 10 is qualified previously from one of the above competitions, we will invite the next skater from the Overall WCS ’99 Rankings.
The top rider outside of the qualified skaters from above will receive invitations from the following competitions in the year 2000(subject to change):
1. ESPN B3 (1 spot) Lake Havasu, AZ March 23 - 26
2. ESPN B3 (1 spot) Louisville, KY April 13 - 16
3. Slam City Jam V1 (1 spot) Vancouver, B.C. May 4 - 7
4. ESPN X Trials (1 spot) St. Petersburg, FL May 19 – 21
5. Vans Triple Crown #2 Cleveland, OH 2 – 4
6. ESPN X Trials (1 spot) Nashville, TN June 16 – 18
7. Alp Challenge (1 spot) Innsbruck, Austria June 23 – 25
8. Mastership (1 spot) Dortmund, Germany July 14 - 16
The top 5 skaters from the Overall WCS ‘99 Vert Rankings will be invited to participate in the vert doubles competition. They are able to pick their partners from the skaters that qualify for the vert competition.
Best Trick Competition — Top 5 from ’99 WCS rankings will be invited.
WCS Invited skaters for ESPN X Games 2000
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Dated: June 18, 2000
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Street:
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Vert:
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| 1. Chris Senn — X Games Champion |
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1. Bucky Lasek — X Games Champion |
| 2. Brian Anderson — 1st place Germany |
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2. Tas Pappas — 2nd place Germany |
| 3. Pat Channita - 1st place B3 Oceanside, CA |
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3. Andy Macdonald — 2nd place B3 Oceanside, CA |
| 4. Dan Pageau — 1st place B3 Portland, OR |
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4. Chris Gentry — 3rd place B3 Oceanside, CA |
| 5. Matt Beach — 1st place Triple Crown |
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5. Colin McKay — 2nd place Triple Crown Finals |
| 6. Rodil de Aruajo Jr. — 1st place — Brazil |
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6. Pierre Luc Gagnon — 1st place — Brazil |
| 7. Andy Macdonald - #2 WCS Rankings ’99 |
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7. Mathias Ringstrom - #4 WCS Rankings ’99 |
| 8. Rick McCrank - #3 WCS Rankings ’99 |
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8. Lincoln Ueda - #5 WCS Rankings ’99 |
| 9. Eric Koston - #4 WCS Rankings ’99 |
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9. Sandro Dias - #7 WCS Rankings ’99 |
| 10. Chet Thomas - #6 WCS Rankings ’99 |
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10. Bob Burnquist - #9 WCS Rankings ’99 |
| 11. Carlos de Andrade - #7 WCS ’99 |
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11. Brian Howard - #11 WCS Rankings ’99 |
| 12. Donny Barley - #8 WCS Rankings ’99 |
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12. Mike Frazier - #13 WCS Rankings ’99 |
| 13. Diego Buccheri - #10 WCS ’99 |
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13. Max Dufour - #14 WCS Rankings ’99 |
| 14. Jesse Paez - #11 WCS Rankings ’99 |
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14. Mike Crum - #15 WCS Rankings ’99 |
| 15. Ed Templeton - #13 WCS ’99 |
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15. Buster Halterman - #16 WCS Rankings '99 |
| 16. Brian Patch - #14 WCS Rankings ’99 |
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16. Neal Hendrix - #17 WCS Rankings '99 |
| 17. Danny Way - 3rd Place: Lake Havasu B3 |
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17. Anthony Furlong - 5th Place: Lake Havasu B3 |
| 18. Willy Santos - 2nd Place: Louisville B3 |
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18. Phil Hajal - 8th Place: Louisville B3 |
| 19. Ryan Johnson - 1st Place: Slam City Jam |
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19. Cristiano Mateus - 5th Place: Slam City Jam |
| 20. Kyle Berard - 2nd Place: St. Pete X Trials |
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20. Jessie Fritsch - 7th Place: St. Pete X Trials |
| 21. Tyrone Olson - 1st Place: Cleveland Triple Crown |
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21. Rune Glifberg - 8th Place: Cleveland Triple Crown |
| 22. Kerry Getz - 1st Place: Nashville X Trials |
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22. Danny Way - 6th Place: Nashville X Trials |
| 23. ??? - Alp Challenge: Innsbruck, Austria |
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23. ??? - Alp Challenge: Innsbruck, Austria |
| 24. ??? - Globe Shoes World Cup: Germany |
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24. ??? - Globe Shoes World Cup: Germany |
