COLE AND SANDOVAL JOIN SCHECKLER, P-ROD, ORTIZ AND LUTZKA AT DEW TOUR SKATE OPEN
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- July 17 2009
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Burr Ridge, Ill. – July 17, 2009 – World-class skate athletes will be coming out for the first ever skate-only stop on the Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour. The second stop of the Dew Tour’s 2009 season, also designated as the International Skateboarding Federation (ISF) Skateboarding World Championships, will be held in Boston, July 24-25 at the TD Garden.
Over 140 of the best skateboard athletes in the world will be in Boston to compete in the two-day competition, including 2008 Dew Cup champion Chaz Ortiz (Skate Park), 2009 Maloof Money Cup champions Chris Cole (Skate Park) and Alex Perelson (Skate Vert), MTV’s ‘Life of Ryan’ superstar Ryan Sheckler (Skate Park) and Boston-native Andy Macdonald (Skate Vert).
“We are thrilled to bring the Dew Tour to Boston for the first time in its five-year history for the Skate Open, ISF Skateboarding World Championships,” said Chris Prybylo, General Manager of the Dew Tour. “With this type of athlete roster and having the first-ever World Champion title on the line, this event promises to go down in history.”
Athletes are pre-qualified based on their rankings at the end of the 2008 Dew Tour season. In skateboard park, additional athletes were pre-qualified by ISF invitation. Additionally, two wildcards for the skateboard vert discipline have been selected. Athletes who are not pre-qualified may compete as International Qualifiers at the Skate Open, ISF Skateboarding World Championships to earn a spot in the preliminary rounds. The full list of pre-qualified athletes is as follows:
Skateboard Park
Skateboard Vert
Chaz Ortiz
Pierre-Luc Gagnon
Paul Rodriguez
Andy Macdonald
Ryan Sheckler
Bob Burnquist
Greg Lutzka
Bucky Lasek
Austen Seaholm
Adam Taylor
Rodolfo Ramos
Sandro Dias
Carlos De Andrade
Renton Millar
Danilo Do Rosario
Danny Mayer
Fabrizio Santos
Neal Hendrix
Chris Mendes
Anthony Furlong
Chad Bartie
Josh Stafford*
Kurtis Colamonico
Alex Perelson*
Tulio Oliveira
Danny Fuenzalida
Dayne Brummet
Wagner Ramos
Tyler Hendley
Sierra Fellers
Darrell Stanton
Dennis Busenitz
Lucas Carvalho
Chris Cole
Nick Dompierre
Jake Duncombe
Adam Dyet
Rodil Junior
Billy Marks
Milton Martinez
Peter Romondetta
Tommy Sandoval
Nick Trapassco
Tomas Vintr
Philippe Zwijsen
*Indicates wild cards
Twenty-eight countries from around the world will be represented at the Dew Tour’s Skate Open, ISF Skateboarding World Championships. The complete list of countries is as follows:
United Arab Emirates
Great Britain
Argentina
Indonesia
Australia
Ireland
Belgium
Italy
Belarus
Japan
Brazil
Mexico
Canada
Netherlands
China
Poland
Columbia
Puerto Rico
Czech Republic
Portugal
Denmark
Spain
Finland
Sweden
France
Thailand
Germany
United States
The Skate Open schedule of events is as follows:
Friday, July 24th – Gates Open at 3:00PM
5:15PM – 6:45PM SKB Park Prelims, Group 1 (Men)
7:15PM – 8:45PM SKB Park Prelims, Group 2 (Men)
9:00PM – 11:00PM FREE Taking Back Sunday Concert at City Hall Plaza
Saturday, July 25th – Gates Open at 1:00PM
1:00PM – 2:00PM SKB Vert Prelims (Men)
2:30PM – 3:30PM SKB Park Final (Women)
4:00PM – 6:00PM SKB Park Final (Men)
6:15PM – 7:00PM SKB Vert Final (Women)
7:30PM – 9:00PM SKB Vert Final (Men)
**Schedule is subject to change**
The complete 2009 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event Date Location
Nike 6.0 BMX Open June 26-27 Chicago, Ill.—Grant Park
Skate Open, July 24-25 Boston, Mass.—TD Garden
ISF Skateboarding World Championships
Wendy’s Invitational Aug. 13-16 Portland, Ore.—Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge Sept. 17-20 Salt Lake City, UT—EnergySolutions Arena
PlayStation® Pro Oct. 15-18 Orlando, Fla.—Amway Arena
In its fifth year, the Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world. Attendance for the 2008 Dew Tour totaled nearly 275,000 and an average of 49 million viewers tuned in via NBC, USA, MTV and MTV2. The top athletes in the world will take part in this year’s Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded in Orlando at season’s end.
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Dew Tour
The Dew Tour consists of five major, multi-sport events spanning across the country, with a cumulative points system, a $2.5 million competitive purse based on overall tour standings. The Tour features skateboarding (park and vert), BMX (park, vert and dirt) and freestyle motocross. As part of an Alli property, key lifestyle elements compliment the competitions at each Tour event including the Festival Village, specialty competitions, and live cutting edge music. The Dew Tour is broadcast live on NBC Sports with additional competition and lifestyle broadcasts on MTV, MTV2 and USA. Dew Tour is also distributed on Fuel TV, Universal HD, and internationally on Eurosport, Fox Australia, Extreme Channel and Allarco Superchannel. The Dew Tour partners include Mountain Dew (tour title sponsor); and Nike 6.0, Wendy’s, Toyota and PlayStation® (event title sponsors). Associate partners include Ball Park, Nerf, and Verizon Wireless. More information can be found at www.allisports.com.
Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports
Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, is a global business that encompasses national and international action sports tours and events, multimedia production, and a consumer facing lifestyle brand. The Alliance includes: the Dew Tour, Winter Dew Tour, China Invitational, Maloof Money Cup, Lucas Oil AMA Motocross Championship, King of Wake series, and the Gatorade Free Flow Tour; Alli Productions, which creates original content, produces and presents content with partners, and distributes Alli content through a variety of channels. Alli is owned by NBC Sports and MTV Networks. More information can be found at www.allisports.com.
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