Rob Dyrdek's Street League.
LOS ANGELES, CA (March 24, 2010) – Street League Skateboarding™
announced today that for the first time in history, street skateboarding
competition has been organized into its very own professional league, with the
best skateboarders in the world competing head-to-head in a series of individual
tour stops in the summer of 2010. Founded by twenty-year professional
skateboarder and entrepreneur, Rob Dyrdek, Street League™ is truly the future
of competitive street skateboarding.
Signed to multi-year contracts, a total of twenty-four of the world’s biggest
skateboarding stars will compete in Street League™ exclusively. The first pros
that have signed are arguably the top skateboarders in the world and include
Chris Cole, Ryan Sheckler, Greg Lutzka, Torey Pudwill, PJ Ladd, Sean Malto,
Mike Mo Capaldi, Mikey Taylor, Billy Marks, Tommy Sandoval, and Paul
Rodriguez. The Street League™ pros will be battling it out for more than $1MM
in prize money on a 3-stop arena tour this summer.
Dyrdek, in discussing the origins of the league says, “It has been a dream of
mine to create a professional tour that bridges the gap between true street
skateboarding and contest skating, which to date has been fragmented and
misguided. Street League™ is more than just a new contest series; it will
redefine the way skateboarding competitions are done.”
Chris Cole, 2009’s Dew Tour Champion, Maloof Money Cup Winner, two-times X
Games gold medalist and Thrasher’s Skater of the Year, in regards to his
exclusive commitment to Street League™ adds, “It’s what we have always
wanted – it’s a contest circuit that is actually created, owned, and operated by
skaters.”
To maximize the talents of these street skateboarding stars, Street League™ has
designed authentic concrete skate plazas to be built on the floors of world-class
sports arenas. In addition, Street League™ brings with it the exclusive use of the
instant instant scoring technology, ISX (Instant Scoring Experience™), to the world of
skateboarding. Using real time scoring and an exciting proprietary format, Street
League™ will tell a compelling story about each skateboarder’s performance and
will have fans on the edge of their seats from the first trick to the very last.
The inaugural year of Street League™ features a 3-stop arena tour beginning at
Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona on August 28th, Citizens Business Bank
Arena in Ontario, California on September 11th, and the final stop in Las Vegas
at the Thomas & Mack Center on September 25th. The skaters will be
competing at each event for the largest prize pool in skateboarding history.
Street League™ is the culmination of more than five years of development, which
began with a professional contest Dyrdek held at the opening of the world’s first
skate plaza he built in Kettering, Ohio in 2005. Building on the knowledge gained
from this event, Dyrdek and his team began planning for the launch of the
league, consulting for and developing several major skateboarding events to
serve as additional case studies.
IMG Action Sports, the go-to event production company in the industry, is
producing and executing Street League™ in 2010. The worldwide leader in skate
park design and construction, California Skateparks™, will provide skate plaza
construction. Instant Scoring Experience™ is a partnership between MXi,
Dialsmith, and Street League™.
For more information go to www.streetleague.com.
About Street League Skateboarding ™
Street League Skateboarding™ is the first sports entertainment property that
gives professional street skateboarding its very own league for individual
competition. Street League™ features the exclusive participation of the world’s
best professionals, over $1MM in prize money, and real skate plaza course
design inside world-class arenas. Driven by the need to enhance the experience
of live professional street skateboarding, Street League™ utilizes real-time
scoring and a proprietary format that makes every trick count. Street League™ is
the brainchild of twenty-year professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, Rob
Dyrdek. More information is available at www.streetleague.com.
announced today that for the first time in history, street skateboarding
competition has been organized into its very own professional league, with the
best skateboarders in the world competing head-to-head in a series of individual
tour stops in the summer of 2010. Founded by twenty-year professional
skateboarder and entrepreneur, Rob Dyrdek, Street League™ is truly the future
of competitive street skateboarding.
Signed to multi-year contracts, a total of twenty-four of the world’s biggest
skateboarding stars will compete in Street League™ exclusively. The first pros
that have signed are arguably the top skateboarders in the world and include
Chris Cole, Ryan Sheckler, Greg Lutzka, Torey Pudwill, PJ Ladd, Sean Malto,
Mike Mo Capaldi, Mikey Taylor, Billy Marks, Tommy Sandoval, and Paul
Rodriguez. The Street League™ pros will be battling it out for more than $1MM
in prize money on a 3-stop arena tour this summer.
Dyrdek, in discussing the origins of the league says, “It has been a dream of
mine to create a professional tour that bridges the gap between true street
skateboarding and contest skating, which to date has been fragmented and
misguided. Street League™ is more than just a new contest series; it will
redefine the way skateboarding competitions are done.”
Chris Cole, 2009’s Dew Tour Champion, Maloof Money Cup Winner, two-times X
Games gold medalist and Thrasher’s Skater of the Year, in regards to his
exclusive commitment to Street League™ adds, “It’s what we have always
wanted – it’s a contest circuit that is actually created, owned, and operated by
skaters.”
To maximize the talents of these street skateboarding stars, Street League™ has
designed authentic concrete skate plazas to be built on the floors of world-class
sports arenas. In addition, Street League™ brings with it the exclusive use of the
instant instant scoring technology, ISX (Instant Scoring Experience™), to the world of
skateboarding. Using real time scoring and an exciting proprietary format, Street
League™ will tell a compelling story about each skateboarder’s performance and
will have fans on the edge of their seats from the first trick to the very last.
The inaugural year of Street League™ features a 3-stop arena tour beginning at
Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona on August 28th, Citizens Business Bank
Arena in Ontario, California on September 11th, and the final stop in Las Vegas
at the Thomas & Mack Center on September 25th. The skaters will be
competing at each event for the largest prize pool in skateboarding history.
Street League™ is the culmination of more than five years of development, which
began with a professional contest Dyrdek held at the opening of the world’s first
skate plaza he built in Kettering, Ohio in 2005. Building on the knowledge gained
from this event, Dyrdek and his team began planning for the launch of the
league, consulting for and developing several major skateboarding events to
serve as additional case studies.
IMG Action Sports, the go-to event production company in the industry, is
producing and executing Street League™ in 2010. The worldwide leader in skate
park design and construction, California Skateparks™, will provide skate plaza
construction. Instant Scoring Experience™ is a partnership between MXi,
Dialsmith, and Street League™.
For more information go to www.streetleague.com.
About Street League Skateboarding ™
Street League Skateboarding™ is the first sports entertainment property that
gives professional street skateboarding its very own league for individual
competition. Street League™ features the exclusive participation of the world’s
best professionals, over $1MM in prize money, and real skate plaza course
design inside world-class arenas. Driven by the need to enhance the experience
of live professional street skateboarding, Street League™ utilizes real-time
scoring and a proprietary format that makes every trick count. Street League™ is
the brainchild of twenty-year professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, Rob
Dyrdek. More information is available at www.streetleague.com.
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