Kimberley Diamond Cup Skateboarding World Championships at South Africa

October 7 - 10, 2015

Every year, we never get bored of holding baby lions. Add to that some of the world's best pro skateboarders competing for a quarter million in US cash and you've got a great reason to globetrot to Kimberley.

Every year, we never get bored of holding baby lions. Add to that some of the world's best pro and am skateboarders competing for $400,000+ in US cash and you've got a great reason to globetrot to Kimberley.

Wednesday

11am - 10pm: Open Vert Practice
11am - 3pm: Open Street Practice
11am - 5pm: Registration
3pm: South African Women's Street Skateboarding World Championships
- Open Jam format
- 2 skaters chosen to skate in the Women's Street Skateboarding World Championships
4pm: South African Vert Skateboarding World Championships
- 6 skater Jams
- 5 runs, best run counts
- 8 walls back to back, run ends on a bail
4pm - 10pm: Open Street Practice
8pm: Stacks for Stunts
- $2,000 is up for grabs for a pre-set list of tricks to be announced

Thursday

11am - 7:45pm: Open Vert Practice
11am - 6:30pm: Registration
11am - 1pm: Open Street Practice
1pm - 3pm: Rider Cup Qualifiers
- Team vs Team head to head format
- Course divided into 4 sections
- One skater from each team skates each section
- Each skater's score from each section counts towards Team's overall score
3pm - 4pm: African Street Championships
- Open Jam format
- 3 skaters chosen to skate in the Kimberly Diamond Cup Street Skateboarding World Championship Qualifiers
4pm - 5pm: Open Street Practice
5pm - 6:30pm: Women's Street Practice
6:30pm - 7:30pm: Women's Street Skateboarding World Championships
- 2 skaters per Jam
- 4 minute Jams, 2 minutes in between each Jam
7:45pm: Opening Ceremony

Friday

11am - 7pm: Open Vert Practice and Registration
9am - 12pm: Open Street Practice and Registration
12pm - 1pm: Street Skateboarding World Championships Practice
1pm: Kimberley Diamond Cup Street Skateboarding World Championships Qualifiers
- 3 skaters per Jam
- Course split into two sections with middle hubba area being part of both sections
- 3 minute Jams, 3 minutes in between each Jam
- Top 12 skaters advance to Finals with 1st through 4th getting a first round bye
4:30pm - 6:30pm: Rider Cup Championships
- Team vs Team Jam format
- 8 teams battle head to head
- Course divided into 4 sections
- 4 skaters per team
- One skater from each team goes head to head on each section
- Skaters scored individually
- Team's 4 individual scores count towards final score
7pm - 8:30pm: Kimberley Diamond Cup Vert Skateboarding World Championships LIVE TV (SuperSport) AND WEBCAST (TheBoardrEvents.com)
- 12 skaters, 2 Jams, 6 skaters per Jam
- 5 runs, best run counts
- 12 walls back to back, run ends on a bail

Saturday

9am - 12pm: Open Street Practice
12pm - 1:30pm: Top Grom Championships
- 27 Skaters, 9 Jams, 3 skaters per Jam
- 3 minute Jams
- Top 12 make the cut to the Finals in the same Jam format
- Top placing Youth skater is crowned the Youth Champion (16 and under)
1:30pm - 3pm: South Africa Am Street Skateboarding World Championships
- 27 Skaters, 9 Jams, 3 skaters per Jam
- 3 minute Jams
- Top 8 make the cut to the Finals in head to head bracket format
3pm - 7pm: Street Skateboarding World Championships Practice
7pm - 9pm: Kimberley Diamond Cup Street Skateboarding World Championships LIVE TV (SuperSport) AND WEBCAST (TheBoardrEvents.com)
- 12 skaters in head to head Jams using the entire course
- 4 minute Jams, 3 minutes between each Jam
- Final Jam is 5 minutes with 5 minutes rest before

Prize Purse

Vert Skateboarding World Championships

1st: $35,000, 2nd: 20,000, 3rd: 11,000, 4th: 5,000, 5th: 3,500, 6th: 2,500, 7th: 1,500, 8th: 1,000

Women's Street Skateboarding World Championships

1st: $15,000, 2nd: 8,000, 3rd: 5,000, 4th: 3,000, 5th: 2,500, 6th: 1,500, 7th: 1,200, 8th: 500

Street Skateboarding World Championships

1st: $100,000, 2nd: 35,000, 3rd: 12,000, 4th: 12,000, 5th: 4,000, 6th: 4,000, 7th: 4,000, 8th: 4,000, 9th: 2,000, 10th: 2,000, 11th: 2,000, 12th: 2,000, 13th: 2,000, 14th: 1,250, 15th: 1,250, 16th: 1,250, 17th: 1,250, 18th: 1,250, 19th: 1,250, 20th: 1,250

Events Run by The Boardr

Wednesday

11am - 10pm: Open Vert Practice
11am - 3pm: Open Street Practice
11am - 5pm: Registration
4pm - 10pm: Open Street Practice

Thursday

11am - 7:45pm: Open Vert Practice
11am - 6:30pm: Registration
11am - 1pm: Open Street Practice
4pm - 5pm: Open Street Practice
5pm - 6:30pm: Women's Street Practice
6:30pm - 7:30pm: Women's Street Skateboarding World Championships
- 2 skaters per Jam
- 4 minute Jams, 2 minutes in between each Jam
7:45pm: Opening Ceremony

Friday

11am - 7pm: Open Vert Practice and Registration
9am - 12pm: Open Street Practice and Registration
12pm - 1pm: Street Skateboarding World Championships Practice
1pm: Kimberley Diamond Cup Street Skateboarding World Championships Qualifiers
- 3 skaters per Jam
- Course split into two sections with middle hubba area being part of both sections
- 3 minute Jams, 3 minutes in between each Jam
- Top 12 skaters advance to Finals with 1st through 4th getting a first round bye
7pm - 8:30pm: Kimberley Diamond Cup Vert Skateboarding World Championships LIVE TV (SuperSport) AND WEBCAST (TheBoardrEvents.com)
- 12 skaters, 2 Jams, 6 skaters per Jam
- 5 runs, best run counts
- 12 walls back to back, run ends on a bail

Saturday

9am - 12pm: Open Street Practice
2pm - 7pm: Street Skateboarding World Championships Practice
7pm - 9pm: Kimberley Diamond Cup Street Skateboarding World Championships LIVE TV (SuperSport) AND WEBCAST (TheBoardrEvents.com)
- 12 skaters in head to head Jams using the entire course
- 4 minute Jams, 3 minutes between each Jam
- Final Jam is 5 minutes with 5 minutes rest before

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