Van Doren Invitational at Vancouver
July 9 - 11, 2015
Vans is returning to Hastings with the Van Doren Invitational. We'll have full details and the schedule soon.
Schedule
Thursday
- 12pm - Registration and Open Practice
Friday
- 10am - Registration and Open Practice
- 2pm - Invitational Qualifiers
- 32 skaters
- 8 skater jams
- 4, 40-second runs, skate in order until you fall
- Skaters judged on overall performance
- Top 10 advance to Semi-Finals to meet pre-qualified skaters
- Autograph signing immediately following Qualifiers
Saturday
- 12pm - Registration and Open Practice
- 2pm - Semi-Finals Live webcast at Vans.com/VDICanada
- 10 invited skaters meet top qualifiers from Friday
- 4 jams of 5 skaters each
- 4, 40-second runs, skate in order until you fall
- Skaters judged on overall performance
- Top 6 advance to Finals
- 4pm - Finals Live webcast at Vans.com/VDICanada
- 30 minute jam
- Max 40-second runs, skate in order until you fall
- Each skater gets equal amount of runs
- Skaters judged on overall performance
- 4:40pm - Cardiel Cash
- 5pm - Awards
Off Site and After-Party Events
Friday, 7pm to 10pmTodd Francis Art Show at Antisocial, 2337 Main Street
Saturday, 6pm to 10pm
Weirdo Dave Art Show at Crack Gallery, 360 Carrall St
Saturday, 10pm to 2am
Van Doren Invitational Official After Party, Fortune Sounds Projects Space, 147 East Pender
Hotel
Hyatt Regency Vancouver
655 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2R7, Canada
604-683-1234
Shuttles
There will be shuttles to and from the bowl, which is a 10 minute drive from this hotel that we'll all be staying at.

Total Prize Purse: $75,000
Invitational Purse
- 1st: $15,000
- 2nd: $12,500
- 3rd: $10,000
- 4th: $7,500
- 5th: $5,000
- 6th: $4,000
- 7th: $3,000
- 8th: $2,500
- 9th: $2,000
- 10th: $1,500
- 11th: $1,000
- 12th: $1,000
- 13th: $1,000
- 14th: $1,000
- 15th: $1,000
- 16th: $1,000
- 17th: $1,000
- 18th: $1,000
- 19th: $1,000
- 20th: $1,000
Cardiel Cash Best Trick
- $2,000
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