Kimberley Diamond Cup 2014

Name: Kimberley Diamond Cup 2014
Start: 10/3/2014 12:00:00 AM
Location: Kimberley, South Africa

October 2 - 5, 2014

Kimberley, South Africa

This Event Has Passed

Last year Nyjah Huston blew the doors off and took home $100,000 USD. This year will be the 4th annual repeat of top pros and ams globetrotting to Kimberley, South Africa for a ripping weekend of skateboarding for top prize money.

Kimberley Diamond Cup is an “open” event. There is a spot in the Qualifiers waiting for every pro and top am that can make it down to Kimberley. We hope to see you there to join us for not just great skateboarding, but an amazing experience with the South African culture and people.

KDC 2014 Live Webcast Schedule

KimberleyDiamondCup.com
Saturday, Vert World Championship Finals: 7pm - 8:30pm SAST
Sunday, Street Finals, 4:30 - 6:30pm SAST
Live TV times are the same. Saturday is on Supersport 2 and Sunday is on Supersport 6

Get Social

Follow @theboardr and @kimberleydiamondcup for updates. Use the hashtags #kdcskate and #skateworldchamps all weekend with us so we'll have a nice summary of all your photos from KDC.

Thursday: Women’s Street Qualifiers and South African Vert Finals

11am – 2pm: Open Street Practice
2pm – 3pm: South African Women’s Street Practice
3pm - 3:30pm: South African Women’s Street Qualifiers
- Open Jam format
- 2 skaters chosen to skate in the Women’s Street World Championships
4pm: South African Vert Finals and Awards
- 6 skater Jams
- 5 runs, best run counts
- 8 walls back to back, run ends on a bail
3:30pm – 10pm: Open Street Practice
8pm – 8:30pm: Stacks For Stunts
- $2,000 is up for grabs for a pre-set list of tricks to be announced

Friday: Rider Cup Team Qualifiers, South African Am Street Qualifiers, Mini Mega World Championships, and Women’s Street World Championships

11am - 12pm: Open Street Practice
11am - 5pm: Open Vert and Mini Mega Practice
12pm - 1pm: Rider Cup Street Practice
1pm - 3pm: Rider Cup Team 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: South African Am Street Open Qualifiers and Youth Qualifiers
- Open Jam format
- The top skaters will be chosen to skate in the South African Am Street and Youth Championships
4pm - 5pm: Open Street Practice
4:30pm - 6pm: Mini Mega World Championships and Awards
- 12 skaters, 2 Jams, 6 skaters per Jam
- 8 runs, best run counts
5pm - 6:30pm: Women’s Street Practice
6:30pm - 7:30pm: Women’s Street World Championships and Awards
- 2 skaters per Jam
- 4 minute Jams, 2 minutes in between each Jam
7:45pm - 9pm: Opening Ceremonies, Concert, and Fireworks

Saturday: Street World Championship Qualifiers, Vert World Championship Finals, and Rider Cup Team Championships

9am - 1pm: Open Street Practice
9am - 4:30pm: Open Vert World Championship Practice
1pm - 4pm: KDC Street World Championship Qualifiers
- 36 skaters, 12 Jams, 3 skaters per Jam
- Course split into two sections with middle hubba area being part of both sections
- 3 minute Jams, 4 minutes in between each Jam
- Top 12 skaters advance to Finals with 1st through 4th getting a first round bye
4pm - 4:30pm: Rider Cup Practice
4:30pm - 6:30pm: Rider Cup Team Championships and Awards
- 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: Vert World Championship Finals and Awards live on SuperSportTV
- 12 skaters, 2 Jams, 6 skaters per Jam
- 5 runs, best run counts
- 12 walls back to back, run ends on a bail
8:30pm - 11:30pm: Concert

Sunday: South African Am Street, Mini Mega Gap Best Trick, and Street World Championship Finals

9am - 12pm: Open Street Practice
12pm - 2pm: South African Am Street and Youth Championships and Awards
- Jam format
- 24 Skaters, 8 Jams, 3 skaters per Jam
- 4 minute Jams, 4 minutes in between each Jam
- Top placing Youth skater is crowned the Youth Champion (16 and under)
2pm - 4:30pm: Finalists Street Practice
3pm - 4pm: Mini Mega Gap Best Trick Contest and Awards
- 20 minute open Jam format
4:30pm - 6:30pm: KDC Street World Championship Finals and Awards
- 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
6:30pm: Closing Ceremonies

Prize Purse

Vert Skateboarding World Championships

1st: 35000
2nd: 20000
3rd: 12000
4th: 6000
5th: 4000
6th: 3000
7th: 2000
8th: 1000

Mini Mega World Championships

1st: 22000
2nd: 15000
3rd: 10000
4th: 6000
5th: 4000
6th: 3000
7th: 2000
8th: 1000

Mini Mega Best Trick

1st: 5000

Street Skateboarding World Championships

1st: 100000
2nd: 40000
3rd: 15000
4th: 15000
5th: 4500
6th: 4500
7th: 4500
8th: 4500
9th: 3000
10th: 3000
11th: 3000
12th: 3000
13th: 3000
14th: 1500
15th: 1500
16th: 1500
17th: 1500
18th: 1500
19th: 1500
20th: 1500
21st: 1000
22nd: 1000
23rd: 1000
24th: 1000

Women's Street Skateboarding World Championships

1st: 15000
2nd: 10000
3rd: 5000
4th: 3500
5th: 3000
6th: 2000
7th: 1000
8th: 500

South African Street Skateboarding World Championships

1st: R 20000
2nd: R 10000
3rd: R 5000
4th: R 2500
5th: R 2500

Rider Cup Team Skateboarding World Championships

1st: R 25000
2nd: R 10000
3rd: R 5000

South African Women's Street Skateboarding World Championships

1st: R 10000
2nd: R 6000
3rd: R 4000

South African Youth Street Skateboarding World Championships

1st: R 10000
2nd: R 6000
3rd: R 4000

South African Vert Skateboarding World Championships

1st: R 10000
2nd: R 5000
3rd: R 3000
4th: R 1000
5th: R 1000

Nightlife

Coverage of Kimberley Diamond Cup 2014

On The Boardr: The Finals in South Africa and Photos from the Week

Alana Smith's Backflip on the Mini Mega

Kelvin Wins $100k

On The Boardr in South Africa

South Africa Photography by Neal Hendrix, 1 of 2

Arrival in South Africa for Kimberley Diamond Cup

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