Vans Park Series Global Qualifiers at Malmo

Divisions

Men's Only

Location

Malmo, Sweden: Kroksbak Skatepark, Hylliebadet, Hyllievångsvägen 20, 216 25, Malmö

How It Works

Click here for the full details on who skates which events in the Vans Park Series.

Schedule

• Monday, May 22
  • 10am: Women's Continental Championships Registration and Practice
  • 12pm: Men's Continental Championships Registration and Practice
  • 2pm: VPS Global Qualifiers Registration and Practice
  • 2pm: Practice for Tour Challengers only
  • 4pm: Practice for Select Pros only
• Tuesday, May 23
  • 10am: Women's Continental Championships Registration and Practice
  • 12pm: Men's Continental Championships Registration and Practice
  • 2pm: VPS Global Qualifiers Registration and Practice
  • 2pm: Practice for Tour Challengers only
  • 4pm: Practice for Select Pros only
• Wednesday, May 24
  • 10am: Women's Continental Championships Registration and Practice
  • 12pm: Women's Start List posted and Riders Meeting
  • 12pm: Men's Continental Championships Registration and Practice
  • 2pm: Men's Start List posted and Riders Meeting
  • 2pm: VPS Global Qualifiers Registration and Practice
  • 2pm: Practice for Tour Challengers only
  • 4pm: Practice for Select Pros only
  • 5pm: Scoring Test Run
  • 6pm: Event Wildcards announced
• Thursday, May 25
  • 10am: Women's Continental Championships Practice
  • 11am: Women's Continental Championships Prelims
    • Organized jams format for Prelims
      • 5 skater jams, skate in order
      • 4 runs each
      • Max 30 seconds or skate until you fall
      • Judged on overall impression
      • Top 8 advance to Finals
    • Cuts may be adjusted based on participation
  • 1pm: Men's Continental Championships Practice
  • 2pm: Men's Continental Championships Prelims
    • Organized jams format for Prelims
      • 5 skater jams, skate in order
      • 4 runs each
      • Max 30 seconds or skate until you fall
      • Judged on overall impression
      • Top 8 advance to Finals
    • Cuts may be adjusted based on participation
  • 5pm: All Start Lists posted and Riders' Meeting
  • 5pm: Practice for Tour Challengers only
  • 7pm: Practice for Select Pros only
• Friday, May 26
  • 10am: Practice for Select Pros only
  • 11am: Practice for Tour Challengers Only
  • 12pm: Women's Continental Championships Practice
  • 12:30pm: Women's Continental Championships Finals
    • Same format as Prelims
    • Winner gets a spot in the World Championships
  • 1pm: Men's Continental Championships Practice
  • 1:30pm: Men's Continental Championships Finals
    • Same format as Prelims
    • Winner gets a spot in the World Championships
  • Awards immediately following
  • 3pm: Practice for Tour Challengers only
  • 4pm: Global Qualifiers Prelims
    • 20 skaters consisting of Tour Challengers (18) and Event Wildcards (2)
    • 5 skater heats
    • 4 runs each
    • Max 40 seconds or skate until you fall
    • Best run counts
    • Top 5 advance to Semi-Finals
  • Practice for all Semi-Finalists immediately following
  • 7pm: Semi-Finals Heats posted
• Saturday, May 27 - live broadcast
  • 1pm: Global Qualifiers Practice
  • 3pm: Global Qualifiers Semi-Finals
    • 20 skaters
    • Top 5 from Qualifiers meet 15 pre-seeded Select Pros (8) and Tour Wildcards (7)
    • There will always be 20 skaters in the Semi-Finals
    • 2 alternates permitted in Practice
    • 5 skater heats
    • 4 runs each
    • Max 40 seconds or skate until you fall
    • Best run counts
    • Top 8 advance to Finals
  • 5pm: Global Qualifiers Finals
    • 4 runs each
    • Max 40 seconds or skate until you fall
    • First wall rebate on last run only, one time only, clock resets
    • Best run counts

Prize Purse

1st:$20,000, 2nd:$15,000, 3rd:$10,000, 4th:$5,000, 5th:$4,000, 6th:$3,000, 7th:$2,000, 8th:$1,500, 9th - 20th:$1,000.

Current VPS Continental Champions

Continental Champions get a spot in the World Championships at the end of the season.

• Women's Oceania Champion: Poppy Starr Olsen
• Men's Oceania Champion: Bowman Hansen

Current VPS National Champions

National Championships get a spot directly in the Semi-Finals at the Continental Championships for their region.

• Men's Colombian National Champion: Jhancarlos Gonzalez
• Women's Colombian National Champion: Ana Maria Falla Toro
• Men's Brazilian National Champion: Luiz Francisco Canettieri Nunes Mariano
• Women's Brazilian National Champion: Dora Varella
• Men's Chilean National Champion: Marcelo Jimenez
• Women's Chilean National Champion: Maria Rojas Benavides