Van Doren Invitational at Vancouver
July 11 - 12, 2014
Vans is bringing their Van Doren Invitational to Canada this year at Hastings. We've got full details, schedule, coverage, and more here.
Friday
- 10am - Registration and Open Practice
- 2pm - Invitational Qualifiers
- 32 skaters
- 8 skater jams (each jam run time: approx. 30 mins)
- 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
- 9pm - 1am - Vans Syndicate Presents: Renegades and Role Models, a Bryce Kanights photo show highlighting 30 years of iconic skateboarding images at Fortune Sound Club, 147 East Pender Street.
Saturday
- 12pm - Registration and Open Practice
- 2pm - Semi-Finals
- 10 invited skaters meet top qualifiers from Friday
- 4 jams of 5 skaters each (each jam run time: approx. 30 mins)
- 4, 40-second runs, skate in order until you fall
- Skaters judged on overall performance
- Top 6 advance to Finals
- 4pm - Finals
- 30 minute jam
- Max 40-seond runs, skate in order until you fall
- Each skater gets equal amount of runs
- Skaters judged on overall performance
- 4:40pm - Cardiel Cash Best Trick
- 5pm - Awards
Hotel
Hyatt Regency Vancouver655 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2R7, Canada
604-683-1234
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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