Van Doren Invitational at Huntington Beach
July 26 - August 2, 2014
Huntington Beach, California
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This is Vans' annual bowl jam in the sands of Huntington Beach.
Live and Instant Results
Instant results from all the events this week powered by The Boardr Live app can be found at TheBoardr.com/Watch with live webcasts of the main event on VansUSOpenofSurfing.com.Live Webcast
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Saturday, July 26
- 12pm - 5pm: Shop Battle Practice and Registration
Sunday, July 27
- 12pm - 2pm: Shop Battle Practice and Registration
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2pm - 5pm: Shop Battle Contest
- 12 invited shops, 3 skaters each
- 6 minute shop Jams, 3 minutes between each
- Skaters scored individually, team average counts as shop score
- Top 2 shops advance to Finals
- Finals: 2, 15 minute Shop Jams, 5 minutes between each
- View skaters and Shops in the Shop Battle with live results here
Monday, July 28
- 12 noon – 3 pm: Industry Skate Day + Womens Practice & Registration
- 3 pm – 6 pm: Womens Practice & Registration
Tuesday, July 29
- 12pm - 2pm: Open Practice
- 2pm - 4pm: Women’s Practice
- 4pm - 6pm: Women’s Contest
- 4 Jams, 10 minutes each
- Top 6 advance to the Finals for a 15 minute Jam
- All jams start with an intro run - skate until you fall - up to 40 seconds
- View skaters in the Women's Contest with live results here
Wednesday, July 30
- 2pm - 6pm: Invitational Practice and Registration
Thursday, July 31
- 2pm - 6pm: Invitational Practice and Registration
Friday, August 1
- 2pm - 4pm: Invitational Practice and Registration
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4pm - 6pm: Invitational Qualifiers
- 8 jams, 4 skaters, 10 minutes each jam, 3 minutes between each jam
- Top 10 overall advance to Semi-Finals to meet 10 invited skaters
- All jams start with an intro run - skate until you fall - up to 40 seconds
- View skaters in the Qualifiers with live results here
Saturday, August 2
- 11am - 3pm: Invitational Practice and Registration
- 3:15pm - 4:45pm: Invitational Semi-Finals
- 5 jams, 4 skaters, 12 minutes each, 3 minutes between each jam
- Top 10 overall advance to Finals
- All jams start with an intro run - skate until you fall - up to 40 seconds
- Judges choose 2 Wild Cards to advance to Finals
- View skaters in the Semi-Finals with live results here
- 4:45pm - 5:40pm: Invitational Finals
- 4 jams, 3 skaters, 10 minutes each, 3 minutes between each jam
- Jams start with an intro run - skate until you fall - up to 40 seconds
- Results for the Finals will be announced on site and on the webcast at the Awards Ceremony
- 5:40pm - 6pm: Cardiel Cash
- 6pm: Awards
Addtional Judging Info
- Any 540 spin (or more) with a grab that consists of take-off and landing on the same wall, counts for ZERO points.
- No grab 540’s and any 540 (or more) with take-off and landing on different walls counts as normal.
- All scores based on overall impression.
Social Media and Coverage
Use the hashtags #vandoreninvitational and #vansusopen and follow @vansskate and @theboardr for updates, results, and more information as VDI happens. Check back right here for video coverage from Ride Channel on our show, On The Boardr.$100,000 Prize Purse
| Place | Invitational | Women's | Shop Battle |
| 1st | $25,000 | $5,000 | 1st Team: $3,000 |
| 2nd | 15,000 | 3,000 | 2nd Team: 2,000 |
| 3rd | 10,000 | 2,500 | 1st Individual: 1,000 |
| 4th | 6,500 | 2,000 | |
| 5th | 4,000 | 1,500 | |
| 6th | 3,000 | 1,000 | |
| 7th | 2,500 | ||
| 8th | 2,000 | ||
| 9th | 1,500 | ||
| 10th | 1,000 | ||
| 11th | 750 | ||
| 12th | 750 | ||
| 13th | 500 | ||
| 14th | 500 | ||
| 15th | 500 | ||
| 16th | 500 | ||
| 17th | 500 | ||
| 18th | 500 | ||
| 19th | 500 | ||
| 20th | 500 |
- Random Cash for Tricks: $1,000
- Cardiel Cash: $2,000
- G-Shock Never Blend In Award: $1,000
- G-Shock Never Blend In Award, Women's: $1,000
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