Vans Park Series Pro Tour France

Location

Casanostra Skatepark, 18 Rue du Tir, 77500 Chelles, France

Registration

Women's Pro Tour Prelims are open.

Check TheBoardr.com/Vans for details on how to qualify for the Men's Pro Tour.

Schedule

• Monday, August 5
  • 9am - 11am: Women's Regionals Registration and Practice
  • 11am - 2pm: Men's Regionals Registration and Practice
  • 2pm - 4pm: Women’s Global Qualifiers Registration and Practice
  • 4pm - 6:30pm: Men’s Global Qualifiers Registration and Practice
  • 6:30pm - 8pm: Practice for Select Pros only
• Tuesday, August 6
  • 9am - 11am: Women's Regionals Registration and Practice
  • 11am - 2pm: Men's Regionals Registration and Practice
  • 2pm - 4pm: Women’s Global Qualifiers Registration and Practice
  • 4pm - 6:30pm: Men’s Global Qualifiers Registration and Practice
  • 6:30pm - 8pm: Practice for Select Pros only
• Wednesday, August 7
  • 9am - 11am: Women's Regionals Registration and Practice
  • 11am - 2pm: Men's Regionals Registration and Practice
  • 2pm - 4pm: Women’s Global Qualifiers Registration and Practice
  • 4pm - 6:30pm: Men’s Global Qualifiers Registration and Practice
  • 6pm: Regionals Start Lists posted and Regionals Riders’ Meeting
  • 6:30pm - 8pm: Practice for Select Pros only
• Thursday, August 8
  • 12pm - 1pm: Women's Regionals Practice
  • 1pm - 2pm: Women's Regionals Prelims and Finals
  • 2pm - 3pm: Men's Regionals Practice
  • 3pm - 5pm: Men's Regionals Prelims and Finals
  • Awards immediately following
    • The winner in both Men's and Women's for each Regionals gets a spot in the World Championships in Utah along with airfare and lodging for the trip.
  • 5pm: Global Qualifiers Start Lists posted, Wildcards Announced, and Pro Tour Riders' Meeting
  • 5pm - 6pm: Women’s Global Qualifiers Practice
  • 6pm - 7pm: Men’s Global Qualifiers Practice
  • 6pm: Scoring Test Run
  • 7pm - 8pm: Practice for Select Pros only
• Friday, August 9
  • 9am - 11am: Women’s Global Qualifiers Practice
  • 11am - 2pm: Women’s Global Qualifiers Prelims and Semi-Finals
  • 2pm - 3pm: Men’s Global Qualifiers Practice - Tour Challengers only
  • 3pm - 5pm: Men’s Global Qualifiers Prelims and Semi-Finals
  • 5pm - 7pm: Men’s Global Qualifiers Practice - Semi-Finals only
  • 5:30pm: Men's and Women's Final Heats posted
  • 7pm - 8pm: Women’s Global Qualifiers Practice - Finals only
• Saturday, August 10 - live broadcast
  • 9am - 11am: Men’s Global Qualifiers Practice
  • 11am - 12pm: Women’s Global Qualifiers Practice
  • 12pm - 1pm: Women’s Finals
    • Awards immediately following
  • 1pm - 1:20pm: Men’s Global Qualifiers Practice
  • 1:20pm - 2:20pm: Men’s Finals
  • 2:20pm: Awards
  • 2:35pm - 2:55pm: $2,500 Cash for Tricks

Pro Tour Format

• Men’s
  • 5 skater Heats for Prelims and Semi-Finals
  • 4 runs each
  • Best run counts
  • Max 40 seconds or skate until you fall
  • Top 5 from Prelims advance to Semi-Finals
    • They meet 15 pre-seeded Select Pros (8) and Tour Wildcards (7)
  • Top 8 from Semi-Finals advance to Finals
  • Same format
  • In the Finals: First trick rebate on last run only, one time only, clock resets
• Women’s
  • 5 skater Heats for Prelims and Semi-Finals
  • 4 runs each
  • Best run counts
  • Max 40 seconds or skate until you fall
  • Top 5 from Prelims advance to Semi-Finals
    • They meet the pre-seeded Select Pros (8) and Tour Wildcards (2)
  • Top 8 from Semi-Finals advance to Finals
  • Same format
  • In the Finals: First wall rebate on last run only, one time only, clock resets

Regionals Format

• Organized Jams format
• 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 in one Jam, same format
  • Semi-Finals will be eliminated if participation is below 15 riders

Men's Pro Tour 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.

Women's Pro Tour 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 - 15th:$1,000.

Social

Follow @TheBoardr, @VansParkSeries, and #VansParkSeries for the coverage and the latest information on the series.

Hotel

An option for hotel near the venue is: Paris Nation Porte de Montreuil Hotel.

The Course