Kimberley Diamond Cup 2013
September 29
Every year, we never get bored of holding baby lions. Add to that some of the world's best pro skateboarders competing for a quarter million in US cash and you've got a great reason to globetrot to Kimberley.
Thursday, Sept 26th: Girls Street & Am Vert
- 9am: Registration/Practice for Girls Street and Am Vert
- 10am: Girls Street
- 4 minute jams
- 4 skaters each
- 11am: Vert
- Skate in order
- 5 runs, best counts, 50 second max
- 12pm – 5pm: Registration and Open Practice
Friday, Sept. 27th: Vert World Championship & All Cities Jam
- 10am – 5pm: Open Vert and Big Air Practice
- 10am – 11am: South African Am Open Qualifier
- Open Jam
- Designated number of skaters will be chosen to skate in the South African Am
- 11am – 2pm: Open Street Practice
- 2pm – 4:30pm: Hood to Hood Team Skateboarding Championships
- 8 teams
- Single elimination
- Head-to-head jam format
- 4 minute jams on entire course
- Judged on overall impression
- Highest overall score from each of the 4 sections per team advances
- 5pm – 6pm: Vert World Championship
- 12 skaters
- 2 Jams
- 6 skaters per Jam, skate in order
- 5 runs, best counts
- 12 walls back-to-back
- If skater falls prior to 12th wall, run is over
- All runs are scored even if skater doesn’t make all 12 walls
- 50% of score, Big Air is other 50%
- Overall time is 58 minutes
- 6:15pm – 8:15pm: Concert and Opening Ceremonies – details TBD
- 8:15pm: Fireworks
Saturday, Sept. 28th: Big Air & Street World Championship Qualifiers
- Live TV & Webcast 4:30pm – 6pm South African Standard Time
- 10am – 1pm: Open Street Practice
- 12pm – 4:30pm: Big Air Practice
- 1pm – 4pm: Street World Championship Qualifiers
- 36 Skaters
- 12 Jams
- 3 skaters per Jam
- Course split into 2 sections with middle hubba area being part of both sections
- 3 minute Jams
- 4 minutes in between each Jam
- Judged on overall impression
- Top 12 skaters advance to Finals with 1st through 4th getting a first round bye
- Overall time is 2 hours and 48 minutes
- 4pm – 4:30pm: Concert – details TBD
- 4:30pm – 6pm: Big Air Finals and Awards
- 12 skaters – same as Vert skaters
- 2 Jams
- 6 skaters per Jam, skate in order
- 8 runs, best counts
- 5 minutes in between each Jam
- Judged on overall impression
- 50% of score, Vert is other 50%
- Overall time is 58 minutes
Sunday, Sept. 29th: Am Street, Big Air Gap Best Trick, & Street WorldChampionship Finals
- Live TV & Webcast 4pm – 6pm South African Standard Time
- 10am – 12pm: Open Street Practice
- 12pm – 2pm: South African Am Street
- 24 Skaters
- 6 Jams
- 4 skaters per Jam
- Course split into 2 sections with middle hubba area being part of both sections
- 4 minute Jams
- 4 minutes in between each Jam
- Skaters judged on overall impression
- Overall time is 1 hour and 46 minutes
- Prizes for top 3
- 3pm – 4pm: Big Air Gap Best Trick
- Same skaters as Vert and Big Air
- 20 minute Jam
- Not judged in conjunction with Big Air and Vert
- 3pm – 4pm: Street World Championship Practice
- 4pm – 6pm: Street World Championship Finals and Awards
- 12 Skaters in head to head Jams using the entire course
- 4 minute Jams
- 3 minutes in between each Jam
- Final Jam is 4 minutes with 6 minute rest before
- Skaters judged on overall impression
- Overall time is 1 hour and 20 minutes
- Closing Cermonies – details TBD
Prize Purses
Street Purse
- 1st – $100,000
- 2nd – $40,000
- 3rd – 4th – $15,000
- 4th – 8th – $4,500
- 9th – 13th – $3,000
- 14th – 20th – $1,500
- 21st – 24th – $1,000
Vert/Big Air Purse
- 1st – $60,000
- 2nd – $30,000
- 3rd – $20,000
- 4th – $15,000
- 5th – $5,000
- 6th – $3,000
- 7th – $2,500
- 8th – $2,500
Big Air Best Trick Purse
- 1st – $5,000
- 2nd – $3,000
- 3rd – $2,000
All Cities Purse
- 1st – R25,000
- 2nd – R10,000
- 3rd – R5,000
KDC Am Purse
- 1st – R20,000
- 2nd – R10,000
- 3rd – R5,000
- 4th – R2,500
- 5th – R2,500
Women’s Street Purse
- 1st – R10,000
- 2nd – R5,000
- 3rd – R3,000
- 4th – R1,000
- 5th – R1,000
Amateur Vert Purse
- 1st – R10,000
- 2nd – R5,000
- 3rd – R3,000
- 4th – R1,000
- 5th – R1,000
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