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SAVE THE DATE: VANS BOWL-A-RAMA BONDI 2013

SAVE THE DATE

VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™ BONDI 2013

Action sports fans witness the Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2013 series kick off in Wellington from February 13; closely followed by Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi beginning February 19, the world’s best skateboarders will be coming together to battle it out for both titles.

Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi hits the shores of Bondi Beach from February 19 – 24, 2013; with Sydney the second stop of the 2013 circuit. In its ninth year, Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi boasts a four day line up of skateboarding infused cultural activities with competition taking place Saturday February 23.

Bondi crowds will witness the most impressive line up of skate talent, with both the Pros and Masters division competing for an overall prize purse of $100,000 AUD. The biggest prize purse in the competition’s history.

Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ was born on Bondi Beach, Sydney (Australia) in 2005 and is the biggest professional concrete skateboard series in the world. With the addition of NYC in 2012, BOWL-A-RAMA now calls some of the world’s most iconic destinations home.

Both Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Wellington and Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi are set amidst a week of festivities dedicated to celebrating art, music and true skateboard culture.

The Vans BOWL-A-RAMA 2013 series follows the debut of Vans BOWL-A-RAMA in NYC’s Hudson River Skatepark in 2012.

Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi Beach, AU
February 19 – 24, 2013

RESULTS: VANS BOWL-A-RAMA BONDI 2012

Pros

1	Pedro Barros	$16,000
2	Bucky Lasek	$9,000
3	Rune Glifberg	$5,000
4	Nathan Beck	$3,000
5	Nolan Munroe	$2,300
6	Joshua Rodriguez	$2,000
7	Steve Pineiro	$1,700
8	Jack Fardell	$1,600
9	Kalani David	$1,500
10	Juergen Horrwarth	$1,400
11	Renton Millar	$1,300
12	Joshua Borden	$1,300
13	Josh Stafford	$1,300
14	RJ Barbaro	$1,200
15	Rion Linderman	$1,200
16	Omar Hassan	$1,000
17	Sam Beckett	$1,000
18	Sky Siljeg	$1,000
19	Anthony Furlong	$1,000
20	Kevin Kowalski	$1,000
21	Curren Caples
22	Otavio Neto
23	Mike Owen
24	Nilo Pecanha
25	Murilo Peres
26	Alex Perelson
27	Jackson Pilz
28	James McInnes
29	Matt Kitai
30	Nathan Trew
31	Zeke Matthews

	Masters

1	Steve Caballero	$5,800
2	Nicky Guerrero	$3,000
3	Mik Mulhall	$2,000
4	Rob Sluggo Boyce	$1,800
5	Sergie Ventura	$1,500
6	Eddie El Gato Elguera	$1,400
7	Adam Luxford	$1,300
8	Pat Ngoho	$1,200
9	Sean Goff	$1,100
10	Lester Kasai	$1,100
11	Luke Foster	$1,000
12	Paul Atkins	$1,000
13	John Gray	$1,000
14	Adrian Jones	$1,000
15	Pat Black	$1,000
16	Henry Gutierrez
17	Sasha Steinhorst
18	Jeff Grosso

	Best Trick
	Rob Sluggo Boyce	$3,000
	Back flip

COUNTDOWN TO THE BATTLE FOR THE TITLE!

Action sports fans all over the world are gearing up to witness one of the biggest skateboarding legends of all time; Steve Caballero (US) & one of the most heralded teen prodigies Pedro Barros (BRAZIL) battle it out to defend their respective titles at one of skateboarding’s biggest professional bowl contests and week of cultural festivals in Australasia, Vans Bowl-A-Rama™ Bondi 2012.

Original Bones Brigade member Steve Caballero will be defending his fifth Masters title on Saturday the 25th of February, against the backdrop of one of Sydney’s most iconic beaches, Bondi, in a competition that has hosted him four times previously. Cab is out to prove yet again, that this title and a share of $80,000, one of the biggest prize purses yet, belongs to him.

“Steve Caballero has been pro for over 30 years and he has been at the top of professional skateboarding the whole time. There are not many, if any, professional athletes in any sport that can say that. Having a skater of his stature come back this year to compete for his 5th title in a row is a great honour for us and a fantastic opportunity for everyone who has ever been a fan of his and skateboarding.” Frontside Events director – Chad Ford.

Also vying for a large piece of the overall prize purse is Brazilian Pedro Barros. This 16-year-old continues to beat some of the world's best pool skaters, since winning the Pro-Tec Pool Party in May 2011 as well as the Vans Bowl-A-Rama™ Bondi and Bowl-A-Rama™ Wellington. He finished 2011 as the #1 bowl skater on the World Cup Skateboarding series and has something big to prove to riders who are almost double his age.

Other confirmed riders competing on the day include Bucky Lasek, Rune Glifberg, Sam Beckett & Pat Ngoho. For the first time ever there will also be Australian wild card entries who earned their spot at the newly launched Hurley Australian Bowl-riders competition (ABC™) hosted at Bar Beach Empire Skate in Newcastle over the Australia Day long weekend.

“We have worked very hard to ensure that Australia has a place on the international stage with Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi and now we are there we want to ensure that it works hard for Australian skaters. We now have a clear pathway for Australian riders to literally come from nowhere and earn their way onto the international tour and make a living by qualifying through Hurley ABC and going on to compete at Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi.” Frontside Events director – Chad Ford.

Officially sanctioned by the World Cup Skateboarding, Vans Bowl-A-Rama™ Bondi celebrates the culture of skateboarding by offering a week of festivities in the lead up to the competition on the Saturday. All listed side events are open to the public, so for your chance to get amongst the action and rub shoulders with the biggest skateboarding talent in the world, save the date for Vans Bowl-A-Rama™ 2012!

Official webcast link, if you can’t make it to Bondi, watch all of the action on the day here: http://www.bowlarama.com.au/bondi/live.htm

Fuel TV will be broadcasting the event LIVE on Saturday 25 February from 5pm to 7pm. An event replay will be shown on Sunday 26 February from 8am.

Official Roster of Events:

Tuesday Feb 21st

7pm – Tic Taco Art Show at Beach Burrito

Wednesday Feb 22nd

9pm – Vans/Steve Cab Party at White Revolver

Thursday Feb 23rd

4pm – SDS Broken Bones demo at Warringah Mall

7:30pm – SDS Broken Bones Party/Corbin Harris Party at Beach Road Hotel

Friday Feb 24th

5pm – 9pm – Love and Guts at Beach Road Hotel

9pm – Love and Guts After Party at Beach Road Hotel

Saturday Feb 25th

BOWL-A-RAMA Competition Day at Bondi (updated schedule at http://www.wcsk8.com/)

9pm – Official BOWL-A-RAMA After Party at Beach Road Hotel

Sunday Feb 26th

Rain Day if needed

VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi is a World Cup Skateboarding (WCS) sanctioned event held on Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach. Held annually this free public event attracts rotating crowds of 5000+ in one day.

In it’s 8th year, the event has added a significant roster of activities to its bill and will continue to grow. The new VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™ website is now live, and includes a regularly updated news page as well as a portal to the facebook page, which complements a strategic social media campaign implemented in order to amplify the overall experience. Other major sponsors of the event include Huawei, Mountain Dew, Tech Deck, SDS, Fuel TV and the Beach Road Hotel.

VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™ BONDI 2012

From 21^st – 26^th of February 2012, the shores of Bondi Beach, Sydney will play host to VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™ not only the biggest professional concrete event in the Southern Hemisphere, but also the biggest week of skateboarding infused cultural festivities in Australia. Attracting legendary skateboarder Steve Caballero – returning to defend his 5^th title, Bucky Lasek and Australian pro’s Corbin Harris and Renton Millar 2012 will be bigger than ever!

In its eighth year, the event boasts a four day line up of skateboarding infused cultural activities in the lead up to the competition on Saturday 25^th of February in which crowds will witness the most impressive line up of skate talent battle it out for an overall prize pool of $80,000 – the biggest prize pool yet.

“We’re thrilled to be able to announce a 25% increase in the overall prize purse this year,” comments Co-Founder, skatepark designer, and skater Chad Ford. “It’s something we will try and continue to do every year in order to look after and foster the talent within this growing sport,” he adds.

In Australia, industry analyst at IBISWorld Ed Butler estimates the skateboard market is worth up to $40 million annually. This supports figures released from the ABS that there has been a cumulative increase in participation amongst both males and females by over 50% over the last four years, which clearly illustrates the fact that skateboarding has continued to grow as a major trend amongst Australians.

Heralded by the World Cup of Skateboarding (WCS), the official sanctioning partner of global skateboarding events; as “an event that is at the pinnacle of celebrating the culture of skateboarding in Australia,” comments Don Bostilk, WCS President, BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2012 will bring with it the greatest cross generational gathering of international skaters at any one time in the history of Australian skateboarding.

Broadcast live online and via television, Australian and International fans can tune into the action and experience the excitement and atmosphere if they can’t physically make it on the day. The broadcast will include a range of live interviews with an array of the infamous skateboarders and international talent.

Professional Australian skateboarder and T.V personality Corbin Harris claims, “It’s one of the best competitions I’ve ever been a part of. The riders, the backdrop of Bondi Beach and the week of cultural side of events is second to none, I’m stoked to be part of the family again this year!” He Adds.

Save the date for this year’s biggest BOWL-A-RAMA™ ever and become part of the family!

BOWL-A-RAMA 2012 DATES ANNOUNCED!

Ok guys, finally, we’re able to announce our BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2012 dates!

Calendars out – February 8 - 12 for Wellington (Competition Sat Feb 11) and February 22-26th for Bondi (Competition Sat Feb 25).

BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2012 is set to be HUGE, with more prize money, the best riders from around the world, and heaps of exhibitions, music, parties and giveaways.

The countdown is on!

VANS RE-SIGNS AS NAMING RIGHTS PARTNER

BOWL-A-RAMA ™ Australia, the biggest concrete bowl event in the Southern Hemisphere, is proud to announce that Vans, the original action sports footwear brand, has re-signed as naming rights partner for Bondi for the next two consecutive years, as well as stepping on board as Gold sponsor for BOWL-A-RAMA ™ Wellington 2012 and 2013. The partnership further solidifies the potential the events provide in both shaping and influencing the growing landscape of skateboarding in Australasia by growing the prize purse to attract the best skateboarders.

Director of Frontside Events and Founder/Event Director of BOWL-A-RAMA ™ Chad Ford comments "We're stoked to have Vans continue this fantastic relationship for another two years. BOWL-A-RAMA ™ is all about giving skaters the best possible showcase. With Vans support we have been able to increase our prize purse to AUD $80K this year and AUD $100K the next. Vans have been instrumental in growing the event year after year."

Vans APAC Marketing Director Jenn Kong said "We've been sponsoring BOWL-A-RAMA ™ for the past six years and we look forward to continuing to elevate Vans BOWL-A-RAMA¬ and to build its presence as the premiere skate event in Asia Pacific for future years. 2011 was a landmark year for us to have presented the first live webcast of a skateboarding event in Australia and we're excited to announce a substantial increase in our support which helps to grow the overall prize purse for BOWL-A-RAMA ™ 2012 and continue to attract the best skaters from around the globe." Stay tuned over the next few months as we announce our 2012 dates and heaps of exciting news...

WINNERS BONDI 2011

After a big day of battle 15 year-old Pedro Barros skates away as back-to-back Pro winner of VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2011, whilst Steve Caballero took out the Masters title for the fourth year in a row.

Rotating crowds of over 5000 people were there to witness to some of the biggest names in skateboarding battling it out for a prize purse which gave each skater the biggest incentive to get amongst the competition in the biggest BOWL-A-RAMA™ yet!

Jenn Kong, Vans Senior Marketing Manager Asia Pacific said: “Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ is our key skateboarding event in Asia Pacific and we’re excited the event has been elevated to a new level this year with the significantly increased prize purse to AUD 60K to keep attracting the world’s best riders, and by our decision to webcast it live on vans.com and on Fuel TV Australia to grow the global exposure.”

The event series, including the sister event Oakley BOWL-A-RAMA™ held at Waitangi Park in Wellington, has recently gone through some exciting developments including the World Cup of Skate signing a five year deal, major growth in prize purses and major sponsor alignments. “We are stoked to be able to work with the best in the industry to deliver a strong event every year,” says Chad Ford, Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Director. “The event keeps growing every year and brings with it the biggest skaters in the world. With the support of sponsors, media partners and World Cup of Skate, we are definitely on our way to becoming one of the most iconic skate events in history."

The prize-winners were as follows:

PRO FINALS

1st Place Prize money = $15000 Pedro Barros (BRA)

2nd Place Prize money = $7500 Rune Glifberg (DEN)

3rd Place Prize money = $4000 Bucky Lasek (USA)

4th Place Prize money = $2500 Bob Burnquist (BRA)

5th Place Prize money = $2000 Renton Millar (AUS)

6th Place Prize money = $1600 Nathan Beck (AUS)

7th Place Prize money = $1400 RJ Barbaro (AUS)

8th Place Prize money = $1300 Nolan Munroe (USA)

MASTERS FINALS

1st Place Prize money = $5000 Steve Caballero (USA)

2nd Place Prize money = $2500 Mik Mulhall (AUS)

3rd Place Prize money = $1400 Lester Kasai (USA)

4th Place Prize money = $1300 Nicky Guerrero (DEN)

5th Place Prize money = $1200 Sergie Ventura (USA)

6th Place Prize money = $1100 Pat Ngoho (USA)

Vans BOWL-A-RAMA 2011 Week of Events

We've got a huge week planned for BOWL-A-RAMA 2011 - check it out:

Wednesday 16th Feb WCS & Vans “Official Rider Sign In” party.
WHERE: Beach Road Hotel
WHEN: From 9pm until late. Remember to bring valid I.D.
WHAT: Bands – Hell City Glamours, High Places (USA). DJs – Dave Slade, Frank Xavier, Sally Gilbert

Thursday 17th Feb SDS “Broken Bones” demo and huge evening party
WHERE: Chatswood Westfield and Beach Road Hotel
WHEN: SDS Broken Bones Demo from 4-6pm and SDS Beach Road Hotel party 9pm till late.
WHAT: Bands – Infusion, Mad Racket DJs, Sally Gilbert, Dave Slade, Frank Xavier

Friday 18th Feb Oakley presents “Love & Guts” International art show and Official OAKLEY Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Party
WHERE: Both Love & Guts and the official Oakley party will be at the Beach Road Hotel. Don’t forget valid ID.
WHEN: Love & Guts 6pm till late. Official Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ party 9pm till late.
WHAT: Artwork from a large field of international skateboard personalities. Bands – Philadelphia Grand Jury, Bang Gang DJs, Dave Slade, Frank Xavier

Saturday 19th Feb Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ professional WCS skateboard competition and Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™'s Official After Party
WHERE: Competition at Bondi Beach Skate park. After party Beach Road Hotel.
WHEN: 9am -7pm. There will be no alcohol permitted on the premise and please try to come by public transport. WHAT: Bands – TBC – Keep and eye out this will be HUGE. DJs – Scott Wolfe, Dave Slade.

Sunday 20th Feb The official “Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™” Wrap Party
WHERE: Beach Road Hotel
WHEN: 6pm – 10pm.
WHAT: An awesome night of reggae and dub for a final thank you to everyone involved. Music – Firehouse Sound Sytem.

Riders Announced!

We have our riders! Check out the list of who’s hitting the bowl for BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2011

BOWL-A-RAMA™ WELLINGTON
Pedro Barros
Omar Hassan
Sky Sijeg
Josh Borden
Rune Glifberg
Sergie Ventura
Pat Ngoho
Otavio Neto
Jackson Pilz
Mike Bancroft
Juergen Horwarth
Benji Galloway
Chris Senn
Colin Provost

VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™ BONDI
Steve Caballero
Pedro Barros
Bucky Lasek
Omar Hassan
Bob Burnquist
Rune Glifberg
Sam Beckett
Pat Ngoho
Otavio Neto
Jackson Pilz
Juergen Horwarth
Renton Millar
Jeff ‘Skunk’ Williams
Tony Trujillo (rumored)
Curren Caples
Corbin Harris

Plus loads more coming! See ya there

Bowl-A-Rama 2011 Prize Purse!

BOOM – the BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2011 prize purse has jumped up to A$60,000 for Australia, and A$30,000 for Wellington, the biggest in NZ skating history! Check out the breakdown here:

BONDI

Pro Master's

1 $15,000 1 $5000

2 $7500 2 $2500

3 $4000 3 $1400

4 $2500 4 $1300

5 $2000 5 $1200

6 $1600 6 $1100

7 $1500 7 $1100

8 $1400 8 $1100

9 $1300 9 $1000

10 $1200 10 $1000

11 $1100

12 $1100

13 $1100

14 $1000

15 $1000

TOTAL

$43,300 $16,700 A$60,000

WELLINGTON

Pro Master's

1 $4,800 1 $2000

2 $2500 2 $1600

3 $2000 3 $1400

4 $1800 4 $1200

5 $1500 5 $1000

6 $1400 6 $800

7 $1300 7 $600

8 $1200 8 $400

9 $1100 9 $200

10 $1000 10 $100

11 $800

12 $600

13 $400

14 $200

15 $100

TOTAL

$20,700 $9300 A$30,000

BOWL-A-RAMA™ and World Cup Skateboarding announce a new 5 year deal

World Cup Skateboarding (WCS) and Frontside events are very happy to announce a new 5 year relationship for the expansion of the BOWL-A-RAMA™ series. The partnership ensures that BOWL-A-RAMA™ continues to be the official Australian leg of the WCS tour. The two are committed to building the only truly international 'bowl' skate comp tour. At BOWL-A-RAMA™ you'll not only get to see the best pro riders fight it out for WCS points but also enjoy a huge weeklong festival of cultural events - stay tuned for more details...

BOWL-A-RAMA™ announces its 2011 naming rights partner – VANS

For the 2nd year running, VANS will take naming rights to the biggest concrete event in the Southern Hemisphere, BOWL-A-RAMA™! VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever and will again bring with it the biggest line up of international skate talent yet seen, as well as a week of festivities celebrating the culture of skate. For the first time ever, BOWL-A-RAMA™ will be broadcast live around the world, right here on bowlarama.com.au!

Stay tuned for big news in the next few weeks as we announce the 2011 pro and masters fields!

BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2011 Dates Announced

Get your diaries out – we can finally announce the dates for BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2011. Pencil in Sat 12 February for Wellington and Sat 19 February for Bondi! We’ve got a huge amount of things happening, including gallery exhibitions, music, parties, giveaways, and of course, lots of S-K-A-T-E. See you there!

BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2010 Wrap Up

Last year’s BOWL-A-RAMA™ was killer, with 14 year old Brazilian Pedro Barros take first prize at the Bondi competition as well as Wellington, where he knocked out two-time champ Bucky Lasek. Here’s the full list of prize winners:   

PRO FINALS   

1st Place - Pedro Barros

2nd Place - Bucky Lasek

3rd Place - Bob Burnquist    

4th Place - Omar Hassan 

5th Place - Rune Glifberg 

 6th Place - RJ Barbaro 

7th Place - Juergan Horrwarth    

8th Place - Josh Borden

 9th Place - Rion Linderman 

10th Place - Renton Millar  

MASTERS FINALS   