24TH ANNUAL TAMPA PRO

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LOCATION

Skatepark of Tampa
4215 E. Columbus Dr. / Tampa, FL 33605

THURSDAY, MARCH 1

• 12:00PM – Doors Open
• Registration and Open Practice
• Skating open to public
• 10:00PM – Park closes

• WELCOME TO TOWN PARTY

  • Fish and Destroy Tournament
    • Tampa Bay Slam! Inshore throughout Tampa Bay
    • Trout, Redfish, and Snook is the game
    • Catch all three and you could win
    • $600 per boat; up to 4 persons
    • $150 per person; need four people or $600 for the boat
    • Captain and First mate included; they will catch your bait, ice your coolers, clean and fillet your fish
    • 8:30AM – meet at the docks
    • 3:30PM – returning to the docks
    • 8:00PM – we’re cooking dinner at The Bricks
    • jeni@skateparkoftampa.com is point contact for questions or to confirm you’re coming
  • Thursday Night – Welcome To Town Gathering
    • 8:00PM
    • Located at The Bricks – 1327 E. 7th Ave.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2

• 9:00AM – Doors Open
• Registration and Open Practice
• 11:00AM – Team Manager / Industry V.I.P. Contest

• FRIDAY NIGHTLIFE

  • Tampa Pro 2018 Art Show
    • 6:00PM – Open bar courtesy of PBR & Monster Energy
    • 25 For 25 Art Show
      • In conjunction with SPoT’s 25 Year Anniversary and Tampa Pro Contest weekend; 25 industry artists provide 25 pieces of art at their discretion
    • 8:00PM – show starts
    • Located at The Bricks – 1327 E. 7th Ave. / Tampa, FL

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

• 9:00AM – Doors Open / Open Practice
• 12:00PM – Street Qualifiers
  • Two, one-minute runs, best run counts
  • Top 30 advance to Semi-Finals to join former winners of Tampa Pro
  • Top 2 qualifiers get Straight Shot directly to Finals
  • Previous Tampa Pro winners are prequalified to Semi-Finals: Mike Vallely (1995), Andrew Reynolds (1997, 1998), Gershon Mosley (1999), Kerry Getz (2000), Kyle Berard (2001), Eric Koston (1996, 2002, 2007), Tony Trujillo (2003), Bastien Salabanzi (2004), Dennis Busenitz (2005, 2011), Greg Lutzka (2006, 2008, 2009), Paul Rodriguez (2010), Torey Pudwill (2012), Luan Oliveira (2013, 2015), Nyjah Huston(2014), Shane O’Neill (2016), Louie Lopez (2017)
• Independent Trucks Best Trick contest, immediately following Qualifiers (step-up / rails / hip obstacle)

• SATURDAY NIGHTLIFE

  $15 Spectator Admission (free for Tampa Pro ticket holders)
  • SPoT 25 Year Pro Party / Converse Concrete Jam
    • Located at SPoT – 4215 E. Columbus Dr. / Tampa, FL
    • 7:00PM – Open Bar courtesy of PBR and Monster Energy
    • 8:00PM – Concrete Jam
      • $20,000 Prize Purse
    • Music & more TBA
    • Join the event on Facebook

SUNDAY – MARCH 4

• 9:00AM – Doors Open / Open Practice
• 12:00PM – Street Semi-Finals
  • 28 skaters from Qualifiers, joined by previous Tampa Pro winners
  • Two, one-minute runs, best counts
  • Top 10 advance to Finals
• 2:00pm – Open Bar courtesy of PBR and Monster Energy
• 3:00pm – Street Finals
  • 12 skaters
    • 10 from Semi-Finals
    • Two Straight Shot winners from Qualifiers
  • Three, one-minute runs, best run counts
• 5:00pm – awards
• 7:00pm – Park closes

• SUNDAY NIGHTLIFE

  • Tampa Pro After Party
    • Located at The Bricks – 1327 E. 7th Ave. / Tampa, FL
    • 8:00pm
    • *All times are subject to change

$75,000 PRO PURSE

• Street – $65,500
  • 1st: $20,000, 2nd: $15,000, 3rd: $10,000, 4th: $5,000, 5th: $4,000, 6th: $3,000, 7th: $2,000, 8th: $1,750, 9th: $1,500, 10th: $1,250, 11th: $1,000, 12th: $1,000
• Independent Trucks Best Trick contest – $7,500
  • 1st: $3,000, 2nd: $2,000, 3rd: $1,000, 4th: $750, 5th: $750
• Random Cash – $2,000
  • Dope tricks and random worthy moments throughout the weekend

TAMPA PRO STAKES

The highest placing non-SLS pro will advance to the 2018 SLS Nike SB World Tour. The second highest placing non-SLS pro will get a spot in the 2018 SLS Pro Open. The winner of Tampa Pro automatically qualifies into the 2018 SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championships.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Monster, SLS, ETN, Independent, Mob, Beats, Bronson, GoPro, OJ Wheels, Converse, True Skate, PBR, Ride Channel, TWS, and Boards For Bros
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