Hurley Australian Bowl-riding Championships 2012 (ABC)
Paving the way for Australia’s skateboarding talent
Hurley Australian Bowl-riding Championships 2012
December 1st 2011: For the first time ever, the Australian skateboarding community is presented with the chance to compete in a true ‘Nationals’ skateboarding competition – The Hurley Australian Bowl-riding Championships (ABC™), January 26th-28th 2012. Taking place at one of the countries most progressive skateparks, Bar Beach-Empire Park Skate Park in Newcastle, the event will host an array of Australia’s best talent from the bowl riding community including world-vert champion Renton Millar, Professional Skateboarder and T.V personality Corbin Harris and Adrian Jones, pioneer of Australian skateboarding and true legend of the sport.
Presented by Hurley and sanctioned by World Cup Skateboarding (WCS), the all-inclusive Australian event welcomes skateboarders from every skill levels and ages, to sign up and compete for a total prize pool of $20,000 in cash and prizes; across one of its four divisions: Dew Am Jam U18’s, Pro/Am, Masters (over 40’s) and a female open division.
“Australia’s bowl skating scene just got way way better,” comments Renton Millar. “Potentially an unknown skater from the middle of nowhere could come up through the system and end up skating against Pedro Barros, Bucky Lasek, or Rune Glifberg. That’s an opportunity that has not happened in Australia, and I think it’s going to be an amazing experience for young skaters and great for the scene.”
“This competition will showcase some of the best talent we have here in Australia and give them the chance to gain wildcard entry to compete alongside International heavy weights such as Steve Caballero at VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi in February,” comments Co-Founder Chad Ford.
Three Dew Am Jam Under 18’s competitors will be chosen to showcase their talent in the Dew Am Jam at Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi and five pro and five masters competitors will also be given the opportunity to qualify to ride alongside industry greats within their divisions on February 25th at Bondi Bowl.
Ford, also Co-Founder of BOWL-A-RAMA™ one of the biggest and most successful professional bowl series in Australasia, has been instrumental in catering to the growth of skateboarding within Australia. “We are offering the Australian skateboarding community a platform to pursue their passion and launch their career at a grass-roots level and we’re excited to be doing this with Hurley,” he adds.
“Hurley’s roots are in surf, skate, music, art and our focus is on innovation. Skateboarding has had a long history of innovation and a connection to art and music, so supporting a great event which brings together some of the best skaters in Australia to compete and celebrate the culture of the sport is not only a natural fit for us its something we are very proud of.” Jason Haynes, General Manager Hurley Australia
“ABC™ gives skaters a path. Kids used to look at pro contests and there was no actual way for them to get into contests like BOWL-A-RAMA™ besides being invited, or being entered as a pro. Now there is a system and skaters can learn the trade skating on a lower level in Australia before turning pro,” agrees Renton Millar, who has been working with Mt Dew to identify and support up and coming skaters over the last four years.
Officially kicking off on the Thursday with learn to ride skate clinics provided by Kman skate school, Hurley ABC™ will provide a range of entertainment to celebrate the competition including art and music events.
WARM UP DAY / DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS
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AUSTRALIAN WORLD VERT CHAMPION RENTON MILLAR CROWNED THE FIRST EVER HURLEY AUSTRALIAN BOWL-RIDING CHAMPION, 2012!
28th of January 2012—After a triumphant day of battle at one of the country’s most progressive skateparks, Bar Beach-Empire Park Skate Park in Newcastle, Victoria’s Renton Millar skates away as the first ever Pro winner of The inaugural Hurley Australian Bowl-Riding Championships (ABC™), whilst Mik Mulhall took out the Masters title.
A strong lineup of competitors made it hard for the World Cup Skateboarding judges to rank each of the heats and identify the lucky winner of each division, their share of the prize pool of $20,000 in cash and prizes.
The competition offered four divisions; Mtn Dew Am Jam U18’s, Pro/Am, Masters (over 40’s) and the Female Open Division in the first ever of its kind, a true ‘nationals’ skateboarding competition.
A truly spectacular moment of the competition included watching 11-year old Poppy Olsen take out the females division.
One of the main features of the Hurley ABC™ is that it offered the opportunity for Australian rippers to compete at Vans Bowl-A-Rama™ Bondi, the biggest professional skateboarding competition in the Southern Hemisphere, by giving away a series of wild cards.
Mik Mulhall, Adam Luxford, Luke Foster, Tony Hallam and John Gray who skated in the Masters & Renton Millar, Jack Fardell, Jackson Pilz, Matt Kitai and Zeke Mathews from the Pro division are now guaranteed a spot at Vans Bowl-A-Rama™ Bondi to skate amongst the biggest professional bowl-riders in the world, including international heavyweights such as Steve Caballero.
“We’re very stoked to have been able to finally establish a competition with a clear pathway for Australian riders to launch their career on an international stage, and we look forward to watching and supporting them for a long time to come. “Comments professional skateboarder & Co-Founder of Hurley ABC™ and the infamous Bowl-A-Rama™ series.
The Mtn Dew Am Jam for skaters 18 and under, showcased the best 18 young skate rippers from across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland as well as Newcastle locals, with Jakob Robinson, 8 year old Keegan Palmer, Ben Key, Lachlan Abbot, Luke Russel and Ryan Helm taking the crowds by storm, and displaying just how much talent is developing here on Australian shores.
“It’s really not going to be long until these guys take away the pro scene. They are definitely coming up really fast and these grass roots events are the perfect platform to show off their talent.” Comments World Vert Champ, Renton Millar.
These 6 skaters have qualified to show off their talent at the Dew Am Jam at Vans Bowl-A-Rama™ Bondi and another top 20 under 18’s have been plucked from the am jam to take front stage at the Hurley Billabong Beach Bowl comp taking place Saturday the 18th of February at the Australian Open in Manly.
Hurley are very proud to be able to support the Australian Bowl-riding Championships, Hurley has its roots in surfing, skateboarding, art and music. Hurley are committed in supporting the Australian Skateboarding culture and this event is another step in continuing our support. “ Jason Haynes General Manager of Hurley.
PRO FINALS - PRIZE PURSE BREAKDOWN
1st Place Prize money = $3,300
2nd Place Prize money = $2,200
MASTERS FINALS - PRIZE PURSE BREAKDOWN
1st Place Prize money = $1,700
2nd Place Prize money = $1,000
3rd Place Prize money = $600
4th Place Prize money = $500
About Hurley Australian Bowl-riding Championships Hurley Australian Bowl-riding Championships is the first ever all-inclusive ‘Nationals’ competition. Launched in the aim of fostering Australian skateboarding talent, the competition offers an entry point for Australian bowl skaters into Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™. http://www.abcskate.com.au
RESULTS
DEW AM JAM FINAL RESULTS
Ben Kay
Jakob Robinson
Lachlan Abbot
Ryan Helm
Luke Russell
Keegan Palmer
Jackson Boggerts
Hugo Ilencik
Noah Regan
George Richards
Tye Dodds Bowering
William McGeachie
Jedd McKenzie
Ben Gray
Dylan Donnini
Oska Conway
Kobe Higgens
Lewis Maker
MASTERS FINAL RESULTS
Mik Mulhall
Pat Ngoho
Adam Luxford
Luke Foster
Tony Hallam
John Gray
Scott Spring
Simon Reynolds
Danny Van
Michael Cossettini
Richard Thompson
Mark Williams
PRO’s FINAL RESULTS
1. Renton Millar
2. Jack Fardell
3. RJ Barbaro
4. Kalani David
5. Jackson Pilz
6. Nathan Beck
7. Otavio Neto
8. Matt Kitai
9. Zeke Mathews
10. Nicholas Kris
11. Jessie Noonan
12. Jeff Williams
13. James McInnes
14. Shawn Eaton
15. Nathan Trew
16. John Routledge
17. Jamie Goodwin
18. Nick Maughan
19. Brad Pearson
20. Andrews Tim
21. Michael White
GIRLS FINAL RESULTS
1. Poppy Olsen
2. April Caslick
3. Georgina Brooder
4. Nikki Quinlan
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
The Hurley Australian Bowl-riding Championships went down over the weekend, with Renton Millar edging out Jack Fardell to take the Pro Final, Mick Mulhall topping the Masters, Poppy Olsen winning the Girls Division and Ben Kay taking out the Dew Am Jam.Here’s the wrap-up and results.
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Awesome Vids! Wish I was there!
Thanks for throwing them up boxy
anyone know if little jono schwan was in for the dew am’s?