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2015 Skateboarding World Championships Schedule

2015 Skateboarding World Championships Schedule

The dates for KDC are set and everyone wants to know what’s up with the schedule. Well, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a detailed breakdown of events for Kimberley Diamond Cup 2015 tailored to the competing skaters. Here you’ll find start times and specific info on the formats of each competition.

Are you skating in the competition? If you done bumped your head and forgot that you won a wildcard or if you just need to double check to see if you qualified at one of our KDC Grand Slam Regional Qualifier events, check the list here. Please note: This is the final list of skaters competing; there are no more qualifying events for the 2015 season. However, there WILL be a last minute qualifier for Rider Cup Championships ONLY. Keep an eye out for more info on that, but in the mean time, get your 4-man team together if you think you’ve got what it takes.

Kimberley Diamond Cup 2015 Schedule: More info here via The Boardr.

Wednesday

  • 11am – 10pm: Open Vert Practice
  • 11am – 3pm: Open Street Practice
  • 11am – 5pm: Registration
  • 3pm: South African Women’s Street Skateboarding World Championships
    • Open Jam format
    • 2 skaters chosen to skate in the Women’s Street Skateboarding World Championships
  • 4pm: South African Vert Skateboarding World Championships
    • 6 skater Jams
    • 5 runs, best run counts
    • 8 walls back to back, run ends on a bail
  • 4pm – 10pm: Open Street Practice
  • 8pm: Stacks for Stunts
    • $2,000 is up for grabs for a pre-set list of tricks to be announced

Thursday

  • 11am – 7:45pm: Open Vert Practice
  • 11am – 6:30pm: Registration
  • 11am – 1pm: Open Street Practice
  • 1pm – 3pm: Rider Cup Qualifiers
    • Team vs Team head to head format
    • Course divided into 4 sections
    • One skater from each team skates each section
    • Each skater’s score from each section counts towards Team’s overall score
  • 3pm – 4pm: African Street Championships
    • The top three skaters get a spot in the Kimberly Diamond Cup Street Skateboarding World Championship Qualifiers
  • 4pm – 5pm: Open Street Practice
  • 5pm – 6:30pm: Women’s Street Practice
  • 6:30pm – 7:30pm: Women’s Street Skateboarding World Championships
    • 2 skaters per Jam
    • 4 minute Jams, 2 minutes in between each Jam
  • 7:45pm: Opening Ceremony
  • KDC Opening Party – Occidendtal Bar at 10pm

Friday

  • 11am – 7pm: Open Vert Practice and Registration
  • 9am – 12pm: Open Street Practice and Registration
  • 12pm – 1pm: Street Skateboarding World Championships Practice
  • 12:15-12:45: FMX Show 1
  • 1pm: Kimberley Diamond Cup Street Skateboarding World Championships Qualifiers
    • 3 skaters per Jam
    • Course split into two sections with middle hubba area being part of both sections
    • 3 minute Jams, 3 minutes in between each Jam
    • Top 12 skaters advance to Finals with 1st through 4th getting a first round bye
  • 4:30pm – 6:30pm: Rider Cup Championships
    • Team vs Team Jam format
    • 8 teams battle head to head
    • Course divided into 4 sections
    • 4 skaters per team
    • One skater from each team goes head to head on each section
    • Skaters scored individually
    • Team’s 4 individual scores count towards final score
  • 6:30-7:00 FMX Show 2
  • 7pm – 8:30pm: Kimberley Diamond Cup Vert Skateboarding World Championships LIVE TV AND WEBCAST
    • 12 skaters, 2 Jams, 6 skaters per Jam
    • 5 runs, best run counts
    • 12 walls back to back, run ends on a bail
  • 9:00pm-10:20 KDC Concert Featuring Psyfo, Khul Chana, & HHP @ Main Stage
  • 11:00pm  Bad Shit, Arctic, & TCYIF @ Beer Tent Stage

Saturday

  • 9am – 12pm: Open Street Practice
  • 11:30am  FMX Show 1
  • 12pm – 2pm: South Africa Am Street Skateboarding World Championships and Top Grom Championships
    • Jam format
    • 24 Skaters, 8 Jams, 3 skaters per Jam
    • 4 minute Jams, 4 minutes in between each Jam
    • Top placing Youth skater is crowned the Youth Champion (16 and under)
  • 2pm – 7pm: Street Skateboarding World Championships Practice
  • 2:30pm-3:00pm FMX Show 2
  • 6:00pm-6:30pm  FMX Show 3
  • 7pm – 9pm: Kimberley Diamond Cup Street Skateboarding World Championships LIVE TV AND WEBCAST
    • 12 skaters in head to head Jams using the entire course
    • 4 minute Jams, 3 minutes between each Jam
    • Final Jam is 5 minutes with 5 minutes rest before
  • 9:00pm  KDC Concert Featuring Psyfo, DJ Nicole Silva, DJ REady D, Riky Rick, K.O, 5FM’s Fix & Forbes

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