Launched in 2010, Street League Skateboarding (SLS) is an international competitive series in professional skateboarding. The league features 25 professional street skateboarders competing for the largest monetary prize in the history of skateboarding,[1] and was founded by professional skateboarder and entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek. SLS is the first-ever professional league for street skateboarding.
SLS introduced the ISX (Instant Scoring Experience) to competitive skateboarding events.[2] The unique scoring format scores each trick independently, in contrast to all other professional contests that grade on overall impression of a full run or series of tricks performed within a certain time frame.[3] ISX is a partnership between MXi, Dialsmith, and SLS.[2]
California Skateparks designs and builds the SLS courses.[2]
History
The idea for SLS first arose when Dyrdek reviewed the state of professional street skateboarding competitions and was dissatisfied with the state of competitive skateboarding. Dyrdek proceeded to develop the SLS concept to improve upon the flaws that he identified.
The inaugural year of SLS featured a four-stop arena tour that began at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona on August 28, 2010. The other venues for the inaugural tour were the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on September 11, 2010, and the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 25, 2010.
The 2011 Super Crown World Champion was Sean Malto, who upset the competitive domination of Nyjah Huston for his first Street League win and the US$200,000 first place prize. Huston won the US$200,000 Champion's prize in 2012, in addition to a championship watch and ring set from Nixon Watches, and a Chevy Sonic vehicle.
In May 2013, the GoPro camera company was announced as the official camera sponsor of the 2013 SLS international tour. GoPro, which sponsors SLS contestants Ryan Sheckler and Malto, was used to feature the broadcasts of the domestic American events, including course previews and real-time impact highlights.[4] As of May 19, 2013, Huston had won more prize money than any other skateboarder in history.[5]
The 2013 Super Crown World Champion, Chris Cole, also earned his first career SLS win earlier in 2013 at the Street League at X Games stop in Munich, Germany. At the championship, Cole earned US$200,000 for his win, along with the custom Nixon championship watch and ring. Huston and Luan Oliveira placed second and third respectively.[6] Paul Rodriguez won his second SLS stop in Portland, Oregon in July 2013.[7]
In March 2014, SLS signed a multi-year partnership with FS1 for worldwide distribution.[8]
Overview
The SLS contestants accumulate points at each pre-championship stop and only the top eight ranking contestants compete in the championship event. Each event’s final features eight finalists in 90-minute heats.
The SLS prize purse is the largest in the history of competitive professional skateboarding,[1] and was worth US$1.6 million in 2011.
SLSF and SLSCSP
In 2013, the Street League Skateboarding Foundation (SLSF) was established with the goal of increasing global participation in skateboarding. The Foundation assists municipalities and non-profits with the design, development, and construction of legal Skate Plazas, as well as assisting with the creation of community and educational programs that promote skateboarding.[9]
An extension of SLS, "Street League Skateboarding Certified Skate Parks" (SLSCSP) built three plazas in 2013. The plazas will eventually become the locations for SLS amateur and televised qualifier contests. Locations include Erie, Colorado; the Kennesaw Skatepark in Kennesaw, Georgia; and Lake Havasu City, Arizona.[10]
2016 SLS Nike SB World Tour
SLS Nike SB Pro Open: Barcelona, Spain
- May 21–22, 2016.
| Rank | Skater | Score |
| 1st | Shane O'Neill | 34.8 |
| 2nd | Nyjah Huston | 32.8 |
| 3rd | Cody McEntire | 31.8 |
| 4th | Paul Rodriguez | 31.0 |
| 5th | Luan Oliviera | 29.9 |
| 6th | Ryan Decenzo | 28.9 |
| 7th | Chaz Ortiz | 28.4 |
| 8th | Chris Joslin | 22.2 |
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SLS Nike SB World Tour Stop One: Munich, Germany
- July 2, 2016.
| Rank | Skater | Score |
| 1st | Paul Rodriguez | 34.0 |
| 2nd | Luan Oliveira | 32.7 |
| 3rd | Nyjah Huston | 32.1 |
| 4th | Tom Asta | 30.4 |
| 5th | Tiago Lemos | 27.2 |
| 6th | Shane O'Neill | 24.9 |
| 7th | Carlos Ribeiro | 22.7 |
| 8th | Ryan Decenzo | 21.1 |
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SLS Nike SB World Tour Stop One: Newark, New Jersey
- August 28, 2016.
| Rank | Skater | Score |
| 1st | Nyjah Huston | 36.0 |
| 2nd | Chris Joslin | 34.1 |
| 3rd | Tommy Fynn | 30.1 |
| 4th | Luan Oliveira | 29.9 |
| 5th | Carlos Ribeiro | 29.0 |
| 6th | Chris Cole | 24.3 |
| 7th | Evan Smith | 17.3 |
| 8th | Paul Rodriguez | 14.5 |
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SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship: Los Angeles, California
- October 2, 2016.
| Rank | Skater | Score |
| 1st | Shane O'Neill | 36.4 |
| 2nd | Nyjah Huston | 34.6 |
| 3rd | Cody McEntire | 34.4 |
| 4th | Luan Oliveira | 33.5 |
| 5th | Paul Rodriguez | 31.9 |
| 6th | Tom Asta | 31.4 |
| 7th | Chris Joslin | 27.7 |
| 8th | Ryan Decenzo | 19.1 |
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2015 SLS Nike SB World Tour
SLS Nike SB Pro Open: Barcelona, Spain
- May 16–17, 2015.
| Rank | Skater | Run | Best Trick | Score |
| 1st | Nyjah Huston | 8.5 | 17.1 | 34.2 |
| 2nd | Paul Rodriguez | 7.9 | 25.9 | 33.8 |
| 3rd | Evan Smith | 7.4 | 25.0 | 32.4 |
| 4th | Chaz Ortiz | 8.3 | 24.0 | 32.3 |
| 5th | Tom Asta | 7.2 | 24.5 | 31.7 |
| 6th | Manny Santiago | 0.0 | 31.6 | 31.6 |
| 7th | Shane O'Neill | 12.5 | 18.0 | 30.5 |
| 8th | Chris Cole | 13.7 | 14.4 | 28.1 |
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SLS Nike SB World Tour Stop One: Los Angeles, CA
- July 11, 2015.
| Rank | Skater |
Run |
Best Trick | Score |
| 1st | Luan Oliveira |
17.1 |
17.1 | 34.2 |
| 2nd | Nyjah Huston |
8.4 |
25.6 | 34.0 |
| 3rd | Chaz Ortiz |
17.1 |
16.0 | 33.1 |
| 4th | Cody McEntire |
15.1 |
16.0 | 31.1 |
| 5th | Chris Cole |
14.6 |
15.7 | 30.3 |
| 6th | Kelvin Hoefler |
12.5 |
26.5 | 29.0 |
| 7th | Ryan Decenzo |
12.4 |
15.9 | 28.3 |
| 8th | Evan Smith |
13.7 |
7.8 | 21.5 |
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SLS Nike SB World Tour Stop Two: Newark, NJ
- August 23, 2015.
| Rank | Skater | Run | Best Trick | Score |
| 1st | Luan Oliveira | 18.0 | 18.5 | 36.5 |
| 2nd | Nyjah Huston | 17.9 | 17.8 | 35.7 |
| 3rd | Kelvin Hoefler | 8.6 | 26.9 | 35.5 |
| 4th | Ryan Decenzo | 5.3 | 25.8 | 31.1 |
| 5th | Chaz Ortiz | 12.4 | 17.1 | 29.5 |
| 6th | Matt Berger | 5.8 | 21.8 | 27.6 |
| 7th | Shane O'Neill | 17.2 | 8.3 | 25.5 |
| 8th | Paul Rodriguez | 7.5 | 8.2 | 15.7 |
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SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship: Chicago, Illinois
- October 4, 2015.
| Rank | Skater | Run | Best Trick | Score |
| 1st | Kelvin Hoefler | 12.5 | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| 2nd | Nyjah Huston | 16.8 | 27.1 | 35.7 |
| 3rd | Luan Oliveira | 16.1 | 18.0 | 34.1 |
| 4th | Chaz Ortiz | 16.0 | 24.7 | 33.3 |
| 5th | Shane O'Neill | 15.1 | 17.4 | 32.5 |
| 6th | Chris Cole | 14.6 | 16.5 | 31.1 |
| 7th | Cody McEntire | 15.3 | 15.4 | 30.7 |
| 8th | Paul Rodriguez | 12.9 | 0.0 | 12.9 |
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| Rank | Skater | Run | Best Trick | Score |
| 1st | Leticia Bufoni | 10.2 | 11.2 | 22.8 |
| 2nd | Vanessa Torres | 7.3 | 13.1 | 20.4 |
| 3rd | Alana Smith | 7.3 | 9.2 | 16.4 |
| 4th | Lacey Baker | 14.0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| 5th | Pamela Rosa | 6.8 | 6.5 | 13.3 |
| 6th | Marisa Dal Santo | 7.6 | 4.7 | 12.3 |
| 7th | Samarria Brevard | 3.5 | 6.2 | 9.7 |
| 8th | Alexis Sablone | 2.6 | 6.3 | 8.9 |
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2014 SLS Nike SB World Tour
SLS Monster Energy Pro Open: Los Angeles, California
- May 17–18, 2014.
| Rank | Skater | Flow | Control | Impact | Score |
| 1st | Nyjah Huston | 8.9 | 36.3 | 9.4 | 54.6 |
| 2nd | Ishod Wair | 9.2 | 34.5 | 8.3 | 52.0 |
| 3rd | Paul Rodriguez | 8.9 | 32.9 | 9.3 | 51.1 |
| 4th | Shane O'Neill | 8.2 | 33.7 | 9.1 | 51.0 |
| 5th | Torey Pudwill | 7.3 | 33.6 | 8.9 | 49.8 |
| 6th | Luan Oliveira | 7.3 | 17.8 | 8.0 | 33.1 |
| 7th | Chris Cole | 7.6 | - | 7.4 | 15.0 |
| 8th | Matt Berger | 3.4 | - | - | 3.4 |
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SLS Nike SB World Tour Stop One: Chicago, Illinois
- June 29, 2014.
SLS Nike SB World Tour Stop Two: Los Angeles, California
- July 27, 2014.
| Rank | Skater | Flow | Control | Impact | Score |
| 1st | Nyjah Huston | 8.3 | 34.1 | 8.6 | 51.0 |
| 2nd | Chaz Ortiz | 8.1 | 33.0 | 8.1 | 49.2 |
| 3rd | Torey Pudwill | 8.6 | 30.9 | 8.8 | 48.3 |
| 4th | Ryan Decenzo | 8.6 | 24.5 | 7.5 | 40.6 |
| 5th | Luan Oliveira | 8.0 | 19.1 | 8.6 | 35.7 |
| 6th | Shane O'Neill | 8.7 | 16.3 | 8.5 | 33.5 |
| 7th | Paul Rodriguez | 8.3 | - | 6.5 | 14.8 |
| 8th | Matt Berger | 7.3 | - | - | 7.3 |
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SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship: Newark, New Jersey
- August 24, 2014.
2013 SLS World Tour
SLS at X Games Foz Do Iguaçu, Brasil
- April 18–21, 2013.
[11]
SLS at X Games Barcelona, Spain
- May 16–19, 2013.
| Rank | Skater | Flow | Control | Impact | Score |
| 1st | Nyjah Huston | 7.9 | 9.1 | 33.4 | 50.4 |
| 2nd | Paul Rodriguez | 7.1 | 8.9 | 34.3 | 50.3 |
| 3rd | Manny Santiago | 6.4 | 8.3 | 33.0 | 47.7 |
| 4th | Sean Malto | 7.1 | 8.1 | 22.7 | 37.9 |
| 5th | Luan Olivera | 7.0 | 6.4 | 24.5 | 37.9 |
| 6th | Mikey Taylor | 6.5 | 8.0 | 12.4 | 26.9 |
| 7th | Torey | 6.7 | 6.0 | - | 12.7 |
| 8th | Chris Cole | 5.9 | - | - | 5.9 |
| 9th | Billy Marks | 4.4 | - | 21.3 | 25.7 |
| 10th | Tom Asta | 6.6 | - | 18.2 | 24.8 |
| 11th | Ryan Sheckler | 8.5 | - | 14.2 | 22.7 |
| 12th | Dylan Rieder | 8.3 | - | 8.8 | 17.1 |
| 13th | Matt Miller | 6.2 | - | 10.1 | 16.3 |
| 14th | Shane O'Neill | 8.3 | - | 6.8 | 15.1 |
| 15th | Bastien Salabanzi | 7.6 | - | 6.7 | 14.3 |
| 16th | Tommy Sandoval | 5.5 | - | 8.1 | 13.6 |
| 17th | Eric Koston | 5.5 | - | 4.9 | 10.4 |
| 18th | Kieran Shaw | 2.2 | - | 6.8 | 9.0 |
| 19th | Ishod Wair | 6.0 | - | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| 20th | Austyn Gillette | 4.6 | - | 0.0 | 4.6 |
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[12]
SLS at Kansas City, Missouri
[13]
Highest Scored Trick Presented by Monster Energy: Nyjah Huston
http://streetleague.com/archives/kc-monster-highest-scored-trick-nyjah-huston/
SLS at X Games Munich, Germany
- June 27–30, 2013.
| Rank | Skater | Flow | Control | Impact | Score |
| 1st | Chris Cole | 8.9 | 8.8 | 33.6 | 51.2 |
| 2nd | Paul Rodriguez (skateboarder) | 8.6 | 9.2 | 25.5 | 43.3 |
| 3rd | Luan Olivera | 7.8 | 8.8 | 24.5 | 41.1 |
| 4th | Sean Malto | 6.9 | 9.3 | 23.3 | 39.5 |
| 5th | Torey Pudwill | 7.9 | 8.3 | 23.3 | 39.5 |
| 6th | Shane O'Neill | 9.2 | 8.9 | 16.2 | 34.3 |
| 7th | Ishod Wair | 7.7 | 7.5 | - | 15.2 |
| 8th | Kieran Shaw | 5.8 | - | - | 5.8 |
| 9th | Tom Asta | 7.8 | - | 17.8 | 25.6 |
| 10th | Tommy Sandoval | 6.1 | - | 17.9 | 24.0 |
| 11th | Mikey Taylor | 4.5 | - | 19.3 | 23.8 |
| 12th | Matt Miller | 5.6 | - | 17.4 | 23.9 |
| 13th | Youness Amrani | 5.7 | - | 8.5 | 14.2 |
| 14th | Bastien Salabanzi | 5.8 | - | 8.0 | 13.8 |
| 15th | Billy Marks | 6.4 | - | - | 6.4 |
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[14]
SLS at Portland, Oregon
- July 14, 2013.
[15]
SLS at Los Angeles, California
- August 1–4, 2013.
[16]
SLS Super Crown at New Jersey
- August 25, 2013.
| Rank | Skater | Flow | Control | Impact | Score |
| 1st | Chris Cole | 8.7 | 9.1 | 35.0 | 52.8 |
| 2nd | Nyjah Huston | 8.2 | 8.7 | 35.5 | 52.4 |
| 3rd | Luan Oliveira | 8.2 | 8.6 | 32.5 | 49.3 |
| 4th | Paul Rodriguez | 9.0 | 8.7 | 27.1 | 44.8 |
| 5th | Sean Malto | 8.5 | 9.2 | 17.8 | 35.5 |
| 6th | Shane O'Neill | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 24.8 |
| 7th | Torey Pudwill | 5.7 | 8.1 | - | 13.8 |
| 8th | Mikey Taylor | 4.6 | - | - | 4.6 |
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[16]
2013: Overall Winner, Super Crown World Champion - Chris Cole
Highest Score Trick Award, presented by Monster Energy - (9.9) Shane O'Neill, Switch Double 360 Flip
Highest Score Trick Clip http://streetleague.com/ondemand/?__mr_id=67930
2013 Street League Awards: Street League Skateboarding Awards
2012 SLS World Tour
SLS at Kansas City, Missouri
- May 19, 2012.
SLS at Ontario, California
- June 16, 2012.
| Rank | Skater | Run | Best Trick | Big | Score |
| 1st | Nyjah Huston | 9.2 | 9.8 | 29.2 | 47.7 |
| 2nd | Chaz Ortiz | 8.7 | 9 | 25.5 | 46.2 |
| 3rd | Sean Malto | 7.2 | 7.1 | 31.6 | 45.9 |
| 4th | Luan de Oliveira | 8.9 | 8.3 | 23.2 | 40.4 |
| 5th | Paul Rodriguez | 8 | 8.9 | 20.6 | 37.5 |
| 6th | Peter Ramondetta | 6.3 | 7.8 | 14.9 | 29 |
| 7th | David González | 7.2 | 6.8 | n/a | 14 |
| 8th | Tommy Sandoval | 3.9 | n/a | n/a | 3.9 |
| 9th | Mikey Taylor | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7.7 |
| 10th | Chris Cole | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7.6 |
| 11th | Eric Koston | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5.6 |
| 12th | Matt Miller | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4.1 |
| 13th | Billy Marks | 6.5 | n/a | 16.3 | 22.8 |
| 114th | Ishod Wair | 7.6 | n/a | 14.2 | 21.8 |
| 15th | Bastien Salabanzi | 6.4 | n/a | 14.5 | 20.9 |
| 16th | Tom Asta | 7.4 | n/a | 13.2 | 20.6 |
| 17th | Shane O'neill | 8.0 | n/a | 8.2 | 16.2 |
| 18th | Ryan Sheckler | 8.3 | n/a | 6.4 | 14.7 |
| 19th | Austyn Gillette | 7.1 | n/a | 7.6 | 14.7 |
| 20th | Mark Appleyard | 4.1 | n/a | 9.6 | 13.7 |
| 21st | Dylan Rieder | 5.5 | n/a | 7.2 | 12.7 |
| 22nd | Mike Mo Capaldi | 4.9 | n/a | 6.3 | 11.2 |
| 23rd | Jimmy Carlin | 1.4 | n/a | 5.8 | 7.2 |
| 24th | Torey Pudwull | 1.7 | n/a | inj. | 1.7 |
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SLS at Glendale, Arizona
- July 15, 2012.
SLS at Newark, New Jersey
- August 26, 2012.
2012: Overall Winner - Nyjah Huston
2011 SLS World Tour
SLS at Seattle, Washington
- May 7–8, 2011. Halfonso scored 104.6 points at the first stop in Seattle, Washington.[17]
| Rank | Skater | Technical | Line | Big | Score |
| 1st | Nyjah Huston | 34.6 | 28.6 | 41.4 | 34.9 |
| 2nd | Shane O'Neill | 7.2 | 6.2 | 25.4 | 26.0 |
| 3rd | Chaz Ortiz | 5.0 | 5.7 | 31.3 | 25.7 |
| 4th | Ryan Sheckler | 5.8 | 5.3 | 29.1 | 24.7 |
| 5th | Torey Pudwill | 7.7 | 6.6 | 27.2 | 24.6 |
| 6th | Chris Cole | 5.8 | 6.5 | 23.0 | 21.9 |
| 7th | Billy Marks | 7.2 | 4.7 | 13.9 | 20.5 |
| 8th | Mike Mo Capaldi | 6.2 | 5.4 | 18 | 19.2 |
| 9th | Mike Taylor | 6.4 | 5.2 | 25.4 | 18 |
| 10th | Paul Rodriguez | 5.9 | 6.5 | 17.9 | 11.1 |
| 11th | Tommy Sandoval | 4.4 | 4.9 | 23.6 | 17.6 |
| 12th | David Gonzalez | 5.8 | 2.8 | 17.6 | 15.3 |
| 13th | Nick Dompierre | 3.9 | 5.5 | 20.6 | 14.3 |
| 14th | Dylan Reider | 6.9 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 14.2 |
| 15th | Peter Romendetta | 3.9 | 6.0 | 16.9 | 14.1 |
| 16th | Eric Koston | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 11.3 |
| 17th | Mark Appleyard | 2.5 | 3.3 | 18.2 | 11.2 |
| 18th | Braydon Szafranski | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 19th | PJ Ladd | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| 20th | Brandon Beibel | inj. | inj. | inj. | inj. |
| 21st | Marc Johnson | inj. | inj. | inj. | inj. |
| 22nd | Terry Kennedy | inj. | inj. | inj. | inj. |
| 23rd | Sean Malto | inj. | inj. | inj. | inj. |
| 24th | Luan de Oliveira | inj. | inj. | inj. | inj. |
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SLS at Kansas City, Missouri
- June 11–12, 2011.
The second stop in Kansas City, Missouri, was won by Huston, who scored 72.6 points for his second win of the year.[18]
SLS at Glendale, Arizona
- July 16–17, 2011.
The third stop, in Glendale, Arizona, was won by Huston, who scored 77.8 points;[19] the victory was Huston's fourth.
SLS at Newark, New Jersey
- August 28, 2011.
Malto, scoring an 81.2, became the 2011 Street League Champion by winning stop 4.
| Rank | Skater | Technical | Line | Big | Score |
| 1st | Sean Malto | 8.6 | 28.3 | 44.3 | 81.2 |
| 2nd | Nyjah Huston | 8.6 | 19.2 | 51.5 | 79.4 |
| 3rd | Chris Cole | 7.9 | 28 | 35.1 | 71 |
| 4th | Chaz Ortiz | 9.3 | 24.7 | 21.5 | 55.5 |
| 5th | Paul Rodriguez | 8.8 | 18.1 | 15 | 41.9 |
| 6th | Mikey Taylor | 8.2 | 14.5 | 10.1 | 32.8 |
| 7th | Billy Marks | 8.1 | 12.9 | n/a | 21 |
| 8th | Shane O'Neill | 7.7 | 10.6 | n/a | 18.3 |
| 9th | Ryan Sheckler | 7.3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10th | Mike Mo Capaldi | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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2011: Overall Winner, Super Crown World Champion - Sean Malto
2010 SLS World Tour
SLS at Glendale, Arizona
- August 28, 2010.
Nyjah Huston placed first at the first ever Street League contest in Glendale, Arizona, scoring a 116.0[20]
SLS at Ontario, California
- September 11, 2010.
First place for the 2010 Ontario, California, stop was awarded to Sean Malto, who scored 120.4 points[21]
SLS at Las Vegas, Nevada
- September 25, 2010.
Shane O'Neill, scoring 146.0 points, won the final 2010 stop in Las Vegas, Nevada.[22]
2010: Overall Winner, Super Crown World Champion - Nyjah Huston[17]
References
