Vans Park Series Announces 2018 Women's Pro Tour Invitees!
2017 Women's World Championship highlight video - all info via Vans
Vans Park Series Announces 2018 Pro Tour Invitees
-Select Pros, Challengers and Wildcards Ready for Battle in Brazil This June
-Women’s Pro Tour Events Now Open for Registration
Costa Mesa, CALIF. (May 9, 2018) – Vans Park Series proudly announces the official 2018 VPS Pro Tour roster, inviting the top-ranking women pros from the 2017 season along with new Tour Challengers and Wildcards.
VPS Select Pros are pre-seeded directly into the semi-finals at every VPS Pro Tour qualifying event, to be met by exclusive qualifying Tour Challengers in pursuit of valuable points toward their final year end rankings and a chance to compete in the 2018 VPS World Championships.
For the Women’s division, Vans Park Series expands the qualification series for the 2018 Women’s Pro Tour with events in Brazil, Sweden and United States, and announces open registration at each stop for all women’s competitors who are not currently on the VPS circuit. Prospective competitors are encouraged to enter here.
The final roster of Select Pros, Challengers and Wildcards for the 2018 VPS Pro Tour is now available online at www.vansparkseries.com.
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| Brighton Zeuner at the 2017 VPS World Championships - Photo via Vans |
Vans Park Series 2018 World Championship Tour Invitees*
Women’s Select Pros
Nora Vasconcellos
Brighton Zeuner
Kisa Nakamura
Lizzie Armanto
Grace Marhoefer
Jordan Barratt
Kihana Ogawa
Yndiara Asp
The 2018 Vans Park Series Pro Tour will be broadcast live and for free on the ETN app, ETNlive.com, and vansparkseries.com.
* Women’s VPS World Championships invitees are required to compete in two of three women’s global qualifier events to claim their invitations to the 2018 Women’s VPS World Championships.
For the 2018 season, all Women’s qualifier events are open for registration to all women’s competitors who are not currently on the VPS circuit. Stay tuned to www.vansparkseries.com for final qualifying athlete confirmations for the 2018 VPS Pro Tour.
2018 VANS PARK SERIES WOMEN'S PRO TOUR SCHEDULE
Pro Tour
São Paulo, Brazil
June 2
Huntington Beach, CA
August 4
Malmӧ, Sweden
September 8
World Championships - China
October 27
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ABOUT VANS PARK SERIES
The 2018 Vans Park Series Pro Tour is the premier series for professional park terrain skateboarders consisting of four men’s global qualifiers and three women’s global qualifiers spanning five countries over six months and culminating with the official Vans Park Series World Championships. Showcasing an international roster of skateboarding’s elite pros and a total series purse in excess of $700,000(USD), the Vans Park Series uniquely defines the park terrain format with its exclusive points system, judging guidelines and qualifying park terrain course criteria. Additional information and live webcast details will be available on the official Vans Park Series iOS app and online.