Vans Park Series, the definitive World Championship park terrain skateboarding competition series for men and women, announces the pre-seeded World Championship Tour invitees in advance of the 2017 VPS Pro Tour series kick-off in Sydney, Australia on March 3-4.
The 2017 VPS World Championship Tour Invitees are comprised of eight men’s and three women’s VPS Select Pros and seven men’s Tour Wildcards. Select Pros are determined by previous year VPS World Championships results, and 2017 Tour Wildcards and Tour Challengers are selected by a committee of competition organizers, sport organizers and event promoters to bring exciting new faces and challenges to the VPS Pro Tour elite.
Vans Park Series
2017 World Championship Tour Invitees*
Select Pros : Alex Sorgente, Pedro Barros, Ivan Federico, Cory Juneau, Ben Hatchell, Kevin Kowalski, Grant Taylor, Jack Fardell
Tour Wildcards: Chris Russell, Curren Caples, Greyson Fletcher, Ishod Wair, Oskar Rozenberg, Raven Tershy, Ronnie Sandoval
Women’s Select Pros : Brighton Zeuner, Jordan Barratt, Kisa Nakamura.
The remaining field of men’s and women’s official 2017 VPS Pro Tour Challengers will be available online at www.vansparkseries.com.
Vans Park Series 2017 World Tour Schedule
Global Qualifiers : Australia – March 4* • Brazil – April 8* • Sweden – May 27* • Canada – July 8* • United States – August 1-5
World Championships: United States – September TBA
*Men’s-only event
Live Webcast details will be available on vansparkseries.com.
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