Kimberley Diamond Cup 2013

September 29

Every year, we never get bored of holding baby lions. Add to that some of the world's best pro skateboarders competing for a quarter million in US cash and you've got a great reason to globetrot to Kimberley.

Our friends at CA PROductions and World Skateboarding are running the Kimberley Diamond Cup this weekend in South Africa. The Boardr crew is on staff in a few positions from live announcing to tech to photography to judging and more. Catch Nyjah Huston, Evan Smith, Manny Santiago and many other top pros and ams here this weekend on the live webcast or on live TV here in South Africa. We've got the full schedule for you here.

Thursday, Sept 26th: Girls Street & Am Vert

9am: Registration/Practice for Girls Street and Am Vert
10am: Girls Street
- 4 minute jams
- 4 skaters each
11am: Vert
- Skate in order
- 5 runs, best counts, 50 second max
12pm – 5pm: Registration and Open Practice

Friday, Sept. 27th: Vert World Championship & All Cities Jam

10am – 5pm: Open Vert and Big Air Practice
10am – 11am: South African Am Open Qualifier
- Open Jam
- Designated number of skaters will be chosen to skate in the South African Am
11am – 2pm: Open Street Practice
2pm – 4:30pm: Hood to Hood Team Skateboarding Championships
- 8 teams
- Single elimination
- Head-to-head jam format
- 4 minute jams on entire course
- Judged on overall impression
- Highest overall score from each of the 4 sections per team advances
5pm – 6pm: Vert World Championship
- 12 skaters
- 2 Jams
- 6 skaters per Jam, skate in order
- 5 runs, best counts
- 12 walls back-to-back
- If skater falls prior to 12th wall, run is over
- All runs are scored even if skater doesn’t make all 12 walls
- 50% of score, Big Air is other 50%
- Overall time is 58 minutes
6:15pm – 8:15pm: Concert and Opening Ceremonies – details TBD
8:15pm: Fireworks

Saturday, Sept. 28th: Big Air & Street World Championship Qualifiers

Live TV & Webcast 4:30pm – 6pm South African Standard Time
10am – 1pm: Open Street Practice
12pm – 4:30pm: Big Air Practice
1pm – 4pm: Street World Championship Qualifiers
- 36 Skaters
- 12 Jams
- 3 skaters per Jam
- Course split into 2 sections with middle hubba area being part of both sections
- 3 minute Jams
- 4 minutes in between each Jam
- Judged on overall impression
- Top 12 skaters advance to Finals with 1st through 4th getting a first round bye
- Overall time is 2 hours and 48 minutes
4pm – 4:30pm: Concert – details TBD
4:30pm – 6pm: Big Air Finals and Awards
- 12 skaters – same as Vert skaters
- 2 Jams
- 6 skaters per Jam, skate in order
- 8 runs, best counts
- 5 minutes in between each Jam
- Judged on overall impression
- 50% of score, Vert is other 50%
- Overall time is 58 minutes

Sunday, Sept. 29th: Am Street, Big Air Gap Best Trick, & Street WorldChampionship Finals

Live TV & Webcast 4pm – 6pm South African Standard Time
10am – 12pm: Open Street Practice
12pm – 2pm: South African Am Street
- 24 Skaters
- 6 Jams
- 4 skaters per Jam
- Course split into 2 sections with middle hubba area being part of both sections
- 4 minute Jams
- 4 minutes in between each Jam
- Skaters judged on overall impression
- Overall time is 1 hour and 46 minutes
- Prizes for top 3
3pm – 4pm: Big Air Gap Best Trick
- Same skaters as Vert and Big Air
- 20 minute Jam
- Not judged in conjunction with Big Air and Vert
3pm – 4pm: Street World Championship Practice
4pm – 6pm: Street World Championship Finals and Awards
- 12 Skaters in head to head Jams using the entire course
- 4 minute Jams
- 3 minutes in between each Jam
- Final Jam is 4 minutes with 6 minute rest before
- Skaters judged on overall impression
- Overall time is 1 hour and 20 minutes
Closing Cermonies – details TBD