This weekend sees the final round of the European Skimboarding League come to British shores.
Throughout 2009 events have been held in Spain, Portugal and France, and the last round comes to Tolcarne Beach in Newquay this weekend. (17/18 October 2009)
The prize for the tour winner is a trip to South America to compete in a skimboarding event in either Chile or Brazil, so there is a lot at stake.
The European Skimboard League (ESL) has been brought about by skimboarders from Spain, Portugal, France and Britain. In unprecedented co-operation between the different countries, they have come together to make the first year of the ESL a sucess.
Equally, there has been some very hard work behind the scenes by a group of highly committed UK skimboarders to make this the UK event come together, in what will be the biggest skimboarding contest that the UK has ever seen.
Event Information
Event timings may change due to conditions on the day, but here is the general information you need:
- Registration: Tolcarne Beach 9am-11am Saturday 17th October
- Heats & Quarter Finals: From around 1pm Saturday 17th October
- Semi Finals and Finals: Afternoon of Sunday 18th October
- ESL Event on Facebook
- ESL Event Thread on the message boards
There are already over 10 confirmed European entrants, including some of Europe's best skimboarders like Mega & Hugo Santos. Competitors are coming from all over Europe including, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and of course the UK, so here is the latest entry list:
Current Entry List
European Contestants:
Emanuel Embaixador - Mega - Current Tour Leader (Zap)
Hugo Miguel Francisco Santos (Zap)
Rafael Braga de Matos Santos (Victoria)
Eric Silvestre (Eden)
Tristan Lamy (Unamas)
Guillaumes Muller
Jacques Bedex
Mario David de Souza Gomes
Nienke van Breugel
Thijs Slootjes
Richard De RuijterUK Contestants:
Ned Weight - European Junior Champion
Oliver Bowen
Alex Young
Christopher Handscombe
James Aldred
Christopher Smith
Rhys Ap Gwent
Luke Chinnock
Liam Pearson
Robbie Savage
Adam Searle
We think you'll agree, this weekend is going to be an awesome spectacle of Europe's best skimboarders as they fight it out for the chance to compete in South America.
We hope to see you there!
