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1999 ASA Pro Tour World Championships
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ASA North American Amateur Championships
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| DATES: |
October 8-11, 1999 (*athletes must be there October 7) |
| LOCATION: |
Sanctuary Skate Park
2277 Grand Avenue
Fort Myers, Florida 33902
941.337.5297 |
| DESCRIPTION: |
For the past five years, inline skating has been the fastest growing sport in the world. As part of its phenomenal development, a new discipline called aggressive skating (or trick skating) has taken the globe by storm and become the top growth area in the sport. The ASA Pro Tour is the competitive circuit on which the world’s top skaters compete. The tour featured twelve cities in 1999. The ASA Pro Tour World Championships is the largest and most prestigious event in the sport. In addition to the Pro Championships, the ASA will also be holding its North American Amateur Championships during the same weekend where the best amateur skaters from the continent will battle for up to twenty spots on the 2000 Pro Tour. |
| PARTICIPANTS: |
This event will feature the top aggressive skaters in the world competing for the individual championships on the prestigious ASA Pro Tour. Approximately 70 skaters, both male and female, will compete based on their final rankings throughout the year.
In addition, the top 100 amateur skaters in the world will compete in the ASA North American Amateur Championships to determine the skaters who qualify for the 2000 ASA Pro Tour. These top amateurs have been invited based on their results on the 100 city ASA North American Amateur Circuit. The ASA European Amateur Championships was held in Frankfurt, Germany on August 13th, 1999 |
| COMPETITIONS: |
The athletes compete in two disciplines: vert skating and street style skating. There is both a men’s and a women’s division. |
| PRIZE MONEY: |
$50,000 cash and prizes |
| HONORS (Amateur): |
Men’s Street: Up to the top ten skaters will be invited to skate on the 2000 Pro Tour.
Men’s Vert: Up to the top five skaters will be invited to skate on the 2000 Pro Tour.
Women’s Street and Vert: Top skaters will be selected from the finals based on judges’ discretion to skate on the 2000 Pro Tour. |
| TELEVISION: |
The event will be televised nationally in the form of five (5) sixty minute shows on ESPN and ESPN2 in the US. The event will also be telecast internationally to more than 180 countries. |
| ATTENDANCE: |
The event is expected to attract approximately 40,000 spectators |
| NATIONAL SPONSORS: |
Levi’s, Naya, Slim Jim, Speedstick Ultimate, Yoo-Hoo, React Magazine, Rollerblade, Salomon, Senate, Soap Shoes, Roces, Team Paradise, Rollersoccer |
| LOCAL SPONSORS: |
City of Fort Myers, Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, Holiday Inn Historic District, 99X, ABC Channel 7, NBC Channel 2, Naples Daily News, Antonio's Pizza and Brew, Enterprise rent-a-car
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