Maloof Money Cup Day One: Results Are In

COSTA MESA, Calif.--The 2010 Maloof Money Cup OC contest, presented by Vans, kicked off Friday at the OC Fair & Event Center with amazing action in the Carl’s Jr. Pro Vert prelims, World Industries Am Street Prelims, and the VOLCOM Street Pro prelims. The best skateboarders in the world were pushed to their personal limits trying to qualify for this weekend’s finals and to claim their share of the $450,000 cash and prize purse.

VOLCOM STREET PRO PRELIMS

Friday night, 24 of the world’s best pro skaters went head-to-head in the qualifiers. Six heats of skaters competed in 5-minute jams on the Geoff Rowley-designed street course. The top six skaters from tonight will join the top six from Saturday’s second round of prelims in the Sunday finals:

1. Torey Pudwill
2. Bastien Salabanzi
3. Sean Malto
4. Garrett Hill
5. Billy Marks
6. Jake Duncombe

CARL'S JR® U.S. MEN'S PRO VERT PRELIMINARIES:

Friday’s Carl’s Jr. U.S. Men’s Pro Vert Preliminaries featured an exciting new format that tested skaters’ abilities not only on a unique vert ramp with a giant pyramid hip in the middle, but also featured a rail jam on the Mini Mega Ramp. Each skater sessioned the two different sections of the ramp and the top nine skaters qualified for Saturday’s finals, where the winner will take home $75,000, the biggest first place cash prize in vert skateboarding. The nine skaters advancing to Saturday’s finals are:

1. Pierre Luc Gagnon
2. Bob Burnquist
3. Andy Macdonald
4. Bucky Lasek
5. Adam Taylor
6. Rob Lorifice
7. Sandro Dias
8. Pedro Barros
9. Elliot Sloan

WORLD INDUSTRIES AM STREET PRELIMINARIES

The 12 skaters advancing to Sunday’s finals are:

1. Ishod Wair	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	7. Shawn Hale
2. Cory Kennedy							8. Cody Davis
3. Evan Smith							9. Austyn Gillette
4. Kechaud Johnson							10. David Loy
5. Theotis Beasley							11. Kyle Walker
6. Tom Asta							12. Chase Webb

To download high res competition images and video, go to:
ftp://maloofmoneycup.com
Username: maloofmedia2010 Password: mmc2010

Saturday Highlights

10am: Am Vert Finals and Awards
2:15pm: Pro Street Prelims (second half)
4:45pm: Ludacris performance
5:15pm: Tech Deck Best Trick
6pm: Pro Vert Finals and Awards

Sunday Highlights

12pm: Girls Street Finals and Awards
2:30pm: Am Street Finals and Awards
4:30pm: Lil Jon performance
6pm: Pro Street Finals and Awards
8:15pm: As I Lay Dying performance

The finals will be broadcast live on Fuel TV from 6pm – 8pm PST on both Saturday and Sunday. FOX Sports broadcasts a special one-hour roundup on the Maloof Money Cup, featuring event highlights and exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews, Saturday, August 28 at 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT.

About The Maloof Money Cup

The Maloof Money Cup, presented by Vans, is the world’s premiere showcase for amateur and professional skateboarding. In 2010, MMC expanded to Queens, New York, building a world-class skatepark that was donated to the community after the contest. MMC returns to Orange County for a third straight year August 4-8 (during the 2010 OC Fair) and will award nearly $450,000 in cash and prizes in four professional U.S. championship competitions: the VOLCOM Street Pro, Women’s Pro Street, Carl’s Jr. Pro Vert Championships and the World Industries Amateur Championships. Tickets are on sale now at all Ticketmaster locations or at the OC Fair & Event Center Box Office at the Pacific Amphitheatre.