Nyjah Huston wins Street League Stop #2

NYJAH HUSTON GETS A SECOND AMAZING WIN

AT STREET LEAGUE DC PRO TOUR FUELED BY MONSTER ENERGY STOP TWO FINALS 

Win marks Huston’s Second Victory in the 2012 Street League Skateboarding Series 

Ontario, California (June 16, 2012) – This weekend Ontario, California’s Citizen Business Bank Arena was sold out and packed to the rafters for the second stop of the 2012 Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled by MonsterEnergy (SLS).  Fans witnessed some of the world’s best skateboarders battle it out for the $150,000 prize. Huston came out strong to win and repeat his victory from the first stop in Kansas City, landing the highest score of the day with a Caballerial Kick Flip Backside Lipslide in the Best Trick Section and walking away with  first place and $150,000. 

Fans were on the edge of their seats during the last section of the finals as Huston went trick for trick, with Chaz Ortiz, Sean Malto and Luan Oliveira. Huston came out on top with an overall Finals score of 47.7. Ortiz came in a close second with an overall finals score of 46.2 followed by Malto who rounded out the top three with a 45.9.   

Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled by Monster Energy Final Results – Stop 2

 

RANK	NAME	SCORE
1	Nyjah Huston	47.7
2	Chaz Ortiz	46.2
3	Sean Malto	45.9
4	Luan Oliveira	40.4
5	Paul Rodriguez	37.5
6	Peter Ramondetta	29.0
7	David Gonzalez	14.0
8	Tommy Sandoval	3.9

 

 Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled by Monster Energy Semi-Final Results – Stop 2

 

ADV	David Gonzalez	8.2
ADV	Tommy Sandoval	7.9
9	Mikey Taylor	7.7
10	Chris Cole	7.6
11	Eric Koston	5.6
12	Matt Miller	4.1

 

Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled by Monster Energy Non-Qualifiers – Stop 2

 

13	Billy Marks	22.8
14	Ishod Wair	21.8
15	Bastien Salabanzi	20.9
16	Tom Asta	20.6
17	Shane O’Neill	16.2
18	Ryan Sheckler	14.7
19	Austyn Gillette	14.7
20	Mark Appleyard	13.7
21	Dylan Rieder	12.7
22	Mike Mo Capaldi	11.2
23	Jimmy Carlin	7.2
24	Torey Pudwill	1.7

 
“This win in Ontario felt awesome,” said Nyjah Huston. “It was another one that was really close. It was great and I feel so good. Time to go celebrate!”

 “I’m thrilled to come back to California and showcase Street League’s evolution as the most exciting skateboarding contest ever,” says creator Rob Dyrdek.  “Again it came down to the very last trick with Ortiz, Malto, and Huston all having a shot to win. In the end, Huston landed the biggest tricks when it mattered and showed again that when he Is at the top of his game he’s unstoppable.”  

 This year Street League Skateboarding continues to grow, altering the format and adding six new pros. The pros pulled no punches throughout the Stop Two Finals, evolving with the new format, that allowed them to flow throughout the entire course with the new 45-second run section and landing the most difficult tricks in a Big Section format where only four attempts count out of six. Out of the final’s most notable tricks, it was SLS pro Nyjah Huston who took home the Monster Energy Best Trick Award worth $15,000 for landing the highest scoring trick of the day with a Caballerial Kick Flip Backside Lipslide for a 9.8.  

Collectively the 24 SLS pros voted for JimmyCarlin to win the Zumiez 24-7 Award worth $7,000. After the finals, all theskaters had one more shot to skate in the Chevrolet Overdrive for a chance at $10,000.  Chris Cole, Jimmy Carlin, Ryan Sheckler & Shane O’Neill all skated solid, but it was Tom Asta who ended up with the prize, doing amazing tricks all over the course including a Kick Flip Backside Nose Grind Revert and a Switch Frontside and Backside Heel Flip down the Big set. 

Street League’s $1.6 million purse is the largest in skateboarding history and almost double the combined winnings for all otherskate contests. Stop Three brings the tour to Glendale, Arizona at the Jobing.com Arena on July 14-15, then the SLS tour culminates in a winner-takes-all Championship in Newark, NJ at the Prudential Center on August 26. The SLS Championship will feature the winners of the first three stops of the 2012 tour along with the remaining top eight qualifiers who will compete for $200,000 as well as the title of Street League Champion.  Finals for Glendale, AZ will air LIVE on ESPN2 on July 15 at 7pm ET. Check www.streetleague.com for complete qualifying webcast schedule.  

Street LeagueSkateboarding is presented by DC Shoes and Monster Energy, with additional sponsorship by Chevrolet, Air Force Reserve, Superheat, mophie, Zumiez, Nixon, Bill My Parents, X Out and California Skateparks.

Street League Skateboarding(TM)                    
Street League Skateboarding (SLS) is the premier professional skateboarding contest series worldwide. Founded by 20-year professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, Rob Dyrdek, Street League features 24 of the world’s top street skateboarders competing exclusively for a groundbreaking $1.6 million prize purse in a nationwide tour. The series will be available live on ESPN2, ESPN3, Street League’s official website, and distributed to over 198 countries via the ESPN family of channels.  Driven by the need to enhance the experience of live professional street skateboarding, Street League utilizes the ISX(TM) instant-scoring format that makes every single trick count. More information is available at www.streetleague.com.