Skaters show up and out for Street Lines tournament
Skaters from various parts of the African continent joined to compete in the tournament that saw Moses Adams and Boipelo Awuah taking top honours in the men’s and women’s divisions respectively.
Seventy skateboarders from all over Africa showed off their skills at the second annual Street Line Skate tournament this past Saturday.
The skateboard enthusiasts lined up at Thrashers skateboard park to compete for a share of the R40 000 prize purse.
Fifteen women and 55 men battled it out through the qualifying rounds vying for their chance to impress the judges and score enough points to make it through to the finals.
Skateboarders were pitted against each other in two 45-second runs per competitor for points.
Judges took constancy, difficulty, style and use of park into account when making their decisions of who would advance.
The finals saw each skater take part in a further two 45-second runs heat before moving into four best-tricks, with the top scorer going through and top three best tricks counting towards the final score.
In the end, reigning Street Line champion and Olympian skateboarder Boipelo Awuah (Kimberley) took top spot.
Event newcomer, Rebecca Wyborn (Johannesburg) came in second impressing the judges with her brilliant landing technique and Natalie Bramley (Kimberley) rounding off the podium in third place.
The men’s division hit a snag as rainfall made the park “not safe to use” and the final had to be cancelled.
Judges used skills from the qualifiers to decide on the best male, resulting in Moses Adams (Cape Town) being announced the winner, Jamie de Villiers (KwaZulu-Natal) placing second and Khule Ngubane (KwaZulu-Natal), third.
Overall, the event celebrated the skateboard culture in all aspects, fashion, skill and camaraderie.
The place was abuzz with many young boarders making sure their culture and skateboarding are alive and well.
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Street Lines organiser, Ryan van der Spuy said: “Skateboarding is a massively growing and diverse sport in South Africa and to have so many athletes come out to compete is something we are incredibly proud of.
“Everyone stepped up their game this year resulting in an exciting and closely fought tournament, especially in the women’s division where we saw a lot of progression.
“We can’t thank our event partners, the competitors and fans enough for the support and making Street Lines the premier skateboarding event it has become.”
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