For the first time in history Australia has been home to a Pro/Am Invitational Tour. The third and final stop of the SbA series ‘The Island’ was held today, December 10th aboard Sydney’s Cockatoo Island during the final days of the Outpost Project street art festival. It was also or the first time since we have been on location that the sun shone all day. The combination of industrial shapes, summer, harbour, colour and movement made ‘The Island’ unforgettable for all involved.
STOP ONE: City Squared
In April we held stop one on Melbourne’s South Bank over the gnar-chasm. In third was the Melbourne styler Jack Kirk; second went to the polished Cleveland Bay ripper Tommy Fynn and first was clutched by the furious consistency and burl of Wollongonian Sam Giles.
STOP TWO: Shocklands
Back in July the groundbreaking Shocklands contest was held in a warehouse in Melbourne’s Docklands. Shocklands was a testament to real street with mostly found objects including an array of chunky railway sleepers and even incorporated an actual hip from the streets of the Docklands. After blazing through our Am series Joel McIlroy clinched a spot in the Pro/Am tour blew our brains to bits at Shocklands. The legit set up wooed many who don’t normally enter contests including Real pro Chima Ferguson who narrowly missed the win and clinched a second. Top spot was taken by the flawless lines of The Bay’s twinkle toes: Tommy Fynn.
STOP THREE: The Island
The 36 man Pro/Am Grand Final was held today on Cockatoo Island in the last days of the Outpost Project. Again this contest set a new standard for Australian Skateboarding with a relaxed European summer vibe, street art everywhere and one of the most challenging yet fluid set ups we have seen on our sunny isle. The Makatron and Phibs decorated blue and orange course saw a simply unfathomable session. There were rippers strewn all the way past the 20th spot. In third was Jack Fardell who was not only the fastest man of the entire series but his prowess over the Sydney Harbour Bridge stunned the crowd: channel spanning bluntslides, nosegrinds and bio ollies all on an obstacle that was seemingly unhittable by most. In second was Tommy Fynn who must be getting used to podium time by now. Tommy was as tech, floaty, fearless and consistent as always but his loft tre’s over the wheelchair ramp and backside flip fakie nose grind revert on the bank to ledge brought down the house. In first was Chima Ferguson: a human who has been shocking Sydney crowds since he was pre-teen. He was untouchable today and took to the ‘door stop’ obstacle with back threes, nollie flips, heel varials and backside nollie flips all held from the high kicker into the lower landing ramp. His dominance of the rest of the course in front of a home crowd sealed the deal. Chima Ferguson won The Island.
1ST: Chima Ferguson ($4000)
2ND: Tommy Fynn ($2500)
3RD: Jack Fardell ($1500)
4TH: Jack Kirk ($800)
5TH: Jake Duncombe ($500)
6TH: Reece Warren ($300)
7TH: Alex Campbell ($200)
8TH: Joel McIlroy ($200)
We can proudly pronounce The 2011 SbA Australian Pro/Am Champion: Tommy Fynn
After the points were tallied from all three stops it was Tommy Fynn who won the title of Australian Champion 2011. His two 2nd places and a 1st were a sure fire rocket ride straight to the top of the crop. Tommy Fynn is a legend in the making and we are proud to announce him as SbA Australian Champion for 2011.
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