Thursday, August 30th
- Sony Xperia Open Qualifier
- 20-minute Jams on entire course
- Top am and top pro overall advance directly to Finals
- 1st Place Pro - $500
- 1st Place Am - $500
- 3rd – 12th advance to Last Chance Qualifier
- Skaters judged on overall performance
- Register online right here
- 12pm – Registration and Practice
- 2pm – Billabong Qualifying Heat with Ben Gore
- 2:30pm – Circa Qualifying Heat with Sierra Fellers
- 3pm – DC Qualifying Heat with Chris Cole
- 3:30pm – DVS Qualifying Heat with Torey Pudwill
- 4pm – Element Qualifying Heat with Nyjah Huston
- 4:30pm – etnies Qualifying Heat with Ryan Sheckler
- 5pm – Redstar Qualifying Heat with Paul Machnau
- 5:30pm – Red Bull Qualifying Heat with Ryan Decenzo
- 6:30pm – Autograph Signing
- 9pm – Red Bull After-Party
- 19+, ID Required
- 381 Queen St. W., Toronto
Friday, August 31st
- 2pm – Practice
- 2:30pm – Sony Xperia Last Chance Qualifier
- 20-minute Jam on entire course
- Top two advance to Finals
- 3pm – Autograph Signing
- 4:30pm – Finals
- 30-minute Jams on each Zone
- Zone 1 – Chain area
- Zone 2 – Straight ledges, rail, and stairs
- Zone 3 – Two rails and stairs area
- Skaters judged on overall performance
- 30-minute Jams on each Zone
- 6:15pm – Nixon Awards Ceremony
Purse
- 1st - $20,000
- 2nd - $10,000
- 3rd - $6,000
- 4th - $5,000
- 5th - $3,000
- 6th - $1,000
- 7th - $1,000
- 8th - $1,000
- 9th - $1,000
- 10th - $1,000
- 11th - $1,000
- 12th - $750
- 13th - $500
- 14th - $500
Jam 1
Ben Gore
Pompano FL
Stereo, Dekline Footwear, Venture, Billabong, MIA, HiFi Wheels
Magnus Hanson
Vancouver BC
C1RCA (footwear & apparel), Independent, Momentum, Coastal Skate Shop, Black Label
Matt Berger
BC Canada
Matix Clothing, Thunder, Flip Skateboards, Underworld Skateshop, Bones Wheels, Monster
Andrew Wenckstern
St. Catherine Canada
Emerica, Altamont, Foundation, Pig, Theeve, Stance
Jayden Bono
Toronto Ontario
The Baitshop, Etnies, Anti-Hero (flow), Volcom, Spitfire (flow), Super Distribution
Scott DeCenzo
Delta BC Canada
Plan B, Indy, CCS, RDS Clothing, Arnette, Monster
James Morrow
Burlington Ontario
Run Down Skate Shop
Ryan Warrington
Acton Ontario
The Ward Skatepark and Shop
Jam 2
Paul Trepannier
Ottawa Ontario
DC, RDS, Red Star Skateboards, Vivo Headwear, Indy, Top of the World Skate Shop
Kyle Perry
Surf Paradise
Alex Bailey
Maui and Sons
Sierra Fellers
Whitefish MT
Circa, Venture, Foundation, CCS, Dakine, Bones Wheels, Arnette
John Hanlon
Surrey BC, Canada
Nixon, Momentum, Orion, Darkstar, Circa, Ogio
TJ Rogers
Whitby Ontario
Circa, Venture, Blind, Diamond, Bones, Red Bull, Scotties Skateshop, Krew, The Rail Skatepark
Nolan Waller
Toronto Canada
Hammer Skate Shop, Quiksilver (flow), Krooked (flow), Word Zine
Mitch Donovan
Jam 3
Brendan Cahill
Josh Clark
New Brunswick Canada
DC, WESC, Real, Spitfire, Thunder, Underworld Skate Shop
Will Marshall
Cornwall Ontario, Canada
Oakley, DC, Element Canada, Spitfire, Top of the World
Garret Gardiner
Sascha Daley
Vancouver
DC Shoe Co., Mystery, Indy, RDS, Bones, Ogio, Nixon
Chris Cole
Philadelphia PA
Zero, DC, Thunder, Spitfire, Reign Skate Shop, Omit Apparel, Stance, Kershaw Knives, Mophie
JS Lapierre
Montreal Canada
Supra, Indy, Pig Wheels , Ultimate, KR3W Denim Co, Southparc Skatepark
Dillon Fleming
Ontrio Canada
Fallen, RDS
Jam 4
Jared Brandreth
Missasauga Ontario
Zoo York
Harrison White
Ontario Canada
Rundown Skateshop
Evan Smith
Orlando FL
Element, DC Shoes, Bones Wheels, Swiss, Indy, Creative Life Support
Brandon Del Bianco
Mississauga ONT, CAN
Element Skateboards/Clothing, The Rail, Venture
Alex Morin
St. Laurent QC
Element, Exo
Chad Wilson
Peterborough Ontario
SK8MAFIA, Bones Wheels, Vans, JSLV Clothing (flow)
Jon Cosentino
Oakville, Ontario Canada
Circa Canada, Nixon, Theeve (flow), SK8Mafia (flow), Hurley, Dakine, CBMK Skatepark, Momentum (flow)
Jordan Hoffart
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Powell-Peralta, BONES Wheels, Bones Bearings, Quiksilver, Theeve, Active, 9Five, Neff, Etcetera
Jam 5
Trevor Casselman
Patrick Laflamme
Embrun ON
West 49, NBS
Zack Ferguson
Toronto Canada
Hammer Skate Shop, Emerica, Lucky, Theeve, Hubba, Think, CBMK Skatepark
Zach Cook
Thamesford Canada
West 49
Bobby De Keyzer
Whitey Ontario Canada
Element Canada, DC, Thunder, Scotties Skate Shop, The Rail
Nyjah Huston
Huntington Beach CA
Element, Diamond, Silver, Ricta, DC, Mob, FKD, Stance
Jesse Landen
Owensound Canada
ATM Skateboards, Billabong, Vans, Dakine, Bones
Darren Simpson
Milton Ontario
The Boarding Hut
Jam 6
Shayne Eldridge
Toronto
Converse (flow), Cardinal Skate Shop
Alexander Mitchell
Halfiax Canada
Habitat, Thunder, Spitfire, Huf, Quiksilver, Pro Skates
Jordan Bandula
Ontario Canada
Osiris, Monkey Skateboards, Scotty's Skate Shop
William Cristofaro
Montreal
Empire, Billabong, Spy, DC, Element Skateboards
Cameron Trahan
Oakville ON
Red Star, Lakai (flow), Hustler Skate and Snow
Tyler Ogrady
Red Star, Axion
Ricky Gouin
Peterborough Canada
West 49
Manny Santiago
Lowell MA
Ammo, Famous Stars and Straps, Tensor, Hubba, Axion, Pioneers Board Shop, Quinton, MSA, Etcetera, Grizzly, Diamond, Andele Bearings
Jam 7
Kirk Harriot
Toronto Canada
Billabong
Dillon Moore
Toronto Canada
etnies, Scotties Skate Shop, Stickup Skateboards
Ben Paterson
Toronto Canada
CBMK Skatepark, Toy Machine (flow), Momentum (flow), Volcom (flow), Fallen (flow)
Sam Brown
Jason Murray
Paul Machnau
Vancouver, Canada
Dakine, Globe, Darkstar, Dragon Optical, Darkstar, RDS, Nixon, Independent, Momentum Wheels
Dalton Fleming
Ontario Canada
Fallen, RDS
Thomas Boyd
Georgetown Ontario
Kevin Fitzpatrick
Waterdown Ontario
West 49
Jam 8
Alex Martin
Oakville Ontario
CBMK Skatepark
Kyle Cheesequay
Thunder Bay Ontario
Cyres Skateboards, Steve
Byron Ready
Ontario Canada
etnies, The Ward Skatepark
Colin Findlater
London Ontario Canada
RDS, Fallen, Mystery, The Board Shop
Joe Jones
Ottowa Ontario
New Beginning Skateboards, West 49
Ryan Decenzo
Vancouver B.C. Canada
Darkstar, Globe, Nixon, Dakine, Red Bull, RDS Apparrel, Neff, Bones, Empire Shop, Arnette, Orion Trucks, Kicker
Micky Papa
Vancouver BC
Plan B, DC, RDS, Underworld Shop, FKD, Silver, Bones, Nixon
Jesse Brown
Ty Peterson
Edmonton Alberta Canada
West 49
Press Release from West 49
WEST 49 "TAKE THE CAKE II" - CANADA'S LARGEST SKATEBOARD EVENT IS BACK BIGGER AND BETTER IN 2012 with Kellogg's* Cinnamon Pops* as presenting sponsor.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: eventSing promotions inc. and West 49 are excited to announce Take The Cake presented by Cinnamon Pops* which will take place at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario on August 30-31, 2012.
In order to reach more fans of skateboarding while still capturing a unique "forum" for this amazing contest – Kingswood Music Theatre at Canada's Wonderland, the country's premier amusement park, and home to world class thrills, fun and family entertainment was selected as this year's venue.
On Friday, August 31st, 2012, West 49 Take The Cake will feature the world's most influential and recognizable pro skaters throwing down their best tricks for a $50,000.00 CASH prize. The 2010 event included the highest caliber skaters including Paul Rodriguez "P-Rod" (Plan B), Chaz Ortiz (Zoo York), Torey Pudwill (DVS) and Sierra Fellers (C1RCA), all who were excited to participate in such a well-produced high profile event.
This year's list of competitors will be no different - Take The Cake is recognized by Street League Skateboarding™ allowing the top pros to participate in this event which is a major acknowledgement for this contest.
The excitement begins on Thursday, August 30th with an amateur qualifying contest on that will give one skater the pass to ride with the world's best in Friday's final feature. The event space will be filled with action sports retailers and manufacturers featuring interactive games, a public skate park and lots to see and do. Kingswood Music Theatre is the perfect venue to host this event and is large enough to host up to 17,000 fans through the two-day event.
