We are pleased to announce that after three long years of COVID Restrictions, we are once again Rounding-Up the top pro and amateur freestyle skateboarders worldwide to compete at the Ninth Annual WORLD FREESTYLE ROUND-UP SKATEBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS. The four-day event will be held at the CLOVERDALE RODEO & COUNTRY FAIR, May 19 to 22, 2023, with the largest Prize Purse in freestyle history, $17,000. Over 77,000 people attended the annual Rodeo and Fair the last time we had the contest in 2019, making this an ideal high-profile location for a world-class contest.
The World Freestyle Round-Up will once again take place inside the Cloverdale Curling Rink on the Cloverdale Fair Grounds. The building will be changed into an arena setting featuring an 80-foot by 140-foot flawless concrete floor ideal for flatland freestyle skateboarding. Each day there will be several shows featuring freestyle demos and contests using a Battle Format, making it more interesting for the riders and audience as well. Several skaters will compete as a group, each going one by one, performing a routine with an announcer and DJ spinning tunes to keep the crowd and skaters pumped. This year’s contest is hosted by the Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair and presented by the Province of British Columbia. Financial and In-Kind Support also comes from these fine sponsors: https://www.theworldroundup.com/sponsors-2023/
Contest producers Kevin Harris and Monty Little had one goal in mind back in 2012: To create the world’s most exciting freestyle skateboard contest, making it an annual event at the Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair. “What the X-Games did for Vert and Slam City Jam did for Street, we hope the World Freestyle Round-Up will do for Freestyle, leaving the contestants and the audience wanting more and eagerly anticipating coming to next year’s event.” We invite you to watch this exciting contest trailer highlighting the previous World Round-Ups produced by filmmaker Darryl Grogan who won the 2012 World Round-Up. Then check out the 2023 World Round-Up Schedule of Events and plan your visit to the Country Fair.
2023 Schedule of Events
Friday, May 19th
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Pro Freestyle Preliminaries
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Masters Pro & Masters Am Freestyle Preliminaries
Saturday, May 20th
11:30 am – 12:00 pm – First Nations Welcome and Opening Ceremonies
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Masters Amateur Practice Session and Freestyle Semi-Finals
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Women’s Practice Sessions and Freestyle Semi-Finals
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Amateur and Pro Practice Session
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Amateur Freestyle Semi-Finals
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Pro Freestyle Semi-Finals
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Masters Pro Practice Session and Freestyle Semi-Finals
Sunday, May 21st
10:00 am – 11:00 am – Amateurs’ and Women’s Practice Session
11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Women’s and Amateur Freestyle Finals and Awards Ceremony
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Pro Division and Masters Pro Division Practice Session
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Pro Freestyle Finals and Awards Ceremony
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Masters Pro Freestyle Finals and Awards Ceremony
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Masters AM Freestyle Practice, Finals and Awards Ceremony
Monday, May 22nd
10:00 am – 11:00 am – Specialty Events Practice Session
11:00 am – 1:00 pm – 360 Spin-Off and Best Stationary Trick Contests and Awards Ceremony
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Best Rolling Trick Contest and Awards Ceremony & Skateboard Games
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Best Handstand and Best Coconut Wheelie Combo Contests and Awards Ceremony
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Freestyle Demos
Top freestyle skateboarders from 9 countries, pictured above, came to the Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair in 2019 to show off their 360 spins and other tricks and compete for $10,000 in prize money. How did the contestants do? Have a look at the 2019 World Round-Up Results and see for yourself.
2019 World Round-Up Results
AMATEUR DIVISION
1 – Cristobal Bahamonde – 271 – Chile
2 – Josh Dunstone – 269 – Australia
3 – Nick Beaulieu – 256 – USA
4 – Mirei Tsuchida – 248 – Japan
5 – John Sawyer – 227 – USA
6 – Jordan Sterling – 226 – Canada
7 – Andreas Tsougrianis – 224 – Canada
8 – Eric Lowery – 216 – USA
9 – Daniel Greschner – 214 – Germany
10 – Allen Handley – 212 – Canada
11 – Connor McCaughtrie – 203 – Canada
12 – Matt Phillips – 201 – Canada
13 – Phill Larin – Canada
14 – CJ Maldonado – USA
15 – Chadd Sinclair – Canada
16 – Adam Flood – Canada
17 – Ricky Rodriguez – USA
18 – Vaughn Johnson – USA
19 – Jade Kristensen – USA
NOTE: Ties were broken by using the skaters
2nd highest scoring runs.
LONGEST COCONUT WHEELIE
Yuta Fujii – 86 feet – Japan
HENRY CANDIOTI SKATE4FUN AWARD
Cristobal Bahamonde – Chile
AMBASSADORS OF FREESTYLE AWARD
Christian Heise – Germany
THE SPIRT OF THE ROUND-UP AWARD
Josh Dunstone – Australia
1 – Isamu Yamamoto – 291 – Japan
2 – Yuzuki Kawasaki – 282 – Japan
3 – Mike Osterman – 279 – USA
4 – Jacob Whitt – 271 – USA
5 – Guenter Mokulys – 268 – Germany
6 – Ikkei Nagao – 267 – Japan
7 – Stefan Akesson – 264 – Sweden
8 – Yuta Fujii – 262 – Japan
9 – Masahiro Fujii – 258 – Japan
10 – Pete Betti – 258 – USA
11 – Felix Jonsson – 253 – Sweden
12 – Denham Hill – 253 – England
13 – Bert Mathieson – USA
14 – Sto Strouss – USA
15 – Kouhei Yamaguchi – Japan
16 – Lucio de Lima – Canada
17 – Christian Heise – Germany
18 – AJ Kohn – USA
19 – Michael Sterling – USA
20 – Zuou Junxiao – China
21 – Daniel Trujillo – USA
LEGENDS FREESTYLE CLASSIC
1 – Randy Lessard – Canada
2 – Jay Mandarino – Canada
3 – Ron Beaulieu – USA
360 SPIN OFF
Isamu Yamamoto – 30 – Japan
BEST TRICK
Isamu Yamamoto – Japan
BEST HANDSTAND
Isamu Yamamoto – Japan
Isamu Yamamoto ( Japan )
Cristobal Bahamonde ( Chile )