Europe’s premiere amateur street skateboarding competition will take place at Skatepark Amsterdam on July 1st, 2nd, and 3d.

On top of the amazing location and one of Europe’s best skate parks, an overall purse of 15,000 Euros is the icing on the cake for this amazing contest. Skatepark will be open from 12:00 to 21:00 during the week prior of the event.

For pre-registration only contact Rob Meronek at rob@damnam.com

Directions:

Fly to Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam (AMS). Take the train from the station inside to the airport to Centraal Station (about 15 minutes and 4 Euros). Once at the station, exit the rear doors of the station and head towards the water. Once you arrive at the only street, go left and walk down to the blue ferryboats. The boats are free and you will want to take the last boat on the left, next to the benches. Once arriving on the other side, the skatepark is straight ahead and to the right, in the old industrial area (shipyard, NDSM building).

Hotels in Amsterdam tend to be expensive and hard to find at the last minute. If you are planning on coming, take a look at booking.com and get a leg up on reserving a room!

Generally you will want to be in or around the Centraal Station. If not, be aware when you make the reservation and verify the location of the hotel. Otherwise it could be a big surprise!

SCHEDULE

Friday, July 1st
11:00 – Registration and Practice
22:30 – Volcom Entertainment presents Valient Thorr live at the Pacific Parc, Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek, free entry.

Saturday, July 2nd
10:30 – Open Practice for Damn Am skaters only
13:00 – Qualifiers
• 100 skaters, five heats
• Two, one-minute runs, best run counts
• Top 30 skaters advance to Semi-Finals
• Top two qualifiers go directly to Finals
20:00 – BBQ, beers, and session at the Marnix Bowl (weather permitting). If bad weather, BBQ at Skatepark Amsterdam

Sunday, July 3rd
10:30 – Open Practice for Damn Am Semi-Finals skaters only
13:00 – Semi-Finals
• 28 skaters, two heats
• Two one-minute runs, best run counts
• Top 10 advances to Finals to meet up with top two qualifiers
- Finals Start directly after the Semi-Finals
• 12 skaters
• Three, one-minute runs, best run counts
• All 12 skaters qualify for Tampa Am 2011
*Top two skaters go directly to the Tampa Am Semi-Finals and get free plane tickets to Tampa courtesy of Volcom * Winner also receives a plane ticket back to AmsterDamn Am 2012
- Best Trick
• Available only for Damn Am skaters
• Obstacle TBD
21:00 – Post contest mop up party at the Minds, Spuistraat 245

For more information check the official Volcome Europe website here