Jimmy Wilkins Defends Title to Win Vert Skateboarding World Championships

Jimmy Wilkins defended his title as the Vert World Champion, earning him $35,000 cash. Mitchie Brusco placed second and Pierre Luc Gagnon finished third. The Street World Championships will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. PDT/1 p.m. EDT and broadcast live via SuperSport in 49 countries and webcast on www.kimberleydiamondcup.com.

The Skateboarding World Championships are sanctioned by the World Skateboarding Federation, a governing body for skateboarding. WSF provided financial assistance to over 50 skaters to help them pay for travel expenses to South Africa. 

Vert World Championships results:

1. Jimmy Wilkins (Columbus, Ohio – USA)
2. MItchie Brusco (Kirkland, Washington – USA)
3. Pierre Luc Gagnon (Carlsbad, California – USA)
4. Paul Luc Ronchetti (United Kingdom)
5. Jono Schwan (Colorado Springs, Colorado- USA)
6. Marcelo Bastos (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
7. Moto Shibata (Osaka, Japan)
8. Rony Gomes (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
9. Andy Macdonald (San Diego, California – USA)
10. Sam Beckett (Norfolk, England)
11. Alex Perelson (San Diego, California – USA)
12. Elliot Sloan (New York, NY)

Street Qualifier results:

1. Luan Oliveira (Brazil)
2. Nyjah Huston (USA – Huntington Beach, California)
3. Yoshi Tanenbaum (USA – Silver Spring, Maryland)
4. Chase Webb (USA – Murrieta, California)
5. JS Lapierre (Canada)
6. Vincent Milou (France)
7. Jost Arens (Germany)
8. Tommy Fynn (Australia)
9. Dlamini Dlamini (South Africa)
10. Tyson Bowerbank (USA – Salt Lake)
11. Gustavo Servin (Mexico)
12. TJ Rogers (Canada)

The Rider Cup Team Championships winning team: AKAM (R 10,000)

The official events of the 2015 Skateboarding World Championships at Kimberley Diamond Cup are the African Continental Championships, Women’s Street Championships, Vert World Championships, Street World Championships, Rider Cup Team Skateboarding Championships as well as four national championship events for South African skaters, including Girl’s Street Championships, Vert Championships, Street Championships and the Top Grom Championships. 

For the full 2015 Kimberley Diamond Cup Schedule of Events and Results, visit www.KimberleyDiamondCup.com. Follow KDC on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.