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Inaugural Rockstar Energy Open To Take Place In Portland

The inagural Rockstar Energy Open will take place this August in Portland, as the company will launch its own skateboarding competition.

Rockstar Energy has decided to start up its own skateboarding competition as it announced the Rockstar Energy Open earlier this month. The team will be holding its own set of contests from August 23-25 at the Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon, featuring multiple well-known competitors as they will vie for prizes. All are tied to a special festival that takes place around the event, with art installations and live music. We have more details for you below, as well as some quotes from people involved.

The Rockstar Energy Open unites invited elite pro and up-and-coming street and park skateboarders on imaginative courses purpose-built for displaying the world's best skateboarding. Leading up to the event, street skateboarders from around the world will have the opportunity to compete with invited pros through an innovative Video Qualifying Series (VQS) hosted on thePlatfrm.com, offering a true open invitation format. Beginning June 12, skaters can submit their skate video part for the chance to be voted Overall Best Men's & Women's Part, Overall Best Trick, Viewer's Choice, and Video of the Week over the seven-week competition. Video submissions will be judged by fans and experts in hopes of making it to the Open to compete against the world's best skate athletes in Portland. Full details and rules on submissions can be found at The Platfrm.

"The Rockstar Energy Open is a way to support skateboarding and its athletes at the grassroots level," said Steve Mateus, director of sports marketing, Rockstar Energy. "Not only does the event embody our commitment to supporting action sports and fostering talent at all levels, but it also showcases how Rockstar's products deliver lasting energy for the mind and body, giving them the power to access and optimize every version of themselves – both on and off the skateboard."

Pro skater Chris Joslin added, "I'm super thankful for the chance to compete at a world-class event like the Rockstar Energy Open. I also think it's pretty rad how Rockstar Energy is giving the up-and-coming generation of skaters a chance to get in the mix with us!"

"The inaugural Rockstar Energy Open in Portland is going to be an epic, fun skate event," said Kemp Curley, managing director, Platfrm. "We also want to give props and respect to the skateboarding community of the Pacific Northwest through staging a free, world-class event that recognizes their contribution to skate culture."

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