Shane O'Neill Wins Grand Finale of Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled by Monster Energy; Nyjah Huston Captures Overall Tour Title

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive event, the winner of Rob Dyrdek's Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled by Monster Energy was determined as the final buzzer sounded.  In a dramatic and fitting end to Street League's inaugural season, rookie professional Shane O'Neill (Melbourne, AUS) edged out Chris Cole (Philadelphia, PA) on the last trick to capture the $150,000 first place prize as the crowd in Las Vegas' Thomas & Mack Center cheered in appreciation.  Nyjah Huston, winner of the first stop in Phoenix, won the overall tour title.  Detailed results and information are available at www.streetleague.com.

Fans of Street League can catch all the complete coverage from the tour finale this Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 8pm ET/5pm PT on ESPN2.  The compelling 90 minute show, hosted by Street League founder Rob Dyrdek and Steve Berra, features every moment of the tour's finals featuring the world's best skateboarders battling it out for the most prize money in history with a real-time instant scoring format that makes every trick count.

The ISX instant scoring system was in overdrive on Saturday as Chaz Ortiz, Cole, and O'Neill all jockeyed for the lead.  It all came down to the final two tricks on the fourth and final section—Cole and O'Neill were virtually neck and neck following the sixth and next-to-last trick.  Cole landed an 8.0 to O'Neill's 7.7 and moved into a 2.4 point lead (143.8 to 141.4).  

In the seventh and final attempt Cole went for a huge "kick flip" over the rail in the big section, but he landed at the wrong angle and fell to the ground; the crowd rose to their feet in an uproar.  Needing only to complete a nominal trick, O'Neill successfully "backside lip-slided" his way to victory and $150,000 while Cole pocketed $80,000. During the awards ceremony Street League founder Rob Dyrdek asked Chris Cole if he had any regrets, he replied, "the kick flip."  With a second place win in Glendale, AZ and a league record of five best-trick bonuses ($5000 each), Shane O'Neill's Street League winnings-to-date stand at an outstanding $255,000 – making him the highest grossing pro in the historical series.  

Notable:

• During Friday's preliminary rounds, Chris Cole qualified first with the highest qualifying score in Street League history (102 points).
• Cole had the highest overall consistency during the event at 93 percent vs. O'Neill's 86, but O'Neill's per trick average was higher (6.1 points to 5.5).
• Brandon Biebel won the Zumiez 24/7 award and a $7000 check as voted by the skaters.
• Ryan Sheckler had the highest scoring trick of the entire series with "fakie cab lip slide" in the big section (8.2).
• O'Neill skated with an average section score of 36.5 and also nabbed two best trick bonuses ($5000 each) to walk away with $160,000.
• Six of the seven finalists broke the triple digit barrier, another Street League first.
• Nyjah Huston captured the overall title and a one-of-a-kind diamond encrusted Nixon watch.
• Cole noted during the post-event press conference that he had never practiced before a contest in his entire life until this one.

Rob Dyrdek's $1.2 million Street League Tour features the introduction of instant scoring format that allows competitors and viewers to follow the action trick-by-trick with exciting ranking changes from the beginning to the very last trick of each event.  Street League Skateboarding features the exclusive participation of the world's top street skateboarders ranging from familiar contest stars like Ryan Sheckler and Chris Cole to core street skateboarders like P.J. Ladd and Dylan Reider.  The final stop of Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled by Monster Energy will air on ESPN2, Wednesday, Sept. 29th at 8 PM ET.    

SOURCE Street League Skateboarding