Maloof Money Cup

Maloof Money Cup

The Maloof Money Cup is an annual skateboarding event and contest for amateur and professional skateboarders founded by Joe and Gavin Maloof of the Maloof family. The Maloof Money Cup's main goal is to raise the awareness of skateboarding not only in the United States but all around the world by holding this event every year. Maloof Money Cup believe this will help local skate shops everywhere and also plan on giving back to the community as much as they can.[1] The inaugural event was held in Orange County, California at the OC fair and event center in 2008 with approximately 200,000 attendees. Since 2008 the MMC have always been held in Orange County, California but in 2010 the expanded into New York and even into South Africa where they held their very first ever Maloof Money Cup World Skateboarding Championships in Kimberley. As of 2011 the MMC is held in New York, South Africa, Washington, DC and Orange County, California.[2]

This event offers the biggest cash purse out of any other skateboarding competition or event so far where professional skaters can take home as much as $160,000 for winning an event,[3]and a total purse of over $500,000.[4] A million dollar bonus awarded to a participant that wins four consecutive tournaments.[5] Many of the skateparks made for the event are collaborations between the event organization, the skaters and the host city governments with the intention that they will remain as permanent parks in those communities after the event.[6]

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Money Cup Performers

The Maloof Money Cup also have performers at the competitions with a variety of great artists from the hip-hop, pop and rock genres. Some of the huge names that appeared at MMC are Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon and Nelly.[7]

Results

In 2008 for the pro street finals Paul Rodriguez took home first place at the first ever Maloof Money Cup. In the amateur section Dustin Blauvelt placed first, in the ladies section Lacey Baker took first.[8] In 2009 first place went to Chris Cole in the street section and in the ladies section Leticia Bufoni took home the win.[9] In 2010 in the California competition Chris Cole takes the win again in the pro street finals, amateur section goes to Ishod Wair and ladies section Leticia Bufoni.[10] In the New York competition Chris Cole again wins the pro street finals and in the amateur section Felipe Gustavo takes home the win.[11] In 2011 in the South America competition the pro/open street final win went to Ishod Wair and the amateur win went to Justus Kotze. In Washington DC the pro street final win went to Andrew Reynolds and the amateur win went to Ishod Wair.[12] In the New York Greg Lutzka takes the pro street final win and Evan Smith takes the amateur win.[13][14]

Maloof Skateboarding Assistance Foundation

The Maloof Skateboarding Assistance Foundation is a non profit organization that was also founded by founded by Joe and Gavin Maloof. It was inspired when Jake Brown a professional vert skaterboarder took a 50 foot fall in the 2007 X Games and came out unharmed. The goal of this foundation is to provide skaters who have gone through serious injuries, build skate parks so skaters have a place to safe and legal place to skate and supply the insurance for all people entered in the Maloof Cup. The first ever event was held in 2009 and was called Ante Up for Skateboarding. This was a poker tournament sponsored by Monster Energy. Jake Brown won the first ever Ante Up for Skateboarding and donated all his winnings back to the program. The event was such a big success that they held it again in 2010.[15]

References

  1. ^ http://www.maloofmoneycup.com/skateboarding/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90&Itemid=191&lang=en
  2. ^ Maloof Money Cup Events
  3. ^ Skate Park Opens This Weekend in D.C. | NBC Washington - NBC Washington
  4. ^ Skateboarding park comes to D.C. | WJLA.com | © 2011 Allbritton Communications Company
  5. ^ 2011 Maloof Money Cup D.C. preview - ESPN
  6. ^ About the Maloof Money Cup
  7. ^ http://www.maloofmoneycup.com/skateboarding/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=111&Itemid=448&lang=en
  8. ^ http://www.maloofmoneycup.com/skateboarding/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=17&Itemid=276&lang=en
  9. ^ http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000087251/news/2009-maloof-money-cup-results/
  10. ^ http://www.maloofmoneycup.com/skateboarding/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=19&Itemid=236&lang=en
  11. ^ http://www.skateboardermag.com/features/maloof-money-cup-nyc-2010-finals-results/
  12. ^ http://www.maloofmoneycup.com/skateboarding/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=109&Itemid=435&lang=en
  13. ^ http://dailysesh.com/news/maloof-money-cup-2011-nyc-am-results
  14. ^ http://dailysesh.com/news/maloof-money-cup-2011-nyc-pro-results
  15. ^ http://www.maloofmoneycup.com/skateboarding/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189%3Amaloof-skateboarding-assistance-foundation&catid=69%3A2011-general-content-all-events&Itemid=195&lang=en

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