2018 Tampa Pro winners: Jagger Eaton, Felipe Gustavo, and Ryan Decenzo<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Chaz Miley<\/p>\n
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Tampa Pro 2026 at a glance<\/p>\n
Skatepark of Tampa, Florida<\/p>\n
Street skateboarding competition<\/p>\n
Tampa Pro traces its roots back in the 90s. The Skate Park of Tampa – often called Spot by locals – was founded in 1993 by Brian Schaeffer<\/a> in a warehouse, and began hosting an annual pro street skating competition two years later. Nearly every noteworthy pro in the industry has skated it. The pros-only competition has a two-day, multi-round format that culminates with a single champion.<\/p>\n 03<\/p>\n Tampa Pro 2026 competition format Ryan Decenzo with a tail grab<\/p>\n \u00a9 Bart Jones<\/p>\n After a few days of pro practice, the competition formally begins on Saturday with a qualifying round. Only professional skaters who either have or have had a pro model signature board with a globally recognized skate brand are allowed to participate. In the qualifying round, skaters get two one-minute runs, with only the better score of those two rounds counting. (Previous winners of the Tampa Pro advance directly to the semi-finals.) The top 30 competitors in the qualifying round move to the next round, but as a valuable bonus, the top two qualifiers advance directly to the finals. <\/p>\n The competition culminates with two rounds of intense drama on Sunday. First up are the semi-finals, where 28 qualifiers from the previous day and previous winners repeat the one-minute, two round format, with the top 10 scoring skaters advancing to the finals. There, those 10 skaters and the two top qualifiers from Saturday are given three one-minute runs, with everyone\u2019s best run determining the title and order of finish. <\/p>\n The 2026 Tampa Pro has a total prize purse exceeding $25,000. The winner takes home $10,000, while the second and third-placed finishers receive $5,000 and $3,000 respectively. <\/p>\n Of course, a win arguably carries a more important prize than a big paycheck. \u201cFor me to have a win at Tampa Pro would be a big accomplishment in my career as far as me being a Florida who grew up and competed and hung out at Spot pretty much my whole life,\u201d says pro Zion Wright. \u201cWinning and having the hometown love would be something special and to have my friends and family there to witness would be the cherry on top.\u201d<\/p>\n Saturday: Qualifying round (2 x 1-minute runs, best score counts)<\/p>\n Top 30 advance to semi-finals<\/p>\n Top 2 qualifiers go straight to finals<\/p>\n Sunday: Semi-finals \u2192 Finals<\/p>\n Finals: 3 runs, best score wins<\/p>\n 04<\/p>\n Which skaters will be at Tampa Pro?Tampa Pro always has a star-studded lineup of street skating pros. Pre-invited pros competing are Yuto Horigome,<\/a>Jamie Foy<\/a>, and Jagger Eaton<\/a>. The line-up includes the following skaters:<\/p>\n Tampa Pro 2026 Qualifiers<\/p>\n 05<\/p>\n Tampa Pro history and legacy Zion Wright at Skatepark of Tampa<\/p>\n \u00a9 Chaz Miley<\/p>\n Held continuously since 1995, Tampa Pro is the longest running competition of its kind. Past winners include many of the biggest legends in the sport from around the globe, including Paul Rodriguez, Torey Pudwell<\/a>, Nyjah Huston, Shane O\u2019Neill, Jagger Eaton<\/a>, Jamie Foy<\/a>, and two-time Olympic Champion Yuto Horigome. The venue is so iconic within skate culture that it was featured as a level in the 2003 game Tony Hawk<\/a>\u2019s Underground.<\/p>\n Housed in a large warehouse, the Skatepark of Tampa has roughly 18,000 square feet of wooden skating surface. The venue\u2019s large street skating course – with an assortment of stairs, ledges, rails and other features – is redesigned every year so no Tampa Pro competition is exactly the same. With a large, hyped-up crowd packed inside the gritty and historic venue, the energy for Tampa Pro is off the charts. \u201cThe Spot venue is unlike any other in skateboarding,\u201d says pro skater Jagger Eaton, a two-time Olympic medalist and winner of the 2018 Tampa Pro. \u201cAll of the industry, spectators and fellow riders are looking down from the stands and it adds some pressure. It\u2019s skateboarding\u2019s Coliseum.\u201d<\/p>\n Alex Sorgente<\/a>, a longtime pro who grew up on Florida\u2019s east coast, keenly understand what makes this venue and event so beautiful. \u201cThe Skatepark of Tampa just means legacy,\u201d he says. \u201cEvery great skateboarder has walked through those doors and got to be a part of that skatepark and the event. And I grew up in Florida, so I used to go out and every year and meet these larger-than-life skaters.\u201d Alex Sorgente went on to the 2021 Street Semi Finals at Tampa Pro<\/p>\n \u00a9 Anthony Acosta \/ Red\u00a0Bull Content Pool<\/p>\n It’s just such a good vibe. The camaraderie between all the skaters there is like real skateboarding. All the skaters who go there and even people from outside, they can just really see what skateboarding is all about.Fellow pro Jamie Foy,<\/a> who also grew up on Florida\u2019s Atlantic coast, agrees. \u201cTampa Pro is just one of those nostalgic competitions,\u201d says Foy, who won the event in 2022. \u201cAs a Floridian, I grew up watching it and it hasn’t changed one bit. And I’m glad to be a part of it till this day.\u201d<\/p>\n But even West Coast skaters can appreciate the unique atmosphere. \u201cBrian S and the Spot staff create the greatest weekend for pros and spectators,\u201d says Eaton. \u201cI just enjoy this entire week so much.\u201d<\/p>\n 06<\/p>\n How to watch Tampa Pro liveIf you aren\u2019t lucky enough to be in Tampa and have a ticket for the weekend competition, you can catch all the action on Skatepark of Tampa YouTube.<\/a> The livestream will begin on both Saturday and Sunday at noon ET.<\/p>\n Replay how Jagger Eaton won Tampa Pro 2018:<\/p>\n 2 min<\/p>\n Tampa Pro 2018 recap<\/p>\n A clean sweep on the podium with Eaton, Gustavo and Decenzo holding down slots 1, 2 and 3!<\/p>\n Where is Tampa Pro held?<\/p>\n At the Skatepark of Tampa in Florida.<\/p>\n How can I watch Tampa Pro live?<\/p>\n Who can compete in Tampa Pro?<\/p>\n Only professional skateboarders with a signature board model.<\/p>\n How much prize money does Tampa Pro offer?<\/p>\n The total purse exceeds $25,000, with $10,000 for first place.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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