Maloof Kimberley Skate Park Hours

Halloweekend at the Kimberley Plaza

While leaves are falling off the trees and the temperature is steadily dropping in the U.S., it gets hotter and hotter each week here in Kimberley, South Africa. This weekend was no exception! The Maloof Staff and the local skaters eagerly awaited a fun weekend full of contests, including best trick on the quarterpipe on Friday, a Game of Skate on Saturday, and the best trick on the manual pad along with a mini ramp jam contest on Sunday. We hooked up the winners with product prizes and cash vouchers at Thando Skate Shop. Check the results listed below along with our photo gallery documenting some of the action from the weekend! Next weekend is marks a new month and another month full of fun! See you around the plaza!


Quarterpipe: Beginner

1st)Bibi Hassan- Kickflip Sex Change, R300
2nd) Will Jenkins- Heelflip Fakie, R200

Quarterpipe: Advanced

1st) Gerhard Botha- Kickflip bs tail stall, R300
2nd) Brad Balie- Kickflip rock to fakie, R200

Game of Skate

1st) Theo Setsetse- Deck
2nd) Will Jenkins- Wheels & Beanie
3rd) Kwabena- T shirt, Hat, Beanie

Manual Pad Best Trick

1st) Martin Kotze- Half Cab Manny Revert, R300
2nd) Jacques Reynecke- Heelflip Manual, R200
3rd) Theo Setsetse- Kickflip Manual, R150

Mini Ramp Jam: Beginners

1st) Will Meleng, R300
2nd) Bibi Hassan, R200
3rd) Aiden Peterson, R150

Mini Ramp Jam: Advanced

1st) Gerhard Botha, R300
2nd) Jino Modise, R200
3rd) Jacques Reynecke, R150

Filmed on location at the Kimberley, South Africa Maloof Skate Plaza onSaturday, October 6, 2012.

Featuring local skaters in order of appearance: Chinner, Theo Setsetse, Chris Thorn, Brad Balie, Martin Kotze, and Dillon "DBH" Hartzenberg.

Filmed by Martin Kotze, edited by Chinner.

Song- "It's all over now" by North Folk Rounders/Blue Eagle String Band.

After the success of the All City Championships during the Maloof Money Cup, we decided to give the locals a chance and shrink the contest to a smaller scale of the same format, giving a chance to all the local skaters that did not compete in the All City. A total of eleven 3-man teams entered the Mini All City Contest in total, assuring that some shredding would soon be going down. Each team assigned one of their 3 guys to skate one of 3 sections: The tech section, the small section, and the medium section. Each skater faced a skater from another team in a head-to-head format, which was sure to raise the level of skating for the day.

 

There were some intense matches in the first round, but during the semifinals is when it got real! Theo Setsetse’s annihilation of the tech section along with Brad Balie’s consistent ollies down the big 4 and tailgrabs to flat over the A-Frame were just a few factors that helped Act of Boredom take out Team Sex in the semifinals. We gotta hand it to DBH of Team Sex for his ollie and kickflip down the big 4, which earned him best trick! Bloemsickle and Blue Bells duked it out in the semifinals. Blue Bells’ Nico van Huyssteen’s came in hot on the medium section, although it wasn’t enough to advance the team. It’s safe to say that Ernie took Bloem another step further with his skills on the small section.

 

When it came down to the finals it was Bloemsickle of Bloemfontein and Act of Boredom Clothing of Kimberley in the finals. Theo, Martin, and Brad definitely laid it down all day, and especially in the finals, but during the finals is when Bloemfontein sealed the deal and went all out. We saw Chenai go big with a crook up the 2 stair many pad, ollie over the big 4 rail, and boardslide the big 4 rail. Ernie held it down in the small section with his flawless flatbar skating including insane tricks like his 50-50 to front board. Armand closed it down on the medium section with melon grab over the rail on the A-Frame and a bs 50-50 down the 5 stair hubba.

 

In the end it was Bloemsickle of Bloemfontein that took R1000 while they stood in front of the champagne-stained photo backdrop that Luan Oliviera stood in front of only weeks earlier after winning the Maloof Money Cup! The smell of success (but mainly alcohol) still lurks atop the big 4 stair.

 

Thanks to everyone who skated along with Mario, Maurice, and Talitha for helping with judging and registration. Check the results below along with the YouTube clip and the photo gallery!

 
Results

 

1^st- Bloemsickle -R1000

-Ernie Halberg

-Chenai Gwandure

-Armand Oelofse

 

2^nd- Act of Boredom- R600

-Martin Kotze

-Theo Setsetse

-Brad Balie

 

3^rd- Team Sex- R400

-Dillon “DBH” Hartzenberg

-Katzz Morena

-Llewellyn Botha

 

Best Trick

 

DBH- Kickflip Big 4 Stair (Familia Deck)

 

MVP

 

Ernie Halberg (Ace Trucks)

It’s been a week since the Maloof Plaza reopened after the Maloof Money Cup, and the locals are super stoked on the new additions to the plaza courtesy of California Skateparks, California Rampworks, and Woodie’s Ramps! Once things got settled in, we decided to jump back into the grind of our weekend events.

Friday started off with another “Vert Fridays”, and after seeing the pros kill the vert during the contest, the locals were psyched than ever to borrow some pads and practice their skills on the vert ramp. Over 20 skaters skated the ramp and got a few pointers from local experts. We even hosted a highest frontside kickturn contest to mix things up a bit, and Jacques Reynecke took it winning R300 at Thando Skate Shop!

Sunday marked the return of the local favorite, the game of skate competition. 40 locals competed head to head for a chance at some rad prizes (and bragging rights, of course!). With newcomers like Morne from Namibia and newly relocated Kimberley resident Jayden via Cape Town, things got interesting. One game, which could have easily been a semifinals or finals match, was a frist round game between funny man Will and Theo. Other heavy hitters included Katz Morena, Dylan Niemand, DBH, and Gerhard Botha. Theo, Morne, and Brad Balie were representing in the finals. In the end, Theo took out Morne with a nollie fs biggerspin. Theo Setsetse (1st place) got a new pair of trucks, courtesy of Ace Trucks. Morne (2nd place) got a Funisu deck, and Brad in 3rd came up on a new set of Enjoi wheels. The top 3 skaters also got a copy of the Plankie DVD, Ruik Die Kaas, courtesy of Plankie Skateboards.

Following the game of skate was the best trick contest on the new A-Frame obstacle. Ibrahim “Bibi” Hassan took R300 at Thando Skate Shop for 1st in the beginner’s division for a kickflip sex change over the bank. The advanced division best trick contest on the A-Frame was insane! Some standout tricks included Morne’s 180 over the rail to flat, Llewellyn Botha’s fakie 540 big spin, Theo’s tre flip off the ramp, and Brad Balie’s tailgrab to flat. DBH boardlide shuvited out down the rail along with his kickflip to flat, which earned him 1st place and R300 at Thando Skate Shop.

Thanks to all the locals for coming out for a fun weekend at the skate plaza along with Funisu Skateboards, Plankie Skateboards, Ace Trucks, and Thando Skate Shop for the support!