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COSTA MESA, Calif. - (Business Wire) Pierre Luc Gagnon wins his second Maloof Money Cup vert title Saturday night, just beating out Bob Burnquist and Andy MacDonald to claim the $75,000 prize in the Carl’s Jr. Pro Vert Championships. Brazilian Sandro Dias amazed the crowd when he landed the first-ever 900 on the Mini Mega ramp, making it the second successful 900 landed at the Maloof Money Cup in two years. The final results are:

1. Pierre Luc Gagnon
2. Bob Burnquist
3. Andy Macdonald
4. Bucky Lasek
5. Sandro Dias
6. Adam Taylor
7. Rob Lorifice
8. Pedro Barros
9. Elliot Sloan

Saturday’s contest also featured the second round of qualifiers in the VOLCOM Street Pro. Chris Cole took the top spot and is one of six skaters advancing to Sunday’s finals, joining the top six qualifiers from Friday. Cole, the 2009 MMC champ and winner of the recent MMC New York in June, will go for his third $100,000 win Sunday. A special performance by Ludacris kicked off the Tech Deck Best Trick contest where David Gravette took home the $10,000 prize with a 50-50 kickflip out on the rainbow rail across the Sadlands planter.

VOLCOM Street Pro Qualifiers (second round) Results

1. Chris Cole
2. Ryan Decenzo
3. Nyjah Huston
4. David Gonzalez
5. Justin Brock
6. Tommy Sandoval

World Industries Am Vert Championships Results

1. Mitchie Brusco, 13, Kirkland, Washington
2. Jonathan Schwan, 13, Colorado Springs, CO
3. Steve Pineiro, 13, Jacksonville, FL
4. Clay Kreiner, 13, Simpsonville, SC
5. Jordan Price, 22, Port Orange, FL
6. Sam Bosworth, 15, Newlyn, ENG
7. Dalton Dern, 17, Orlando, FL
8. Murilo Peres 14 Sao Paulo, BRA
9. Tom Schaar, 10, Malibu, CA

To download high res competition images and video, go to:
ftp://maloofmoneycup.com
Username: maloofmedia2010 Password: mmc2010

Sunday Highlights

12pm: Girls Street Finals and Awards
2:30pm: Am Street Finals and Awards
4:30pm: Lil Jon performance
6pm: Pro Street Finals and Awards
8:15pm: Dirty Heads

The final will be broadcast live on Fuel TV from 6pm – 8pm PST Sunday. FOX Sports broadcasts a special one-hour roundup on the Maloof Money Cup, featuring event highlights and exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews, Saturday, August 28 at 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT.

About The Maloof Money Cup

The Maloof Money Cup, presented by Vans, is the world’s premiere showcase for amateur and professional skateboarding. In 2010, MMC expanded to Queens, New York, building a world-class skatepark that was donated to the community after the contest. MMC returns to Orange County for a third straight year August 4-8 (during the 2010 OC Fair) and will award nearly $450,000 in cash and prizes in four professional U.S. championship competitions: the VOLCOM Street Pro, Women’s Pro Street, Carl’s Jr. Pro Vert Championships and the World Industries Amateur Championships. Tickets are on sale now at all Ticketmaster locations or at the OC Fair & Event Center Box Office at the Pacific Amphitheatre.

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