Street League Skateboarding (SLS) is an international skateboarding tournament series. The league features professional street skateboarders competing for the largest monetary prize in the history of skateboarding, and was founded by professional skateboarder and entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek. California Skateparks designs and builds the SLS courses.
History The idea for SLS first arose when Rob Dyrdek was dissatisfied with the state of professional street skateboarding competitions. Seeking to address the flaws of the existing system, Dyrdek developed the SLS. During its launch in 2010, Dyrdek said: "It has been a dream of mine to create a professional tour that bridges the gap between true street skateboarding and contest skating, which to date has been fragmented and misguided."
The inaugural year of SLS featured a four-stop arena tour that began at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona on August 28, 2010. The other venues for the inaugural tour were the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, on September 11, 2010, and the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 25, 2010.
The 2011 Super Crown World Champion was Sean Malto, who upset Nyjah Huston for his first Street League win and the US$200,000 first place prize. Huston went on to win the competition in 2012, in addition to a championship watch and ring set from Nixon Watches, and a Chevy Sonic vehicle.
In May 2013, the GoPro camera company was announced as the official camera sponsor of the 2013 SLS international tour. GoPro, which sponsors SLS contestants Ryan Sheckler and Malto, was used to feature the broadcasts of the domestic American events, including course previews and real-time impact highlights. As of May 19, 2013, Huston had won more prize money than any other skateboarder in history.
The 2013 Super Crown World Champion, Chris Cole, also earned his first career SLS win earlier in 2013 at the Street League at X Games stop in Munich, Germany. Huston and Luan Oliveira placed second and third respectively. Paul Rodriguez won his second SLS stop in Portland, Oregon, in July 2013.
In March 2014, SLS signed a broadcasting deal with Fox Sports 1.
In 2018, SLS announced a partnership with World Skate, under which it became the body's official world tour series and world championship through 2020. The SLS World Tour also became the main qualifying path for skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The move was criticized by Tim McFerran, president of the World Skateboarding Grand Prix (who had been attempting to negotiate his own body, the World Skateboarding Federation, as the sanctioning body for Olympic skateboarding), citing the invitational nature of the events, and concerns that they would hold a near-monopoly over professional skateboarding and the athletes who compete at the Olympics.
In May 2019, it was announced that skateboarding would be dropped from the 2019 Pan American Games, with Panam Sports citing SLS and World Skate's decision to schedule a World Tour event in direct conflict with the Games schedule, and not have the Pan American Games be a qualifying event for the Olympics. Panam Sports argued that these decisions diminished the quality of the field, and showed a "lack of respect" on behalf of the entities.
In 2020, SLS merged with Nitro Circus and Superjacket Productions to form Thrill One Sports and Entertainment with the Raine Group. It was in turn acquired by Lorenzo Fertitta's Fiume Capital and Juggernaut Capital Partners, with co-investment from Dana White. In 2023, as a consequence of the acquisition, broadcasts of SLS events moved to alt-tech video platform Rumble in 2023. In recent years SLS has expanded their competition circuit adding spot takeovers in 2025. They will host 3 arena competitions along with 5 spot takeovers, and end the season with the Supercrown competition hosted in Sao Paulo Brazil.
Overview
The SLS contestants accumulate points at each pre-championship stop and only the top eight ranking contestants compete in the championship event. In the 2023 season, SLS adopted a new format featuring a single-elimination format during finals in order to help build rivalries.
The SLS prize purse is the largest in the history of competitive professional skateboarding, and was worth US$1.6 million in 2011.
SLSF and SLSCSP In 2013, the Street League Skateboarding Foundation (SLSF) was established with the goal of increasing global participation in skateboarding. The Foundation assists municipalities and non-profits with the design, development, and construction of legal Skate Plazas, as well as assisting with the creation of community and educational programs that promote skateboarding.
An extension of SLS, "Street League Skateboarding Certified Skate Parks" (SLSCSP) built three plazas in 2013. The plazas will eventually become the locations for SLS amateur and televised qualifier contests. Locations include Erie, Colorado; the Kennesaw Skatepark in Kennesaw, Georgia; and Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
SLS World Tours
2026 SLS World tour
SLS Championship Takeover, Men's: Los Angeles, USA April 4 2026. RankSkaterScore 4th Nyjah Huston 17.8 5th Alex Midler 16.6 6th Gustavo Ribeiro 16.1 7th Aurélien Giraud 15.8 8th Dashawn Jordan 7.8 9th Antwuan Dixon 6.3
SLS Championship Takeover, Women's: Los Angeles, USA April 4 2026. RankSkaterScore 4th Margielyn Didal 10.8 5th Shiloh Catori 7.7
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Sydney, AUS February 15, 2026. RankSkaterScore 4th Angelo Caro 30.6 5th Sora Shirai 18.8 6th Nyjah Huston 17.1
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Sydney, AUS February 15, 2026. RankSkaterScore 4th Coco Yoshizawa 23.2 5th Momiji Nishiya 14.3 6th Funa Nakayama 4.5
2025 SLS World tour
SLS Super Crown World Championship, Men's: São Paulo, BRA December 6-7, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Angelo Caro 25.4 5th Kairi Netsuke 18.3 6th Giovanni Vianna 16.3
SLS Super Crown World Championship, Women's: São Paulo, BRA December 6-7, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Yumeka Oda 24.2 5th Funa Nakayama 10.5 6th Coco Yoshizawa 10.3
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Las Vegas, NV, USA October 25, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Ryan Decenzo 22.1 5th Sora Shirai 18.6 6th Jake Ilardi 16.9 7th Louie Lopez 15.8 8th Yuto Horigome 8.7
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Las Vegas, NV, USA October 25, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Momiji Nishiya 17.7 5th Shiloh Catori 10.6 6th Mariah Duran 9.4
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Paris, FRA October 11, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Nyjah Huston 27.2 5th Gustavo Ribeiro 17.8 6th Yuto Horigome 3.0
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Paris, FRA October 11, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Coco Yoshizawa 20.6 5th Keet Oldenbeuving 14.8 6th Funa Nakayama 8.7
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Cleveland, OH, USA August 9, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Miles Silvas 24.6 5th Gustavo Ribeiro 17.7 6th Jamie Foy 15.7 7th Julian Agliardi 15.5 8th Ginwoo Onodera 13.4
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Cleveland, OH, USA August 9, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Funa Nakayama 17.0
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Brasília, BRA July 13, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Filipe Mota 17.9 5th Lucas Rabelo 17.0 6th Ivan Monteiro 16.8 7th Matheus Mendes 15.2 8th Luan Oliveira 8.2 9th Dominick Walker 7.7
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Brasília, BRA July 13, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Isabelly Avila 12.7 5th Margielyn Didal 9.6 6th Marina Gabriela 7.3
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Santa Monica, CA, USA May 23, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Cordano Russell 25.7 5th Dashawn Jordan 18.5 6th Braden Hoban 16.7 7th Alex Midler 16.7 8th Julian Agliardi 13.8 9th Louie Lopez 7.3
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Santa Monica, CA, USA May 23, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Miyu Ito 7.8 5th Paige Heyn 7.8
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Miami, FL, USA May 3, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Sora Shirai 27.2 5th Giovanni Vianna 27.2 6th Kairi Netsuke 18.2
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Miami, FL, USA May 3, 2025. RankSkaterScore 4th Momiji Nishiya 15.3 5th Yumeka Oda 13.5 6th Funa Nakayama 5.8
2024 SLS World tour
SLS Super Crown World Championship, Men's: São Paulo, BRA December 14-15, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Chris Joslin 26.2 5th Felipe Gustavo 25.2 6th Jhancarlos Gonzalez 8.8
SLS Super Crown World Championship, Women's: São Paulo, BRA December 14-15, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Chloe Covell 32.9 5th Liz Akama 23.2 6th Momiji Nishiya 22.2
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Tokyo, JPN November 23, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Alex Midler 34.3 5th Ryan Decenzo 25.7 6th Felipe Gustavo 7.7
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Tokyo, JPN November 23, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Chloe Covell 27.8 5th Aoi Uemura 20.5 6th Yumeka Oda 13.1
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Sydney, AUS October 13, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Jhancarlos Gonzalez 31.8 5th Tommy Fynn 13.9 6th Nyjah Huston 7.2
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Sydney, AUS October 13, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Rayssa Leal 23.8 5th Momiji Nishiya 19.7 6th Aoi Uemura 5.8
SLS Championship Tour APEX 03, Men's: Vista, CA, USA August 31, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Braden Hoban 17.4 5th Filipe Mota 15.0 6th Vincent Milou 8.9 7th Carlos Ribeiro 0.0
SLS Championship Tour APEX 03, Women's: Vista, CA, USA August 31, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Aoi Uemura 22.5 5th Pamela Rosa 19.8 6th Poe Pinson 11.5 7th Shiloh Catori 10.7
SLS Championship Tour APEX 02, Men's: Las Vegas, NV, USA May 25, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Lucas Rabelo 23.5 5th Daiki Ikeda 23.3 6th Antonio Durao 17.8 7th Dashawn Jordan 17.4 8th Yuto Horigome 8.5
SLS Championship Tour APEX 02, Women's: Las Vegas, NV, USA May 25, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Paige Heyn 11.5 5th Kylie Frank 11.3 6th Christine Cottam 8.4
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: San Diego, CA, USA April 20, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Kelvin Hoefler 26.9 5th Felipe Gustavo 26.1 6th Chris Joslin 24.7
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: San Diego, CA, USA April 20, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Funa Nakayama 21.6 5th Yumeka Oda 14.8 6th Liz Akama 14.0
SLS Championship Tour APEX 01, Men's: Las Vegas, NV, USA March 30, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Giovanni Vianna 27.2 5th Gustavo Ribeiro 26.4 6th Ryan Decenzo 17.7 7th Filipe Mota 17.6 8th Braden Hoban 17.5
SLS Championship Tour APEX 01, Women's: Las Vegas, NV, USA March 30, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Roos Zwetsloot 13.0 5th Shiloh Catori 6.9 6th Mariah Duran 5.0
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Paris, FRA February 24, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Giovanni Vianna 26.8 5th Sora Shirai 22.8 6th Vincent Milou 16.6
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Paris, FRA February 24, 2024. RankSkaterScore 4th Liz Akama 23.9 5th Momiji Nishiya 22.9 6th Funa Nakayama 14.8
2023 SLS World tour
SLS Super Crown World Championship, Men's: São Paulo, BRA December 2-3, 2023. RankSkaterScore 4th Felipe Gustavo 25.5 5th Ryan Decenzo 25.0 6th Maurio McCoy 7.0
SLS Super Crown World Championship, Women's: São Paulo, BRA December 2-3, 2023. RankSkaterScore 4th Aoi Uemura 27.9 5th Yumeka Oda 20.7 6th Chloe Covell 20.4
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Sydney, AUS October 7, 2023. RankSkaterScore 4th Lucas Rabelo 23.8 5th Yuto Horigome 18.6 6th Kairi Netsuke 9.4
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Sydney, AUS October 7, 2023. RankSkaterScore 4th Paige Heyn 17.3 5th Roos Zwetsloot 16.0 6th Pamela Rosa 15.9
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Tokyo, JPN August 12, 2023. RankSkaterScore 4th Jamie Foy 23.5 5th Kelvin Hoefler 8.6 6th Tommy Fynn 6.3
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Tokyo, JPN August 12, 2023. RankSkaterScore 4th Rayssa Leal 22.6 5th Yumeka Oda 12.1 6th Funa Nakayama 11.1
SLS Championship Tour, Men's: Chicago, IL, USA April 29, 2023. RankSkaterScore 4th Jagger Eaton 17.8 5th Felipe Gustavo 16.7 6th Gustavo Ribeiro 14.8
SLS Championship Tour, Women's: Chicago, IL, USA April 29, 2023. RankSkaterScore 4th Funa Nakayama 20.3 5th Yumeka Oda 16.2 6th Chloe Covell 8.6
2022 SLS World tour
SLS Super Crown World Championship, Men's: Rio de Janeiro, BRA November 5-6, 2022.