We were served today with a perfect example of why staying up in the WSR rankings matters.

To put it succinctly- the less you have to skate, the better. Skateboarding can be a cruel mistress, and the less opportunities you have to miss a trick the better. The later in the day you have to skate the better, too.

With 93 skateboarders entered into today’s Open Qualifiers, people are dropping in at breakfast time.

In an ideal world, you would be one of the 8 pre-seeded (last event’s podium plus next 5 in the World Skateboarding Ranking) who sail through into quarterfinals. Failing that, the later you have to skate the better, it would seem.

The other thing which smart skateboarders on the World Skateboarding Tour should take into account as well about Open qualifiers, is that usually there is a long mid-afternoon hiatus while pre-seeded practice takes place. So being in, say, Heat 6 (heats are organised in reverse World Skateboarding Ranking order) can mean you drop in at 4PM which is a world of difference from doing likewise at 9AM.

Here are the results of today's action!