Event Thoughts: Converse Asia Crown to be Attended by International Skateboarders

It's not everyday that an underground sports gets highlighted on the mainstream! Whether you're a fan of the brand, the sport, or the Converse Skateboarding Ambassador, take time from your weekend rest and head on over to the Trinoma Mindanao Open Parking for a day of extreme tricks, friendly competition, arts and music! Event starts at 10 am!

Int’l Pro Skateboarders to Grace Converse Phils. Asia Crown Skate Summit

What better way to hold the country’s biggest Skate Summit than to let two of the world’s best pro skaters to lead it?

This is exactly what Converse Philippines has in store for the hundreds of skateboard enthusiasts who are set to compete for the Converse Asia Crown title on March 31 at the Trinoma Mindanao Open Parking in Quezon City.

During the summit, US-based pro skaters Kenny Anderson and Mike Anderson are set to show Filipino skaters how skateboarding is really done with their extremely polished skate tricks that seem effortless.

Kenny Anderson

  Kenny Anderson, who returns better than ever as an alumni to the Converse Skate Team (having been on the original team in 1997), is considered “untouchable” on a skateboard for his consistent style and fluidity; while for Mike Anderson’s part, his skating is often described as “effortless,” because he is said to make his tricks look as if was very easy to do.

Catering to the best skateboarders around the Metro, the Asia Crown aims to give Filipino skateboarders the chance to show off their dope moves on the board and compete with the best of the best skateboarders across the country.

More than bragging rights, the local Asia Crown skateboarding champion will be hailed as the first official skateboarding ambassador of Converse Philippines—That means a year of Converse skateboarding goodies, P50,000 cold hard cash, and plane tickets to official Converse skateboarding events worldwide.

An open skate for all, free of charge, the skate summit will also be a day-long celebration of physical recreation, while fusing music and the arts, to reinforce Converse Philippines’ position as a key proponent of the global sport that is skateboarding,

For interested registrants, check Converse Philippines Facebook page and drop by www.converse.com.ph. Registration forms are available for download at the Converse Philippines’ Converse Asia Crown FB event page and in stores nationwide.

On-the-spot registration is also open for those who wish to register on-site. You do have to be ref confirm your participation on or before 1 pm to be included in the official list of participants.