The 2023 Street League Skateboarding Chicago competition is finally here featuring the top skateboarders across the world, find out the competition preview, format, full schedule, how to watch live, and more
This year, skateboarders like Nyjah Huston, Horigome Yuto, Gustavo Ribeiro, Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell will headline the event.
Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Chicago 2023 schedule, date, time, participants, format, live stream telecast
🔥 Coming off an incredible rookie year in the League, Braden Hoban will be back for more this Saturday in Chicago, looking for his first SLS win!#SLSChicago presented by @OrigCupNoodles pic.twitter.com/ETsLkhpX8y
— Street League Skateboarding (@StreetLeague) April 25, 2023
After missing the past 3 SLS Championship Tour stops due to knee surgery, we’re looking forward to watching @Nyjah’s come back, this Saturday! #SLSChicago presented by @origcupnoodles pic.twitter.com/2BaaBva6uz
— Street League Skateboarding (@StreetLeague) April 26, 2023
The 2023 Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Championship Tour will officially begin this Saturday with the first stop in Chicago, Illinois (29 April).
2023 Street League Skateboarding Championship preview
The Street League Skateboarding Championship is a prestigious invitation-only street competition. Portugal’s Gustavo Ribeiro and Brazilian Rayssa Leal are the defending champions, and this year’s event will be slightly different from previous editions.
This year’s competition will make its debut across new stops in Tokyo, Japan and Sydney, Australia. It will also feature a one-day competition format, which will prove more harder for the competitors.
2023 Street League Skateboarding Championship tour stops
Given below are the tour stops for the 2023 Street League Skateboarding Championship:
| Event | Venue | Date |
| Stop 1 | Wintrust Arena – Chicago, United States | 29 April |
| Stop 2 | Ariake Arena – Tokyo, Japan | 12 August |
| Stop 3 | Ken Rosewall Arena – Sydney, Australia | 7 October |
| Stop 4 | Super Crown Final – TBC |
2023 Street League Skateboarding Championship Tour new format
This year’s SLS will feature a new one-day competition format involving a men’s knockout stage. Ahead of the championship stop, the men’s c ompetition will be divided into four groups of five.
During this round, only the skaters with the highest score in each group will move on into the final alongside last year’s Super Crown winner, Ribeiro.
Aside from this, there will also be a ‘second chance’ spot in the final round for the highest-scoring skater from across all of the groups. The final six teams will then compete for the prestigious title. This year, the women’s competition will not include any knockout stage and will instead begin with a final, which features six pre-seeded skaters.
Besides the new competition format, the competition will also feature rotating roster spots. This year’s competition will also feature more qualifications, which will bring in more different skaters at each stops.
2023 Street League Skateboarding Chicago knockout round groups for men
Given below are the men’s participants in the 2023 Street League Skateboarding Chicago:
| Groups | Participants |
| Group 1
|
Aurelien Giraud (FRA), Kelvin Hoefler (BRA), Chris Joslin (USA), Jagger Eaton (USA), Braden Hoban (USA) |
| Group 2 | Filipe Mota (BRA), Ryan Decenzo (CAN), Luan Oliveira (BRA), Alex Midler (USA), Horigome Yuto (JPN) |
| Group 3
|
Felipe Gustavo (BRA), Paul Rodriguez (USA), Jake Anderson (USA), Mason Silva (USA), Dashawn Jordan (USA) |
| Group 4 | Carlos Ribeiro (BRA), Torey Pudwill (USA) Manny Santiago (PUR)*, Giovanni Vianna (BRA)Nyjah Huston (USA) |
2023 Street League Skateboarding Chicago Women’s Pre-seeded final
Given below are the female skaters set to compete in the 2023 Street League Skateboarding championship women’s final in Chicago:
- Chloe Covell (AUS)
- Rayssa Leal (BRA)
- Nakayama Funa (JPN)
- Nishiya Momiji (JPN)
- Oda Yumeka (JPN)
- Roos Zwetsloot (NED)
2023 Street League Skateboarding Chicago schedule
Given below is the schedule for the 2023 Street League Skateboarding Chicago with all times in CST (UTC –6):
| Time | Event |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Men’s Knockout Round |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Women’s Final |
| 18:30 – 19:30 | Men’s Final |
How to watch 2023 SLS Chicago live
Fans can watch all the SLS championship events live on Rumble. Fans can also check out this link here to find out more details about the live stream.