<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The winners in each category qualify to <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/world-rookie-skateboard-finals-innsbruck-austria-2021" target="_blank">World Rookie Skateboard Finals</a> at the <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/spots/skatehalle-innsbruck" target="_blank">Skatehalle</a> in Innsbruck, Austria, from October the 1st to October the 3rd 2021. The World Rookie Champion wins a ticket to the <strong>Simple Session in Tallinn</strong>, Estonia, and for the<strong> Mystic Sk8 Cup, Prague,</strong> Czech Republic.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT 2021 SOFIA ROOKIE FEST: </strong></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Location:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/spots/skatepark-sofia" target="_blank">Skate Park Sofia</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Event info:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">60 slots for riders in total, both boys and girls, both grooms and rookies</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events?tour=950&eventsdate=all&" target="_blank">2021 World Rookie Tour Skateboarding</a> is dedicated to male and female skateboarders, divided in <strong>two age categories</strong>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">– <strong>Rookies</strong> born from the 1st of January 2000 to the 31st of December 2005</div><div style="text-align: justify;">– <strong>Groms</strong> born from the 1st of January 2006 and younger.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Qualifications:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jam session – two riders on course- 2 min Top 10 riders qualify for the final</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Finals: two runs- 1 min, best run counts</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>PROGRAM:</strong></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>16. September 2021</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Each rider can use up to 2 hours accesses to the park for practice between 12:00 and 18:00</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>17. September 2021</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">12:00 - 14:00 – Registration check in </div><div style="text-align: justify;">14:00 - 16:00 – Qualifications</div><div style="text-align: justify;">16:30 - 17:15 – Finals </div><div style="text-align: justify;">17:30 – Price giving</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Registration:</strong> <a href="https://www.funpark.bg%20event/" target="_blank">https://www.funpark.bg</a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Event entry fee: 15 BGN</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Prizes and awards</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All podium riders will get goodies from WRT partners <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/blue-tomato" target="_blank">Blue tomato</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/tsg" target="_blank">TSG</a> and <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/jail-jam" target="_blank">Jail Jam</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>World Rookie Rank</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the 2021 season there is also an important new element: the Skateboard World Rookie Rank! It is a ranking developed as an entry criteria for the World Rookie Skateboard Finals and as a base for National Rookie Ranks. During the World Rookie Tour, every event assigns valuable points for World Rookie Rank. <a href="https://www.worldrookietour.com/ranking/" target="_blank">www.worldrookietour.com/ranking</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Contact us: <a href="mailto:wrt@funpark.bg" target="_blank">wrt@funpark.bg</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events?tour=950&eventsdate=all&" target="_blank">2021 World Rookie Tour Skateboard Calendar</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/hamburg-rookie-fest-hamburg-ger-2021" target="_blank">Hamburg Rookie Fest – TSG Sportpark, Allerfornia, Germany, 18-19 June 2021</a></div><div><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/osaka-rookie-fest-2021" target="_blank">Osaka Rookie Fest – Akamaru Skatepark, Osaka, Japan, 18 July 2021</a></div><div><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/budapest-rookie-fest-budapest-hun-2021" target="_blank">Budapest Rookie Fest – Szent Endre Sk8 Park, Budapest, Hungary, 14-15 August 2021</a></div><div><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/bring-da-truckaz-rookie-fest-chemnitz-ger-2021" target="_blank">Bring da Truckaz Rookie Fest – Konkordia Park, Chemnitz, Germany, 3-5 Septembeer 2021</a></div><div><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/skateacademy-ch-rookie-fest-winterthur-sui-2021" target="_blank">Skateacademy.ch Rookie Fest – Skills Park, Winterthur, Switzerland, 10-11 September 2021</a></div><div><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/glasgow-rookie-fest-glasgow-sco-2021" target="_blank">Glasgow Rookie Fest – The Loading Bay, Glascow, Scotland, 11-12 September 2021</a></div><div><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/sophia-rookie-fest-sophia-bul-2021" target="_blank">Sofia Rookie Fest – Sk8 Park Sofia, Bulgaria, 17-19 September 2021</a></div><div><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/prague-rookie-fest-prague-cze-2021" target="_blank">Prague Rookie Fest – Mystic Skate Park - Prague, Czech Republic, 24-26 September 2021</a></div><div><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/modena-rookie-fest-modena-italy-2021" target="_blank">Modena Rookie Fest – Modena, Italy, 24-26 September 2021</a></div><div><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/portugal-rookie-fest-slx-benedita-prt-2021" target="_blank">Portugal Rookie Fest – SLX Benedita, Portugal, 25-26 September 2021</a><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/world-rookie-skateboard-finals-innsbruck-austria-2021" target="_blank">World Rookie Skateboard Finals - Skatehall - Innsbruck, Austria, 1-3 October 2021</a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>For Snowboard, Freeski and Skateboard <strong>Calendar</strong>, please check the <a href="http://moon.mailmnsa.com/nl/link?c=dadt&d=153&h=2tt8v98j0tqkkbmmqfpoeov9r8&i=34s&iw=1&p=H653219745&s=lp&sn=14s&z=k02" target="_blank">last online version here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Due to the still on-going Pandemic changes in the calendar are possible, so keep yourself updated over our homepage.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete,</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour!</strong></em></div><div><br /></div> <div><br /></div><div><strong>ABOUT THE WORLD ROOKIE TOUR</strong></div><div>The <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/associations/worldrookietour" target="_blank">World Rookie Tour</a> is organized by the Black Yeti ssrl in collaboration with World Snowboard Federation, National Snowboard, Ski and Skateboard Associations and selected action sport agencies. It was born in 2005 as a series of youth snowboard event and it consists now of a selection of high quality International events for snowboard, freeski and skateboard, the so called “Rookie Fests”, reserved for riders under 18’s only, in Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The World Rookie Tour consists not only of competitions: it also features loads of other activities to help rookies to grow in the field of professional action sports, such as photo & video shootings, avalanche and rescue clinics, meetings with photographers and international team managers, parties and English talks. Since year zero, it awards tickets to world-class events such as X Games Norway, Audi Nines, The Arctic Challenge, The Air & Style, The World Snowboarding Championships, Red Bull Roller Coaster, Simple Session, Mystic Sk8 Cup, invitations to professional photo & video shootings, and shooting trip all around the world. Every year the tour crowns the World Rookie Champions at the end of season, during the World Rookie Finals, a unique event format where the best youngsters from almost 30 countries compete and have fun. More information at <a href="https://www.worldrookietour.com/" target="_blank">www.worldrookietour.com</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>ABOUT BLACK YETI ssd</strong></div><div>The Black Yeti is an amateur sport club dedicated to the realization of snowboard, freeski and skateboard projects for boys and girls up to 18 years of age, in Italy and abroad. One of the most successful project is the World Rookie Tour, the biggest and the most famous tour in the action sports world that attracts 2.000 young athletes from 30 nations to the events called “Rookie Fest”, organized all over the world: Italy, Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The Rookie Fests program includes not only the competition but also many side activities such as avalanche and rescue clinics, workshops and English talks.</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>World Rookie Tour Media Manager</strong></div><div>Marco Sampaoli - <a href="mailto:marco@moonsrl.it" target="_blank">marco@moonsrl.it</a> - Phone +39.059.9783397 or +39.340.328.55.69</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>World Rookie Tour Event Coordinator</strong></div><div>Meinhard Trojer - <a href="mailto:meinhardtrojer@powdern.com" target="_blank">meinhardtrojer@powdern.com</a> - Phone +43.650.56.37.424</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>