Greetings once again and welcome from all of us to the 2025 calendar finale of the World Skateboarding Tour!
Below you can find a round-up of everything you might need to know about WST Kitakyushu World Cup as well as rolling updates and gossip over the week as things develop.
When is WST Kitakyushu taking place and how can I watch?
We will be broadcasting live and direct around the globe from Japan during both the Semifinals and Finals on Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of November.
Given broadcast rights and time differences, we will also upload the re-live to our YouTube channel once the event has concluded.
Watch live via World Skate TV here.
What is WST Kitakyushu World Cup Street?
The World Skateboarding Tour is the sole qualification pathway for skateboarding in the Olympic Games.
Each year, the WST traverses the globe pitting the best skateboarders from 45 nations of the earth against one another to gain vital points for the World Skateboarding Ranking, which determines eligibility to go forward and compete in LA28.
WST Kitakyushu is the final WST event of 2025. Taking place November 23-30th at a brand-new Tour location on Japan's southermost island of Kyushu, the contest will be broadcast live around the world across a variety of digital and terrestrial platforms.
Who is entering WST Kitakyushu?
WST Kitakyushu will see 190 skateboarders (including, for the first time, entrants from Cambodia) descend upon the Japanese port city to lock horns for those WSR points and their share of the $200,000 prize purse, which is split evenly- as always- betweeen men and women.
What is the World Skateboarding Ranking?
The WSR is the leaderboard which tracks the performance of WST skateboarders as the road toward the next Olympic Games progresses.
Each skateboarder's ranking is based upon their results over the previous 18 months of competition, about which you can read more in depth here.
What are the contest format and rules?
For a full breakdown of the 2025 World Skateboarding Tour competition rules just click here!
What makes WST Kitakyushu unique?
As always, our Field Of Play layout incorporates design elements which reflect the iconic architecture of the host city- in this case, Kitakyushu’s famous Museum of Art, Wakato Bridge, Customs House and Riverwalk!
What's new on the World Skateboarding Tour going into WST Kitakyushu?
Read all about the ups and downs on the Tour so far this year in this overview of the season so far!