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LOS ANGELES (October 1, 2009) – When the 7th Annual World Championships of Freestyle Motocross rides into Fairplex in Pomona on Saturday, October 3rd, the sports’ top stars will be assembled to mount their quest for the prestigious World Championship title. Only two men have won the title in the six years of the contest’s existence - Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg (’07 & ’08) and Nate Adams (’03 – 06”). They top this year’s line-up, which includes today’s premier motocross aerialists, ensuring that the battle on Saturday night will be hard fought.
Athletes riding in the head-to-head competition include:
Nate Adams 25 Glendale, AZ
Ronnie Faisst 32 Mays Landing, NJ
Takayuki Higashino 24 Osaka, Japan
Adam Jones 25 Warrendale, PA
Mike Mason 28 Minden, NV
Jeremy Stenberg 28 Santee,CA
The action kicks off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday evening. All competitors will be seeded and compete in a unique, head to head, single elimination format. The winner of each match-up in the quarterfinals, will advance to the semi-final round. Two heats of two riders each will take place in the semi-finals and, once again, the winner of each match-up will advance, this time to the finals. The last two men will ride it out for the title of World Champion.
Box and reserved seating tickets for the 2009 ASA World Championships of Freestyle Motocross are available at the Fairplex Box Office, via all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800 745 3000 to charge them by phone. Tickets are $19.50 for reserved seats and $22.00 for box seats. Fair admission is separate and must be acquired.
The ASA World Championships of Freestyle Motocross will be broadcast in an hour-long network television special on CBS Sports, on Sunday, December 6th at 5:00 p.m. ET, following NFL football. Additional airings of the event will run throughout December on CBS College Sports and on Sportsnet NY. Viewers should consult their local listings for more details in their area. Additionally, all of the competitive action will be streamed LIVE on October 3, via GO211.com and BFD.com.
The 2009 ASA World Championships of Freestyle Motocross is produced by ASA Entertainment. For more information please contact Denise M. Abbott at 310 410 3020 ext. 309 or via email at abbott@asaent.com, or visit ActionSportsTour.com.
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About ASA Entertainment:
Founded in 1994, ASA Entertainment, LLC (an Omnicom Company) is an action sports event, television and content production agency focused on creating and executing customized, turn-key marketing programs that range in scale from grassroots to global. ASA’s events, featuring skateboarding, freestyle BMX, inline skating, free-skiing, freestyle motocross, snowboarding and music, are broadcast domestically on CBS, Spike, VERSUS, FUEL TV, WGN and Fox Sports Net, and distributed during 937 hours of programming to more than 1 billion HH globally via 32 international broadcast partners. ASA's productions span the spectrum from large, international competitions such as the LG Action Sports World Championships to amateur contests, lifestyle and branded entertainment events, demonstrations, exhibitions and mobile tours. As one of the most established organizations in action sports, ASA Entertainment develops premium content around the fastest growing sector of American sports. For more information, visit ASAentertainment.com or ActionSportsTour.com.
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