For the sixth year the Pro-Tec Pool Party has come and gone at the Kombi bowl in the Vans Skatepark at the Block at Orange, and for the second time Bucky Lasek brought home first place in the Pro division. In what is possibly bigger news, for the first time in the history of the contest Chris Miller did not win the Masters division. His five year streak came to an end when skate legend, Steve Caballero, bowled his way to victory.

For the few years of this contest Rune Glifberg and Chris Miller had been dominant with Glifberg winning three, and Chris Miller winning five, but that all changed on a sunny Saturday at a mall in Southern California. Caballero was able to tap into what made him one of the best skateboarders of the 80s, and in the process ended Miller's streak.

In the Pro division everyone knew the winner was going to be one of three guys: Bucky Laksek, Rune Glifberg or Omar Hassan. The later two being your quintessential pool skater, relying on "the way your supposed to skate a pool," and that's where Lasek steps in. He is the reigning Dew Tour Vert Champion, and has brought a new twist to the world of bowls. He links all the inverted spins that have become a necessity in the world of vert into flawless pool runs. He throws down the tech stuff that gets the old guys pumped, then goes huge to get the crowd pumped. That's what he did on Saturday, which climaxed when he did a gay twist from pool to pool, which sounds weird but believe me, it was heavy. Here's list of the full results:

Full Results:

Masters
1. Steve Caballero (San Jose, CA) $13,000
2. Chris Miller (Del Mar, CA) $7,000
3. Lance Mountain (Alhambra, CA) $4,000

Pros
1. Bucky Lasek (Baltimore, MD)$30,000
2. Rune Glifberg (Copenhagen, DEN)$18,000
3. Omar Hassan (Costa Mesa, CA) $10,000






Here's some photos from the day:



Rune gets his Madonna on.