Integrated resort operator Melco’s Studio City will be hosting the skateboarding competition “2026 FISE: Battle of the Champions” in Macau from March 13 to 15.
Following the invitation-only street skateboarding tournament’s 2025 Macau debut, the event will again gather the top street skateboarders from around the world at the Studio City Event Centre in Cotai, the statement noted.
Event highlights include a men’s and women’s ollie* contests and seeding** games for pro skateboarders, along with top 16 battles. In all, the statement said that over the event period, athletes will compete across Pro Men Women, Amateur, and Junior divisions.
Last year’s champion, young professional skateboarder Cui Chenxi, will return for this edition. The 16-year-old skateboarder was born in Jinan, Shandong and, when she was 14, won gold in women’s street skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, becoming the youngest Chinese gold medallist in the Asian Games, according to Wikipedia.
Other notable names revealed in yesterday’s statement are South Korea’s Juni Kang, mainland Chinese skateboarder Pan Jiajie and Margielyn Didal from the Philippines, with the full line-up, along with the park, to be unveiled in due course.
“More than a competition, FISE: Battle of the Champions is an urban festival, uniting fans, athletes, and creatives in a vibrant celebration of skate culture”, according to the statement.
More details can be found on the Studio City website on https://www.studiocity-macau.com/en/events/fise-battle-of-the-champions-macau, with tickets now available.
*In skateboarding, an “ollie” is a fundamental trick where the rider leaps into the air while the skateboard remains beneath them. - Poe
**According to AI chatbot Poe, in sports, “seeding” means ranking teams or players in a tournament based on their past performance or skill level. This helps ensure that the strongest competitors don’t play against each other in the early rounds, making the competition fairer and more exciting.
This image downloaded from the Studio City website promotes the FISE: Battle of the Champions slated to take place at the Cotai integrated resort’s event centre March 13 to 15.
