Alex Perelson had a tough time at the last Dew Tour stop in Boston, but he seems to be back on top of his game by finishing first in Thursday’s Skate Vert Prelims for the Wendy’s Invitational (the third stop of the Dew Tour) in Portland.Also making the finals were Bob Burnquist, Adam Taylor and Sandro Dias.Check out the full start list below.Getting byes into the finals were Bucky Lasek, winner of last month’s Dew Tour Skate Open, along with Pierre-Luc Gagnon and Andy Macdonald.

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SKATEBOARD VERT FINALS START ORDER
Final
1 Anthony Furlong
2 Sandro Dias
3 Rob Lorifice
4 Danny Mayer
5 Adam Taylor
6 Bob Burnquist
7 Alex Perelson
8 Andy Macdonald
9 Pierre-Luc Gagnon
10 Bucky Lasek

WENDY’S INVITATIONAL – PORTLAND, ORE.
August 13-16, 2009

RESULTS – SKATEBOARD VERT
DATE: August 13, 2009
ROUND: Prelims

RANK LAST FIRST HOMETOWN RUN 1 RUN 2 RESULT
1 Perelson Alex San Diego, CA 76.75 86.25 86.25
2 Burnquist Bob Rio De Janiero, BRA 77.25 79.25 79.25
3 Taylor Adam Cocoa Beach, FL 48 78.75 78.75
4 Mayer Danny Omaha, NE 75.5 78.75 78.75
5 Lorifice Rob Carlsbad, CA 47.5 78.25 78.25
6 Dias Sandro Santo Andre, BRA 57.5 77.75 77.75
7 Furlong Anthony Tampa, FL 24.75 74.5 74.5
8 Glifberg Rune Copenhagen, DEN 30.25 74 74
9 Millar Renton Melbourne, AUS 71.75 47 71.75
10 Postec Jean Annecy, FRA 71.5 34.75 71.5
11 Hendrix Neal Lewisville, NC 71.25 23.25 71.25
12 Ueda Lincoln Sao Paulo, BRA 70.75 55.5 70.75
13 Ronchetti Paul-luc Norwich, GBR 64.75 69.5 69.5
14 Bastos Marcelo Sao Paulo, BRA 58 50.5 58
15 Stafford Josh San Diego, CA 57.75 57.75 57.75
16 Miller Zach Del Mar, CA 43 23.5 43
17 Sloan Elliot New York City, NY 10.25 12 12