TTR World Snowboard Tour: 10th Red Bull Nanshan Open

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10th RedBull Nanshan Open

Event information
star accreditation	5STR TTRM	date of event	14.01.2012 - 15.01.2012
Format(s)	SS	location	Beijing, Nanshan Ski Resort, CHN
entry criteria	invitational & Qualification through 2Star Event
Prize Money	USD 50.000,-
Number of riders	20 + ca. 10 from qualification (Top 4 // 6 highest ranked Chinese riders)
Ranking Information	TTR 5Star Points
web address	www.mellowparks.cn
Online Registration	no

Event Sponsors

Event History

The Nanshan Open began in 2002 when a small group of friends threw the first snowboard competition ever held on Chinese soil. As the contest gained momentum and popularity the following years, in 2007 it earned global recognition as a 3Star stop on the TTR World Tour. The Nanshan Open ‘leveled up’ to 4Star status the subsequent year and in 2010 was the largest Asian event on the TTR World Tour.

Now a 5Star event, the two-day competition offers up US$50,000 in prize money and is preceded by a 2Star local qualifier on January 7th that will earn the top 4 riders and the six best Chinese riders a chance to compete in the Open alongside their international idols!

The event has hosted a who’s-who of up and coming riders, including Transworld’s ‘Rookie of the Year’ Austin Smith, young stars Nils Arvidsson and Anton Bilare along with the Isenseven, Nitro RoadWarriors and Pirate Movie Productions film crews. Past winners of the event include Juuso Laivisto (2010), Freddy Austbo (2009), Jakob Wilhelmson (2008) and Hampus Mosesson (2007), while everyone’s favorite OG shredder Travis Parker came on as guest judge for 2011. Last year saw local young-gun He Wei make a name for himself, placing 8th in the highest finish to date for a Chinese rider in a TTR competition.

2012 will be the Open’s sixth year with Red Bull as the title sponsor – this long term partnership has allowed both organizer and sponsor alike to focus on improving their event and raise the bar year after year. The Red Bull Nanshan Open has undoubtedly put China on the snowboarding map, and anticipation is high on what 2012 holds for the event!

Event videos

Teddy Koo takes 4th at the 10th Red Bull Nanshan Open

Teddy Koo's 4th place run at the 10th Red Bull Nanshan Open 2012.

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Roope Tonteri finishes 3rd at the 10th Red Bull Nanshan Open

Roope Tonteri (FIN) unfortunately was unable to stomp what could have been a first place run, landing a cab900 indy but reverting out on his impressive bs1260 mute attempt -- still finishing his run off in style with a switch boardslide 270out on the polejam and a lipslide 270out on the downrail, enough for third place. The TTR Worldtour Slopestyle Ranking sees Roope Tonteri still holding on to his leading position, followed now by newcomers in the top 3 Sam Hulbert an Maxence Parrot (CAN).

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Sam Hulbert takes 2nd at the 10th Red Bull Nanshan Open

With judges including Michi Albin, Ingemar Bachman and Scotty Wittlake in charge of narrowing yesterday's 12 top-ranked riders down to four for the afternoon's Super Finals, the level of riding was significantly elevated from the qualification round as riders gave their all for promises of fame, glory and of course the TTR points and prize money. After two runs each, USA's Sam Hulbert would enter the Super Finals ranked first, followed by Juuso Laivisto, Roope Tonteri (FIN) and Teddy Koo (KOR). In the end Sam Hulbert took second with a bs720 to fs1080 on the kickers and was the only rider to hit the jib section's oversized-pipe with a 50-50 to bs360 out.

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Juuso Laivisto wins 10th Red Bull Nanshan Open 2012

In his third appearance at the event, Finnish rider Juuso Laivisto claimed his second first-place finish at China's 5Star TTR Red Bull Nanshan Open. "It's been awesome to see how the event has grown the last years, since I won it the first time, when it was still a 4Star. I was stoked with my win, it was definitely heavy competition today. The others were just a little unfortunate I think." Juuso said.Juuso Laivisto clinched first place on his second run, going huge with back-to-back bs900 mute, followed by a 50-50 to method on the polejam, bs lipslide on the downrail finishing off in style with a tweaked out fs360 nosebonk on the Red Bull cube.

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TTR 10TH Red Bull Nanshan Open - Teaser

Celebrating its tenth birthday this year, the legendary Red Bull Nanshan Open becomes a 5Star TTR event in 2012 to become the largest slopestyle event in Asia. Twenty-two international invited pros will compete with seven locally qualified riders on a specially designed slopestyle course in the Nike Nanshan Park. The two day competition held January 14th - 15th attracts widespread international media attention and national TV coverage, making a huge impact on the nation's snowboard scene. Catch some of the world's top snowboarders battle it out for US$50,000 prize money, global TTR ranking points and of course...fame and glory! This year sees the addition of live TV coverage for the event, a first for a slopestyle event on Chinese television. The event can be watched on CCTV5 during the following time periods, or through live online stream on Sina through this link!For information on the event check out www.ttrworldtour.com/events/season-1112/5star/10th-red-bull-nanshan-open.html

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TTR 9th RedBull Nanshan Open - Wrap Up

The weather gods finally smiled upon Nanshan Ski Village as riders were met with perfect conditions for Day 2 of the 9th Red Bull Nanshan Open! In a closely fought battle, Finland's Janne Korpi would clinch top honors at this 4Star Swatch Ticket To Ride slopestyle contest, edging out young-gun Anton Bilare by a close judging decision. "I'm feeling pretty good! The weather was nice and the riding was great - it was really fun to ride today," said Janne.Sunday morning's finals saw yesterday's top 12 ranked riders battle it out for the four spots in the afternoon's Super Finals, with Anton Bilare (SWE) going into the session ranked first, followed by Sergey Lapushkin (RUS), Knut Eliassen (NOR) and Janne Korpi (FIN).

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8th Red Bull Nanshan Open Highlights 2010

Highlights from the 8th Red Bull Nanshan Open, a 4star Swatch TTR snowboarding competition based in Beijing, China. Watch great snowboarding from winner Juuso Laivisto and Sergey Lapushkin, David Bertschinger Karg.

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TTR Tricks - Sergey Lapushkin snowboarding tricks at Nanshan Open

TTR Tricks - Sergey Lapushkin snowboarding tricks at the 4Star Nanshan Open in Beijing. The best snowboard tricks. 18335

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TTR Tricks - Nick Hyne snowboarding tricks at Nanshan Open

TTR Tricks - Nick Hyne snowboarding tricks at the 4Star Nanshan Open in Beijing. The best snowboard tricks.

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TTR Tricks - Juuso Laivisto snowboarding tricks at Nanshan Open

TTR Tricks - Juuso Laivisto snowboarding tricks at the 4Star Nanshan Open in Beijing. The best snowboard tricks.

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TTR Tricks - David Bertschinger Karg snowboarding tricks at Nanshan Open

TTR Tricks - David Bertschinger Karg snowboarding tricks at the 4Star Nanshan Open in Beijing. The best snowboard tricks.

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TTR 7th Red Bull Nanshan Open 2009 Wrap Up

As the 4star 8th Red Bull Nanshan competition in Beijing draws closer, the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour wraps up all the action from last year. So get excited for one of the best 4star TTR events on the calendar which goes down on the 6th-13th January 2010. Catch all the snowboarding highlights and news at http://www.ttrworldtour.com.

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Men's Results

Results for Slopestyle 2012
Rank	Name	Sponsors	Nation	Score
1	Juuso Laivisto	Red Bull, Giro	FIN	850.00
2	Sam Hulbert	Smith	USA	800.95
3	Roope Tonteri	Anon Optics, Etnies, Board.TV	FIN	765.00
4	Teddy Koo	Salomon, Electric	KOR	737.85
5	Aljosa Krivec	Apo Boards, Burn, Horsefeathers, Von Zipper, Deeluxe	SLO	716.05
6	Nils Arvidsson	Rip Curl, DVS	SWE	697.00
7	Sergey Lapushkin	DC, Spy, FLUX BINDINGS	RUS	678.97
8	Petja Piiroinen	Billabong, Giro	FIN	663.00
9	Knut Eliassen		NOR	648.85
10	Nick Brown		NZL	634.85
11	Nick Hyne	Smith	NZL	621.01
12	Maxence Parrot		CAN	607.32
13	Anton Bilare	Rip Curl, Skullcandy	SWE	593.79
14	Kazushige Fujita	Head, Union Bindings, Electric	JPN	580.41
15	Atsushi Ishikawa	Flow, Quiksilver, Deeluxe	JPN	567.19
16	Bryan Fox	Dakine, Quiksilver	USA	554.12
17	Kevin Backstrom	Monster Energy, Rome, Skullcandy	SWE	541.21
18	Yongho Lee		KOR	528.45
19	Nate Jones		USA	515.85
20	Wei Zhang		CHN	503.40
21	Andrew Wang		CHN	491.10
22	Guo Xiao		CHN	478.96
23	Austin Smith	Dakine, Quiksilver	USA	466.97
24	Xianyi Li		CHN	455.14
25	Penghuan Li	32 Snowboard Boots	CHN	443.47
26	Liu Li		CHN	431.95