CONGRATULATIONS TO JOKEY TONG

19 Year Old Chinese Flow Team Rider Jokey Tong Qualifies for the 8th Annual Red Bull Nanshan Open last week. He is sponsored by: FLOW, GIRO, SESSIONS & DRAGON

Beijing, CHINA (December 26, 2009) - It was smiles all around for Andrew Wilde, He Wei, Li Jie, Ming Ming, Li Penghuan and Jokey Tong as it was announced they had qualified for the 8th Red Bull Nanshan Open on Saturday! Over 50 riders took to the Quiksilver Nanshan Mellow Park on an unseasonably cold Saturday to battle it out for the six remaining spots in the 8th Red Bull Nanshan Open, a 4Star Swatch Ticket To Ride World Snowboard Tour competition.
While a freak Thursday night sandstorm left the snow park covered in a 1cm layer of dirt on Friday, the park crew worked furiously to clear the mess, and with a fresh coat of nice, white man-made snow the park was once again shredable come Saturday.

After a quick morning warm-up session, the pressure was on as riders took to the park for two runs, with only their highest scoring run counted. The tension was definitely visible as riders put their all into stomping their runs when it mattered the most!

With the full 8th Red Bull Nanshan Open riders list now complete, the locally qualified riders are sure to be in the park practicing non-stop over the next two weeks, ensuring they have their tricks perfected and hopefully dialing in some new ones! We can't wait to see what's in store for Chinese snowboarding come January.

A big shout-out goes to the Hong Kong contingent that travels over every year to participate - you guys rock! Check out the video from all the day's action by clicking here!

For more info and pics of the action check www.mellowparks.cn