With the arrival of international park designer & shaper Tommi 'Mellow' Marsh, preparations are on track for a killer 7th Red Bull Nanshan Open! As the riders arrive on Wednesday, we thought we'd give you a run down ahead of time explaining the details of this weekend's competition! This year the Open will have a total of four Chinese riders competing against international pros, so in order to show them some support we need YOU to come down and cheer extra loud for them this weekend!

Jan 10, Sat - Competition Day 1
Open to 21 International Pro Riders and 3 qualified Chinese riders from the Nanshan Open Qualifier. Each rider will have 3 runs; the best 1 out 3 counts, and the top 12 will progress onto Sunday’s competition.

9:30 – 11:00 Practise runs in park
11:00 – 12:00 1st Runs
12:00 - 13:00 – Lunch break & park maintenance
13:00 – 13:30 – Warm up
13:00 – 15:00 – 2nd and 3rd Runs
15:00 – 15:30 – DJ Wordy Trix and Mix Session*
15:35 – 15:45 – Announcement of 12 finalists
*DJ Wordy Trix and Mix Session: 30 minute jam session with DJ Wordy on snow performance. Most stylish trick wins a hand-tailored suit

Judging Criteria
Slopestyle (choose your line), best 1 of 3 runs counted
Judges will be looking at technical difficulty, execution, amplitude, style and landing. Any trick not landed will not be counted.

Jan 11, Sun – Competition Day 2
Limited to the 12 qualified riders of Saturday’s event (10th of January). Each rider will have 2 runs, the best 1 out of 2 counts. The top 4 will progress into the super finals.

Judging:
Slopestyle (choose your line), best 1 of 2 runs counted
Judges will be looking at technical difficulty, execution, amplitude, style and landing. Any trick not landed will not be counted.

09:30 – 11:00 Warm up
11:00 – 12:30 Finals
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break & park maintenance
13:30 – 14:15 Super Finals
14:15 – 14:45 – Lucky Monkey on snow punk rock performance
14:45 - Prize giving

As you can see, both days will be jam-packed with action, so head to the Quiksilver Nanshan Mellow Park this weekend and get ready to be amazed!
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