AST Announces Pre-Qualified Athletes For 2008 AST Dew Tour - Roster of Pre-Qualified Athletes Expected to Compete at Panasonic Open Include Baltimore’s Bucky Lasek and Three-Time Dew Cup Winners Ryan Sheckler and Jamie Bestwick - New York – The AST Dew
AST Announces Pre-Qualified Athletes For 2008 AST Dew Tour
Roster of Pre-Qualified Athletes Expected to Compete at Panasonic Open Include Baltimore’s Bucky Lasek and Three-Time Dew Cup Winners Ryan Sheckler and Jamie Bestwick
New York – The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, today announced the roster of athletes that are pre-qualified for the 2008 AST Dew Tour. The Panasonic Open kicks off in Baltimore, June 19-22 at Camden Yards Sports Complex.
Athletes are pre-qualified based on their rankings at the end of the 2007 AST Dew Tour season. Additionally 3-4 wild cards per discipline have been selected. Athletes who are not pre-qualified may compete as Open Qualifiers at the Panasonic Open to earn a spot in the preliminary rounds. The full list of pre-qualified athletes is as follows:
Skateboard Park Skateboard Vert
Ryan Sheckler Shaun White Greg Lutzka Bucky Lasek Rodolfo Ramos Pierre-Luc Gagnon Austen Seaholm Bob Burnquist Carlos de Andrade Andy Macdonald Fabrizo Santos Rune Glifberg Kurtis Colamonico Jean Postec Tulio de Oliviera Alex Perelson Danny Fuenzalida Danny Mayer Mike Peterson Anthony Furlong Danilo do Rosario * Adam Taylor Jason Barr * Rob Lorifice Mathieu Therres * Sandro Dias Rodil Araujo Jr Jereme Rogers * Chaz Ortiz * Paul Rodriguez * Chad Fernandez * Rodney Jones
*Indicates wild cards **All 2008 AST Dew Tour pre-qualified athletes are not guaranteed to compete at all five stops of the ’08 season
The complete 2008 AST Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event Date Location
Panasonic Open June 19-22 Baltimore, Md.—Camden Yards Sports Complex Right Guard Open July 17-20 Cleveland, OH—North Coast Harbor Wendy’s Invitational Aug. 21-24 Portland, Ore.—Rose Quarter Toyota Challenge Sept. 11-14 Salt Lake City, UT—EnergySolutions Arena PlayStation® Pro Oct. 16-19 Orlando, Fla.—Amway Arena
Entering its fourth year, the AST Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world. Attendance for the 2007 AST Dew Tour totaled 280,000 and an average of 41 million viewers tuned in via NBC and USA each year. The top athletes in the world will take part in this year’s Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded in Orlando at season’s end to champions in each of the six disciplines. The 2007 Dew Cup winners include Nate Adams (Freestyle Motocross), Jamie Bestwick (BMX Vert), Ryan Nyquist (BMX Dirt), Daniel Dhers (BMX Park), Shaun White (Skateboard Vert) and Ryan Sheckler (Skateboard Park).
