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Swatch TTR Ranking Predictions (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 Posted at 12:03:07 AM)
Antti Autti (FIN) – 0607 World #2 // last year's Evolution HP champion Antti has been out with a shoulder injury, causing him to miss the first two Swatch TTR SIX(6)STAR events of the World Tour. Antti won the Superpipe and finished 2nd in Quarterpipe at last year’s competition. A win for Antti at the O’Neill Evolution will move him into the Top 70.
Chas Guldemond (USA) – current World #5 Chas is currently No. 5 on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. If he finishes Top 3 at the O’Neil Evolution he will move in the World No. 2, behind Torstein Horgmo (NOR). This will be his second SIX(6)STAR event, and his sixth result this season. Finishing in the TOP 16 at Davos will move Chas into the World Top.
Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) – last year's #2 in the Evolution HP Iouri currently sits at 58 in the Swatch TTR rankings and finishing in the top 16 at the O’Neill Evolution will move him into the Top 30. This is his first SIX(6)STAR event and third result this season Iouri came in 6th in the halfpipe at the FIVE(5)STAR Burton New Zealand Open back in August. (came 2nd last year in the pipe at Evolution)
Mathieu Crepel (FRA) – 0506 TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion The O’Neill Evolution will be Mathieu’s third SIX(6)STAR Swatch TTR event as well as his third result, but it is his first halfpipe competition for 07/08. He currently sits at World No. 28 and wining the HP format in Davos would move him into the Top 10.
Andy Finch (USA) - current Swatch TTR World #8 Andy is currently World No. 8 on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. The O’Neill Evolution will be his third SIX(6)STAR event and his fifth result of the 07/08 season. Earlier this season at the FOUR(4)STAR Garnier Fructis Australian Open, Andy finished first in the Halfpipe. A win in Davos will move him into the Top 3 on the Tour. Finishing in the top 16 in Davos will keep Andy in the Top Ten.
Risto Mattila (FIN) – current Swatch TTR World #20 Risto currently sits at No. 20 on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. The O’Neill Evolution will be both his third result and his third SIX(6)STAR event this season. If Risto wins in Davos he will move into the Top 10. Finishing in the top 16 in Davos will move him into the Top 15.
Nicolas Mueller (SUI) – last year's QP champion Nicolas currently sits at 96 on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. The O’Neill Evolution will be both this second result and his second SIX(6)STAR event of the 07/08 season. Nicolas won the quarterpipe at the Evolution last year. Finishing in the top 16 in Davos will jump into the Top 40 on the tour.
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