Alli's premiere international event, the China Invitational, has been officially slotted to go down in Beijing, May 8-10. Featuring skateboard Park and Vert and BMX Vert, the second-annual China Invitational will host top athletes such as Greg Lutzka and Austen Seaholm in the Skate Park competition; Pierre Luc Gagnon and Andy MacDonald in Skate Vert; and Jamie Bestwick and Chad Kagy in BMX Vert. Hey-yo! These dominant riders were invited based on their 2008 Dew Tour season rankings. But we're not the only ones ready to go. Skateboard phenom and Southern-California resident Greg Lutzka said he's stoked to compete in front of Beijing fans. "I think this will be a great warm-up for the upcoming Dew Tour season," he said. The China Invitational will be held in the Beijing University of Technology's indoor Gymnasium, a 2008 Summer Olympic venue which then accommodated badminton and rhythmic gymnastics (don't act like you didn't watch the rhythmic gymnastics). Stadium seating accommodates 6,900 spectators. "We couldn't be more excited to bring the China Invitational,"said Zhou Qiang, President of Xingyi New Media Investment Company. He added that with strong media partners such as BTV 6 and CSPN in China and NBC stateside, "we believe the China Invitational will continue to generate unprecedented Chinese interest in action sports." Alli Vice President Chris Prybylo said he and his company are thrilled to return to China, adding that last year's inaugural event received a tremendous fan turn-out. With the addition of BMX Vert as a judged competition this year, "The China Invitational will once again bring the best skateboard and BMX athletes in the world to the fans in China."
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