Hirano, Totsuka lead filed to reach FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup final in Chongli

CHONGLI, China, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Japanese snowboarders Ruka Hirano and Yuto Totsuka secured top positions in their respective heats to advance to the men's halfpipe final of the FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup in Chongli, north China's Hebei Province, on Friday.

The qualification round was divided into two heats, with the top five snowboarders from each heat progressing to the final.

In Heat 1, 23-year