NZsnowboard.com

11th August 2007

LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (August 11, 2007) ? The Burton Global Open Series announces the halfpipe semi-finals and finals of the Burton NZ Open, due to take place today, have been postponed until tomorrow (Sunday August 12) due to poor weather.

The event will start at 9.30am with the women?s halfpipe semi-finals, followed by the men?s semi-finals at 11.15am and men?s and women?s finals at 1.30pm. The Invitation Quarterpipe Jam will then follow at 4.00pm.

For more information on the Burton New Zealand Open head to www.opensnowboarding.com



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About the Burton Global Open Series
The Burton Global Open Series events are the pinnacle snowboarding events of the season. Founded by Jake Burton, the Opens have grown from grassroots events to global spectacles attracting tens of thousands of spectators and riders from around the world. Since the beginning, the Opens have been driven by riders, for riders evolving with snowboarding and riders? needs over the years. With events held in Canada, Europe, Japan, the United States, New Zealand and Australia, the Opens set the standard for snowboarding events around the globe. For more information, visit opensnowboarding.com

The Burton Global Open Series is part of the Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour, the largest group of independent freestyle snowboard events in the world. TTR ranks riders based on their results at participating competitions and crowns a TTR World Champion at the US Open. For more information, visit www.ttrworldtour.com.