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"\"&lt;p&gt;TTR WORLD TOUR ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL 5STAR &amp;amp; 6STAR CALENDAR FOR 2011\\/12 SEASON&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;With the Southern Hemisphere leg done and dusted, the TTR World Snowboard Tour will take a brief hiatus before turning all focus to the Northern Hemisphere competition calendar.\\u00a0 The 2011\\/12 season marks the 10th anniversary of the TTR World Tour and the Northern Hemisphere leg is, once again, packed full of the best independent snowboard competitions in the world on all levels.\\u00a0 New for the TTR Tour this year is the introduction of an all-new World Tour Ranking system that is now broken out to rank riders in individual disciplines: Overall Tour Ranking, Halfpipe Tour Ranking, Slopestyle Tour Ranking and Big Air Tour Ranking.\\u00a0 In addition, the TTR World Tour has a new 6Star competition onboard, the World Snowboarding Championships, which will feature halfpipe, quarterpipe and slopestyle with a huge prize purse worth $500,000 USD.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;6Star Calendar: Legendary Classics with a new Championship Twist&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nThe 6Star event calendar has shaped up to be an elite list of classic events that have been around for ages with the added highlight of the inaugural World Snowboarding Championships (WSC).\\u00a0 The 6Star Tour will begin in December with the Shaun White Oakley Air &amp;amp; Style Beijing in China where riders will go head-to-head in the famed &amp;#8216;bird&amp;#8217;s nest&amp;#8217; National Stadium.\\u00a0 The Tour will then move to Switzerland in January for the O&amp;#8217;Neill Evolution in Davos and the Burton European Open in Laax.\\u00a0 The European Open marks a significant milestone in the season since it will act as the qualification cut-off for the all-new World Snowboarding Championships going down in Oslo, Norway in February.\\u00a0 But, before the WSC gets going, riders will make a stop off in Austria for one of the longest-running events in snowboarding: The Billabong Air &amp;amp; Style Innsbruck.\\u00a0 The season will be capped off with the cornerstone of freestyle snowboarding events, the 30th annual Burton US Open, where TTR will crown the Overall, Halfpipe and Slopestyle Tour Champions.\\u00a0 The combined prize purse of all 6Star events for the 2011\\/12 season is worth a whopping $1.15-million USD.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;5Star Events Keeping Riders Trotting the Globe&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nThis year&amp;#8217;s crop of 5Star events is looking super strong with some healthy prize money and opportunities for riders to bank valuable TTR Ranking points in all disciplines.\\u00a0 The 5Star calendar already kicked off with the Billabong Ante Up back in July and the Burton New Zealand Open in August, and will continue with the Sprint US Snowboarding Grand Prix set to go down in Copper, Colorado right after the Air &amp;amp; Style Beijing in December.\\u00a0 Riders have the opportunity to compete at 5Star events across the globe with the Relentless Big Air Stuttgart in Germany, The Nanshan Open in China, Burton Canadian Open in Canada, Burn River Jump in Italy and the Nescafe Champs Leysin in Switzerland.\\u00a0 In other 5Star event news, the Roxy crew is back on board with an all-women&amp;#8217;s event called the Roxy Snow Pro going down in February and the Quiksilver Spring Battle has been upgraded from a 4Star event to join the 5Star lineup.\\u00a0 The 5Star event series for the 2011\\/12 season features a combined prize purse of over $500,000 USD.\\u00a0 Check out the full list of 5Star events below.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Mark these big dates down in your calendar and don&amp;#8217;t forget that all 6Star events and almost all 5Star events can be viewed live via webcast, so there&amp;#8217;s no reason to miss a beat of the action all winter long.\\u00a0 Check out www.ttrworldtour.com for complete event details, news, photos and fresh video content.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;2011\\/12 TTR World Tour: 6Star Event Calendar&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Event&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nLocation&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDates&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nFormat&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nOakley Shaun White Air &amp;amp; Style&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBeijing, China&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDecember 1-3, 2011&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBA&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nO&amp;#8217;Neill Evolution&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDavos, Switzerland&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nJanuary 2-7, 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBA, HP&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBurton European Open&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nLaax, Switzerland&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nJanuary 7-14, 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSS, HP&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBillabong Air &amp;amp; Style&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nInnsbruck, Austria&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nFebruary 2-4, 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBA&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nWorld Snowboarding Championships&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nOslo, Norway&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nFebruary 12-19, 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSS, HP, QP&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBurton US Open&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nStratton, VT USA&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMarch, 5-11 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSS, HP&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;2011\\/12 TTR World Tour: 5Star Event Calendar&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Event&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nLocation&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDates&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nFormat&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBillabong Ante Up&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nWhistler, BC Canada&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nJuly 1, 2011&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBA&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBurton New Zealand Open&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nCardrona, New Zealand&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nAugust 8-14, 2011&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSS, HP&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSprint US Snowboarding Grand Prix&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nCopper, CO USA&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDecember 5-10, 2011&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHP&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRelentless Big Air Stuttgart&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nStuttgart, Germany&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDecember 16-17, 2011&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBA&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nNanshan Open&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBeijing, China&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nJanuary 13-14, 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSS&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBurton Canadian Open&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nCalgary, AB Canada&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nJan 1-Feb 5, 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSS, HP&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRoxy Snow Pro 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSaalbach, Austria&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nFebruary 9-12, 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSS&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBurn River Jump&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nLivigno, Italy&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nFebruary 21-24, 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSS&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSprint US Snowboarding Grand Prix&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMammoth, CA USA&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nFeb 28-March 3, 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSS, HP&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nNescafe Champs Leysin&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nLeysin, Switzerland&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMarch 1-4, 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSS&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQuiksilver Spring Battle&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nFlachauwinkl, Austria&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMarch 28-30, 2012&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBA&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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