"Foosball" Players from Around the World to Compete for Masters Title at Tornado Table Soccer National Championships in Atlanta, Georgia
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ATTENTION: NEWS, EVENTS, SPORTS EDITORS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TORNADO TABLE SOCCER NATIONAL & MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
TO BE HELD IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
-- “Foosball” Players from Around the World Compete for Masters Title
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Atlanta, GA – Even now, hundreds of athletes from around the world are
training intensively to compete in a truly unique sports event: the
Tornado National & Masters Singles Championships… of table soccer.
Also known as “foosball,” this tournament is one of the largest of its
kind, and is set to take place June 18-21, 2009 at the Hilton Atlanta
Airport.
All eyes will be on members of the U.S. National Table Soccer
Team, as they face many top international rivals in singles events for
the first time since the USA’s decisive first place finish at the
World Cup of Table Soccer held in France last January. Premier
players such as world #1-ranked Frederico Collignon of Belgium, #2-
ranked Chris Marks of Germany and many others are anticipated
attendees, giving American “foosers” an ideal opportunity to
revalidate their table skills against some of their most likely
competition throughout the second half of the 2009 World Tour.
As an International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF) sanctioned
tournament, competition is expected to be fierce. In addition to the
tournament’s cash and prizes, the top finishers in Open, Women’s,
Junior’s and Senior’s Singles will automatically qualify to compete as
a member of Team USA at the ITSF World Championships Finals in Europe
at the end of this year’s tour. All participants in both Men’s and
Women’s Singles and Doubles events will also earn rankings points
towards expense paid trips to the World Championships.
The tournament is further sanctioned by the United States Table
Soccer Federation (USTSF), and all competition will take place on
Tornado Table Soccer™ tables, made by Valley-Dynamo, LLC of Richland
Hills, TX. The event is open to all comers, with categories available
for men and women and beginner through Master. There are entry fees
for players who wish to compete in an event, but there is no admission
fee to enter the tournament room. Most finals will be held on Sunday
the 21st – both press and spectators are welcome to visit at any time.
Other ITSF 2009 World Tour events are scheduled for Austria,
Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia,
Mexico, Poland, South Africa, the UAE and the UK, among may others.
In fact, this year’s tour may be the largest world table soccer pro
tour ever!
For additional details about the event and the sport of table
soccer, please see the following websites:
www.vifa.com - VIFA league and USTSA tournament information site
www.ustsf.org - USTSF official web site/U.S. National Team and tour
event sponsorship opportunities
www.table-soccer.org - ITSF official web site/international rankings/
news
www.foosball.com - General information about the sport of table soccer
For more information, photos, or for an electronic version of this
release, please contact:
Brian Elliott, Tour Director, Tel: 1-800-544-1346; Email:
in...@vifa.com
Dave Courington, V.P. of Sales, Tel: 1-972-595-5311; Email:
dave.co...@valley-dynamo.com
Larry Davis, Executive Director, USTSF, Tel: 1-563-580-9485; Email:
larry...@ustsf.foosball.com
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