2009 CORONA LIGHT “HALL OF FAME CLASSIC” TABLE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS KICKS OFF IN LAS VEGAS
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CORONA LIGHT “HALL OF FAME CLASSIC”
TABLE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE HELD IN LAS VEGAS
-- “Foosball” Players from Around the World Compete for $90,000
in Combined Tournament and League Prizes --
Las Vegas, NV – Even now, hundreds of athletes from around the world
are training intensively to compete in a truly unique sports event:
the Corona Light Hall of Fame Classic and International League
Championships… of table soccer. Also known as “foosball,” this
tournament is one of the largest of its kind, and is set to take place
March 11-15, 2009 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
All eyes will be on members of the U.S. National Table Soccer
Team, as they face many top international rivals 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 will be in attendance, giving American
“foosers” an ideal opportunity to revalidate their table skills
against some of their most likely competition throughout 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 finisher in Open Singles
automatically wins an expense-paid trip to the ITSF World
Championships Finals at the end of this year’s tour, and all who
participate in Open Singles, Open Doubles and Women’s Singles will
earn rankings points towards additional trips to the World
Championships.
In addition to the tournament itself, the event will also feature
the final playoffs from a year of worldwide table soccer league
competition, the annual Foosball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and
the Valley International League banquet and awards ceremony.
The tournament is sponsored by Corona Light, and is further
sanctioned by the United States Table Soccer Federation (USTSF). All
competition will take place on Tornado Table Soccer™ tables, made by
the Valley-Dynamo division of Brunswick, Inc. The event is open to
all comers, with categories available for men and women and beginner
through Master. Numerous specialty categories are also included such
as 18 & Under Doubles, 50 & Over Doubles, Forward Shootout, and Goalie
Wars. 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 30th – 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:
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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