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 Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:46 pm |
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USTSF Press Release: Jimmy V North Carolina Open
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The below USTSF Press Release has recently been distributed in
connection with the ITSF-sanctioned Bonzini™ USA's Jimmy V North
Carolina Open. Distribution hit over 90 local, national and industry
trade media targets, and a copy of the tournament flier was included
with the release. Although a fairly small tournament, this effort
hopefully will result in expanded exposure for the sport and more
importantly, the V Foundation's worthy cause:
March 1, 2006
ATTENTION: NEWS, EVENTS, SPORTS EDITORS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TABLE SOCCER CHAMPIONS COMPETE
IN BENEFIT FOR THE "V FOUNDATION"
Local Community Teams with Top Ranked "Foosball" Stars
to Help in Fight Against Cancer
RALEIGH, NC - Popular locally as a family restaurant and bar, Fat
Daddy's in Raleigh will also be host to this year's "Jimmy V"
North Carolina Foosball Open. To be held March 17-19 and with
categories open to men and women and beginner through Master, the
tournament is expected to draw local table soccer (a.k.a.
"foosball") enthusiasts and even internationally ranked players
from throughout the region, with proceeds benefiting the V Foundation
for Cancer Research.
The "Jimmy V" tournament annually raises funds for the V
Foundation, named for the late North Carolina State basketball coach
and ABC/ESPN sports commentator Jimmy Valvano. The V Foundation is a
charitable organization dedicated to saving lives by helping to find a
cure for cancer by generating broad-based support for cancer research
and by creating an urgent public awareness of the importance of the war
against cancer. In its first few years, the tournament raised a total
of over $10,000 for the V Foundation, thanks to local area business
sponsorships, and a total of more than $100,000 has been raised for
this and other charities in a nationwide combined effort by local event
organizers and Bonzini™ USA, a Division of Cribbs Inc.
Each year, the tournament takes place on "French-style" foosball
tables provided by Bonzini™ USA. The Bonzini™ table is one of five
different styles of table soccer tables currently endorsed by the
International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF) for use in international
competition. With the tournament recently recognized as an ITSF
"Master Series" tour event, the "Jimmy V" North Carolina
Foosball Open has now been elevated to international status.
Particularly exciting will be the Open Doubles and Open Singles events,
beginning 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, which will feature returning champions
Mack Smith, Tim "Fuji" Alberts, and Doris Little, as well as top
players from throughout the region and may include players from as far
away as Canada. The event is open to all spectators and there is no
admission fee to enter the tournament area. Registration begins at 6:00
p.m. on Friday, March 17th, with most finals held on Sunday the 19th.
Other ITSF 2006 World Tour events are scheduled to take place in
Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas, and even Las Vegas. In addition, table
soccer players all around the United States are gearing up for further
ITSF competition in Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany,
Japan, Mexico, Poland, and the UK. In fact, this year's tour will be
the largest worldwide table soccer pro tour ever!
For additional details about the event and the sport of table soccer,
please see the following websites:
www.bonziniusa.com - tournament/charity information site
www.table-soccer.org - the ITSF web site/international rankings
www.foosball.com - general information about the sport of table soccer
www.foosworld.com - information about players & regional events across
the U.S.A.
www.foosball.com/ustsf - the official USTSF web site
For more information, photos, or for an electronic version of this
release, please contact:
Alan Cribbs, Tournament Director, Tel: 1-336-325-3183; Email:
acribbs@triad.rr.com
Larry Davis, Executive Director, USTSF, Tel: 1-563-580-9485; Email:
larry.davis@ustsf.foosball.com
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Respectfully submitted,
Larry "Euro-Foosin" Davis
for: USTSF
"Ask not what the sport of foosball can do for you, ask what you can do
for the sport of foosball." |
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