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 Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:29 am |
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Grapevines, Texas - An estimated 400 of the world’s best table soccer
(a.k.a. “foosball”) players have already begun to descend on the
Dallas-Fort Worth area to compete for approximately $100,000 in cash,
prizes and titles at Valley-Dynamo’s Tornado Table Soccer World
Championship Series tournament. To take place September 2-7, 2009 at
the DFW Hilton Lakes Hotel & Conference Center, the tournament
features categories for men and women of all skill levels from amateur
to Master and for ages from junior to senior.
Both team and individual competitions are expected to be very
intense, as athletes vie for qualification berths to play in the next
International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF) World Championship Finals
in Nantes, France in January. In addition, the current ITSF World Cup
Champions – the U.S. National Team – will be defending their hard-won
honor in a special ITSF National Teams category, as they take on
current World #1-ranked Team Germany and others in a much anticipated
preview of top World Cup contenders for 2010.
All competition will take place on Tornado Table Soccer tables,
one of five official tables used for international pro tour play and
manufactured by DFW’s own Valley-Dynamo, Inc. The event is an ITSF
World Series class tournament, and is further sanctioned by the United
States Table Soccer Federation (USTSF). Sponsors of the event include
Valley-Dynamo and the DFW Hilton Lakes (reservations: 1-817-481-8444)
while sponsors of the U.S. National Team include Foosball.com and TTR
MasterWraps. Professional video production is provided by
InsideFoos.com and NetFoos.tv.
Opening events begin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2nd,
with most finals occurring on Monday the 7th. Spectators and press
are welcome and there is no admission fee to enter the tournament
room. There are entry fees for players who wish to compete in an
event.
This is the largest tournament held in the USA on the 2009 ITSF
World Tour. Other 2009 ITSF competitions have taken place in Austria,
Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia,
Mexico, Poland, Romania, Russia, United Arab Emirates, and the United
Kingdom, among others. In fact, this year’s 50-tournament tour could
be the largest table soccer tour ever!!
For additional details about this event and/or the sport of table
soccer, please see the following websites:
www.ustsf.org - USTSF official web site/Pro Tour & U.S. National Team
sponsorship opportunities
www.table-soccer.org - ITSF official website/international rankings/
news
www.vifa.com - USTSA website/Tournament flier/USA Rankings/League
information
www.foosball.com - General information about the sport of Table Soccer
www.insidefoos.com - Table Soccer videos/Hall of Fame
For more information, photos, or for an electronic version of this
release, please contact:
Larry Davis, Executive Director, USTSF, Tel: 1-563-580-9485; Email:
larry.davis at (no spam) ustsf.foosball.com
Dave Courington, Promotions Director, Tel: 1-817-312-3904; Email:
foosdave at (no spam) aim.com
Brian Elliott, Tournament Director, Tel: 1-800-544-1346; Email:
info at (no spam) vifa.com
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