April 26, 2007

P. O. BOX 343292, BARTLETT, TN 38184  USA

ATTENTION:  NEWS, EVENTS, SPORTS
EDITORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Foosin’ Fever Promotions Announces

the $12,000 UPPER MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS “FOOSBALL” TOURNAMENT

- Minneapolis Area Tournament Draws Many of World’s Best Table Soccer
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Burnsville, MN – Minnesota has long had a reputation
for “pool sharks” -- as made most famous by the 1961 Paul Newman
movie “The Hustler.”  But what’s not widely known is that
the state is also noted for its long history as home to no less than a dozen of
the World’s most elite “foosball” players.  Indeed, many of these top players will
be among an expected 75 competing May 4-6th for cash and titles in the $12,000
Upper Midwest Championships at Shooter’s Billiards, 1934 E. Highway 13 in
Burnsville, MN.

Now recognized as an International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF) Pro
Tour Series event, the tournament has even been elevated to international tour
status.  This means that players at
the Master levels will play not only for prizes at the event, but also for
qualifying points to compete at the ITSF World Championship Finals in St.
Vincent, Italy this coming October.
As a result, “foosers” from as far away as Colorado and
Ohio, and even numerous Canadian players are also expected to compete in the
Minnesota tournament.

Competition could easily draw match ups between top American players
such as USA #1-ranked Billy Pappas against fellow U.S. Team member and local
favorite Dave Gummeson, of Coon Rapids, MN, among others.  Women’s competition is likely to
include some of the best in the world as well, including past World Champions
Stayce Fowler of Cedar Rapids, IA and Moya Tielens of Vancouver, British
Columbia. And, with many top Masters playing exceptionally strong after a
fiercely competitive 2006 World Pro Tour, matches are anticipated to be
extremely intense!

The tournament is organized by Foosin’
Fever Promotions and is sanctioned by both the United States Table Soccer
Federation and the ITSF.
Competition will include numerous categories for men and women from
beginner to Master, and specialty events such as “Draw Your Partner
Doubles,” “Goalie War” and “Forward
Shootout.”  The tournament is
open to press and spectators, and there is no admission fee to enter the
tournament area.  Opening events
begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 4th with most finals occurring on Sunday the
6th.  Players of every skill level
can register for events on site, and all competition will be on
Brunswick’s Tornado Table Soccer™ tables.

Sponsors of the event include Foosin’
Fever Promotions and Shooters Billiards, while sponsors of the U.S. National
Foosball Team include Nike™,
Brunswick’s Tornado Table Soccer™, Bonzini™ USA, Tornello Enterprises, Foosball.com,
Rod-lock.com and TTR MasterWraps.
The host hotel for the tournament will be the Select Inn and Suites, at
250 N. River Ridge Circle in Burnsville (reservations: 1-952-890-9550).

Other USTSF/ITSF 2007 World Tour events in the United States are
scheduled to take place in Kentucky, North Carolina, Colorado, Louisiana,
Texas, Virginia and Las Vegas, Nevada, while table soccer players from over 40
countries are gearing up for further ITSF competition in Austria, Canada, Costa
Rica, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Romania, South Africa and
the UK, among others.  In fact, this
year’s 56-tournament, five-continent tour will be the largest worldwide
table soccer pro tour ever!

For additional details about the
event and the sport of table soccer, see the following websites:

www.vifa.com                                                       -
Tournament/league information site

www.table-soccer.org                                         -
ITSF official web site/international rankings/news

www.foosball.com
-
General information about the sport of table soccer

www.ustsf.org                                                      -
USTSF official web site/U.S. National Team sponsorship opportunities

For more information, photos, or for an electronic
version of this release, please contact:

Loyd Mandel, Tournament Director, Tel:
1-605-352-5827; Email: [email-masked]

Larry Davis, Executive Director, USTSF, Tel: 1-563-580-9485; Email: [email-masked]

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