September 23, 2005

P.
O.  BOX 343292,  BARTLETT, TN 38184

ATTENTION:
NEWS, EVENTS, SPORTS EDITORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UNITED STATES TABLE SOCCER CHAMPIONS QUALIFY

FOR WORLD FINALS IN ITALY

Top Ranked American Stars Will Battle Against
Worlds Best

All over the world, athletes
are training, conditioning and studying each other's moves in preparation for
an incredible, Olympic-style event: the World Series of Table Soccer Masters
Final.  To be held October 28-30 in St. Vincent, Italy, this event is expected to
draw approximately 60 of the best table soccer (aka
"foosball") players from some 32 participating countries.

Having
qualified in grueling preliminary competitions and various national
championships, such as Labor Day weekend's $150,000 World Championships of
Table Soccer in Dallas, Texas, this tournament amounts to the
pinnacle of success and recognition for these competitors. Indeed, these
are the elite of the elite in this little known sport that is actually played
in almost every country worldwide.

With other preliminary
events having taken place in the UK, Costa Rica, Austria, France, Poland,
Canada and this week in Japan, the season's qualifying rounds have firmed up a
3-man/2-woman U.S. National Team: Billy Pappas (20), of Deacut,
Massachusetts, Tony Spredeman (20) of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, Robert Mares (36) of Aurora, Colorado, Stayce
Fowler (29) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Dusty Bambenek
(43) of Fulton, Ohio.

All eyes will again be on
Belgian superstar Frederico Collignon,
who has dominated this and other tournaments for the last seven years, earning
him the #1 ranking in the world.
But for the first time he'll be strongly challenged, as Americans Pappas
and Spredeman are the only two to have handed Collignon defeats in recent major international
events.  On the women’s side
of the competition, Moya Tielens
of Vancouver, B.C. is a top contender along with
Samantha DiPaolo of Italy,
but Stayce Fowler, this year's Women's Singles
Champion at Dallas,
is expected to pose a serious threat.

The competition will take
place on five different styles of table soccer tables currently sanctioned by
the International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF).  This provides the maximum challenge to
players, because they must continuously adjust their individual styles to
varied playing conditions.  The
result is that only the most versatile, truly adaptable players in the world
will come out on top.

The tournament is organized and
sanctioned by the ITSF.  It is open
to all spectators and there is no admission fee to enter the tournament
room.  Opening ceremonies are on
Friday evening at 8:00 p.m. and competition commences on Saturday at noon.

The following web sites can
provide additional detail about the event and the sport:

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

www.vifa.com
- the USTSA web site/USA rankings

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

www.foosworld.com    - information about players and regional events
across the U.S.A.

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

Larry Davis, Executive Director,
USTSF

Tel: 563-580-9485; Email: [email-masked]

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