March 9, 2005

P.
O.  BOX 343292,  BARTLETT, TN 38184

ATTENTION:
NEWS, EVENTS, SPORTS EDITORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TENTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL TABLE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP

KICKS OFF IN LAS VEGAS

U.S.
National “Foosball” Team Makes Debut in Preparation for World Cup

Las Vegas, NV - Enthusiasts and top athletes from around
the world are already beginning to converge on Las Vegas, Nevada, to compete in
an unusual, unique event: the Valley-Tornado International Championships of
Table Soccer (a.k.a. "foosball").  Taking place March 22-26, 2006 at the
Riviera Hotel, about 400 of the world’s best foosball players will be on
hand to compete for titles and a combined total of over $75,000 in cash and
prizes.

All eyes will be on members of the newly selected U.S. National Table
Soccer Team as they compete in their first major tour event of the year.  The team, composed of seven male and
three female foosball Masters from throughout the United States, will be honing
their skills in preparation for the International Table Soccer Federation
(ITSF) World Cup of Table Soccer, to be held in Hamburg, Germany at the end of
May.  In this debut appearance, team
members will get an early chance to gauge their foosball capabilities against
some of their likely World Cup competition, including world #1-ranked player Frederico Collignon of Belgium.

The competition will take place on Tornado Table Soccer™ tables,
made by the Valley-Dynamo division of Brunswick, Inc., and is sanctioned by
both the ITSF and the United States Table Soccer Federation (USTSF).  As an ITSF sanctioned event, top
finishers in Open Doubles, Women’s Doubles, and Open Singles will win
expense-paid trips to the ITSF World Championships in Italy in November, while all participants in
Open Singles and Women’s Singles will also earn rankings points towards
additional trips to Italy.  In addition to tournament competition,
the Las Vegas
event will also feature the annual Valley International Foosball League
Championships, the culminating event of a year of worldwide table soccer league
competition, to be followed on Saturday night with an awards banquet, as well
as announcement of this year’s inductees into the Foosball Hall of Fame.

Other ITSF 2006 World Tour events in the United States are scheduled to
take place in Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina and Texas, while table soccer
players from over 35 countries are gearing up for further ITSF competition in
Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Poland, South
Africa and the UK.  In fact, this
year’s tour will be the largest worldwide table soccer pro tour ever!

With categories for men and women and beginner through Master, the Las Vegas competition is
open to all comers, and includes many specialty events, such as 15 & Under
Doubles, 40 & Over Doubles, Forward Shootout, and Goalie War, with most
finals held on Sunday the 26th.
There are entry fees for players who wish to
compete in an event, but there is no admission fee to enter the tournament room
and spectators are welcome.

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

www.vifa.com                                      -
tournament/league 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:

Dave Courington,
Promotions Director, Tel: 1-800-248-2837; Email: [email-masked]

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

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