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Monday, September 24, 2012

Foosball Tournament variations and scheduling.


     The previous tournament article had focus on the Draw Your Partner (often abbreviated DYP) format that is the mainstay event in domestic foosball today. A DYP offers a random format that is different every time and gives everyone a chance to win. I also spoke about the Amateur free entry tournament format. I believe this is an essential format giving new players a tournament environment with less pressure that is geared toward improvement. This is an important and essential stepping stone event for creating new tournament players out of recreational foosers. A schedule addresses the specific needs of the player base as a whole, encourages advancement, and builds new players. Make sure to read my related article http://foosballmonk.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-run-successful-local-foosball.html   Here is an example of a calendar from 2003 Tulsa Foosball.







    


    At this time I had 16 foosball tables in place at the two Tulsa locations. There was a local tournament player base of 80+ players and a recreational player base made up of hundreds of recreational foosers. To be clear, a player base of this size in Tulsa did not happen overnight. Tulsa was the first city outside of Dallas that Tornado placed a table. This information comes from the creator of the Tornado Bob Furr. We talked at length one year at the worlds. He had a foosball newsletter with an article highlighting the expansion to Tulsa in the early 70's. Over the next decade, Tornado foosball took off in the sooner nation. By the late 70's and 80's, there were multiple Foosball halls filled with 20-30 foosball tables and a jukebox. Every pool room, bar, and game room had foosball, Tornadoes coated the town of Tulsa. The 1974 Nationals held in Tulsa at the very cool Camelot hotel. This was biggest tour event at the time, the equivalent of the World Championships today just with a thousand or more people in attendance.
   
      The American entertainment scene was vastly different in the era before video games, computers, the internet, and casino expansions. Pool rooms, bars, and game rooms were numerous, successful, and  filled with customers. There were foosball tournaments littering the city. Multiple true foosball halls existed in Tulsa, numerous locations with 20-30 plus glass top Tornadoes and a jukebox. Sometimes a pinball machine or two would be pushed against the wall but no video games, big screens with sports games, or pool tables. It was all about foosball and EVERYONE played, even if just a little.  This is when tournament variations like the draw your partner and pick your partner were first invented and passed on through the years.  

     Great players like Kevin Keeter, Kenny Garwood, and Charlene Agnew ruled the local foosball scene and toured the nation proudly representing Tulsa at the top level of tournament play. The casual player base in America at that time may have numbered well into the hundreds of thousands if not into the millions. This was the height of foosball.  These non-tournament players piled quarters on the tables, fueled the massive gross revenue necessary to run a proper vending business, and caused a demand for foosball that lasted until video games began to enter the entertainment market. Technology would slowly transform things in America. Internationally, foosball is gaining popularity. The increasing global interest in foosball could cause a resurgence domestically. Time will tell.
    
     Enough foosball history let us get back to the 2003 tournament calendar. Notice the Saturday event was static, always the same every week. This was the cornerstone of the schedule. The Friday tournament was usually equal in attendance but changed each week. This offered the players variety and essential events important to preparing players for regional events. The variety also gave players something to talk about and plan for, building a “buzz”.   The Friday and Saturday tournament would average have around 50 people in attendance with 20-32 players entering the event.

     Two events on the 2003 schedule are aimed at new players. The Monday night Free Entry Open Handicap Singles and more importantly the Wednesday night free entry Rookie DYP. Each location had a unique event aimed at encouraging new players in a no risk free entry format with prize money. Entry fees were affordable, by 2003 standards, $3 for Rookie, $5 for Semi-Pro, and $6 for Pro/Master. Now in 2012, $5 is a better starting price point. Prize payouts were beefed up by the cash added to the pot possibly due to the volume of business from the foosers. Negotiating with the locations on matters like revenue division, prize payout adds, and director pay will be the subject of a future article.

     Also notice that the weekend the 2003 Texas State Foosball Championship was held I scheduled a vanilla five dollar draw.  The $5 draw tournament is just a placeholder event that keeps non-touring players and the host tournament location happy. The $25,000 Texas State Foosball tournament is only 4-5 hrs away, making it a perfect road trip for Tulsa players. I worked at the Texas tournament for many years assisting David Radack and Steve Murray with running the tournament software and calling events. I promoted the Texas tournament by keeping Texas State flyers stocked, placing the event on the Tulsa calendar, and by encouraging players to attend through word of mouth. In turn, promoters and players in Texas were more likely to attend the regional events I held in Tulsa. This healthy cross promotion was good for everyone in the region.  

     The various events, divisional play, and foosball tournament variations helped spice up a Tulsa calendar filled with 26 tournaments in a 31 day month. HMP stands for house matches the pot. For example, if 18 players entered the $5 draw then $90 were be added to the $90 received in entry fees. Signups always started 30 minutes before the event began. This was because most foosers showed up in the last 10 minutes. Enforcing time standards is important to a successful tournament and players need boundaries to make this happen. Give adequate time for everyone to make it to the location and into the tournament groove. I did allow call in entries as long as people were within 10 minutes of showing up after start time. If someone burned me or caused undo drama I would just no longer take call in's from them on a case by case basis.  This allowed me to be flexible enough to maximize turnouts but firm enough to maintain proper time management. 

     Only a sparse few player bases remain in America that can sustain 6 tournaments a week. A small player base would suffer under such a busy schedule. Attendance would be spread too thin. Generally it is better for new or smaller player bases to have only 1 open tournament night a week. This concentrates the players into one tournament night providing the biggest possible turnout.

    Many locations are now running two events on one day to maximize the foos action. One example is the Denver metro area of Colorado. Here it is common for Open Singles to start at 6:00 and a DYP to follow up at 8:30 PM. Having two events allows players to get more foosball bang action into one single night, an important thing to players with busy work and family schedules. Adding one of the following tournament variations to a local weekly draw every week or even once a month can boost attendance, shake up routine formats, and help to create a buzz.


Here is a summary of the tournament variants listed on the calendar.

Open Free Entry Handicap Singles

     This tournament was for the new players and seasoned competitors looking for a challenge. This event filled the tables on a night that are typically slow in the bar business. Attendance normally ranged between 7-12 players. Recreational players and spectators would bolster event attendance to 15-20 people.  The event was 3/5 games in the winners bracket and 2/3 in the losers bracket. The handicap was based on difference in rank. A pro would give 1 point to a semi-pro, 2 points to a rookie, and 3 points to a beginner. The player giving up the handicap would receive an equal number of starting 5 bar possessions, called drops. So a Pro playing a beginner would spot the player 3 points and receive the first 3 drops.  This handicap system fairly leveled the playing field and allowed for more upsets. The entry fee was free and $35 cash paid out to the field. $20 for first $10 for second, and $5 for third.

 Pick Your Partner DYP

     The Pick Your Partner DYP is a twist on the Open Draw your partner. This was one of the most popular tournament variants next to Open Doubles. The fashion in which a PYP is drawn up allows for randomization while folding in a helping of player's choice. The first person is drawn out at random and is given the first choice to pick from the players signed up for the tournament. The player decides and both players are crossed off of the sign up list. The second random person is drawn and chooses from the remaining players signed up for the tournament. This process continues until there are only two players remaining who are automatically paired up. The last team out gains a bonus handicap of 1 full point spot per game with the opposing team getting the drop. 

     A couple side notes for Tournament Directors. The tournament director should not coach players. You cannot control what the players do but the tournament director must stay neutral. When someone was unfamiliar with the players I would point out the difference in entry fees. As in the higher the entry fee the higher the rank. This is common sense and not coercion.  When writing the names down on the bracket the teams  must be seeded in the order they are drawn. The first team decided is placed in the #1 spot at the top bracket and the second team in the #2 spot at the bottom of the bracket. Never take for granted who someone will pick. I have seen the best player in the state go 4th pick because other players decided to take their usual partner, friend, or spouse.


Hawaii 5-0, Goalie's Delight

     This event is drawn up exactly like a standard draw your partner. There are two differences in play with this variant. The first difference is that if a team wins any game 5 points to nothing then they win the match, hence the name Hawaii 5-0. The name comes from the popular cop TV show of the same name. Someone would always say "Book'em Dan-O" after a 5-0 victory. The second rule variation is Goalie's delight. If the goalie scores the point, then the goalie is rewarded by getting to start off play of the next ball; in effect stealing the foos from the opposing team, in a make it take it fashion. This variation allowed for incredible upsets, comebacks, and scoring streaks. 

Open Doubles and Open Singles

     These two formats are invaluable for a veteran player base with multiple Pro and Master players. Open Doubles and Open Singles not only simulates the top level of play but also decides who are the baddest players in town. Aspiring players gained from playing against the best in a more intense tournament situation. Dominant Experts who have grown cocky after upsetting top tier players in a random draw format are usually humbled by a quality Open team. The synergy gained from quality players with great team chemistry cannot be measured. This type of tournament is essential to player bases preparing for doubles in tour events. Steel sharpens steel and this format is all about beating the best and being the best. 

          Open Events are 3/5 games in the winners, 2/3 games in the losers.The bracket should be seeded according to the governing points system; this is done to minimize the random luck factor and maximize the intensity of play. It is not necessary to seed every team. It was common to seed only the teams with a pro player or higher. Just write the seeded teams down in the proper positions and draw the non-pro teams into the bracket. 

      It is essential to award bonuses or incentives for lower ranked players. Experts should be enticed by competition but a reward for a great finish is just good business. Paying out to one or two spots past the number of Pro teams accomplishes this. A highest placing Amateur team bonus is a noteworthy achievement in an event with long shot odds of victory. A small amount of cash equal to double the rookie entry fee or free entries into an upcoming event are adequate amateur bonuses. Free entry fee for beginners adds teams to the event and allows new players the chance to compete against the best without donating entry fees. 

     For nearly 3 years, Trad Powell and Scott Nobles dominated this event in Tulsa. If a team did upset them in the winner’s bracket, they would come back through the losers bracket with a vengeance to double dip for the win. When then #1 player in the world, Tommy Adkisson would come into town from Oklahoma City with a partner. often Sam Dill or Chuck Pistol. The two teams would sometimes decide to split any winnings before the tournament then play solely for bragging rights. Scott blocked Tommy well and Trad had one of the few 5 bars that could equal Tommy. Watching and playing these and other great teams at a local level was invaluable to our player base and raised the bar for everyone. Semi-Pro Doubles was not as daunting after battling Pro-Masters week after week.

     The Open Draw Your Partner format is a popular and versatile format that has become over-used in the local tournament scene. The Open DYP format is designed to give everyone a chance to win and have fun, regardless of skill level, but the format does not encourage the best teams in the area to play against each other at the highest level of play. Events like Open Doubles and Singles are important to a scene in preparation for regional and tour events. Fun events like Hawaii 5-0, Goalie’s Delight and Pick Your Partner shake things up randomly but offer more than the standard Draw Your Partner. The Amateur only Draw Your Partner tournament added to any weekly schedule. This is a tournament that offers a place for new players to compete and aspiring players to learn. I hope everyone enjoyed this blog article. Please share this article and tell your foosers, tournament directors, and fans of table soccer to follow www.foosballmonk.blogspot.com . Until next time, FOOS ON!!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

2012 World Championships of Foosball Commentary and Summary of Results


     The 2012 Tornado World Championship took place Labor day weekend. The $100,000 event was organized and directed by Independent Foosball Promotions (IFP)  Superstars from around the world collided at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Dallas, Texas. Tornado Foosball provided a copious amount of  top of the line, coin operated foosball tables. The new Tornado tables provided the perfect arenas for the table soccer battles of more than 300 players. The foosball video production team, Inside Foos was on hand to cover all the action. Free live video streaming was an incredible treat to the player unable to attend the event. Good resolution with limited buffering and jumps. Jim Steven's excellent commentary on the marquee match ups was the icing on the cake. The streaming provided a great preview of the exciting 5 disc Inside Foos coverage that is currently available for order.

     Open Doubles was packed with the greatest players in the game teaming up. Robert Mares/ Tony Spredeman, Billy Pappas/ Brandon Moreland, Bobby Diaz/Ryan Moore, and Todd Loffredo/Frederic Collignon  were in attendance battling for the kings seat atop the winner's bracket. It was the surging team of Tom Yore and Terry Rue that became the dark horse of the event. The duo of Rue/Yore sliced through the stacked field stamping their mark on everyone's memory.

     In the winners bracket final match, Yore/Rue appeared to be an unstoppable force. Terry Rue played near flawless technical goalie and blocked Collignon at an epic level. Tom Yore equally contributed to the win and was an offensive dynamo. Yore passed with careless abandon, executing at spectacular rate of completion. Tom shot his pull well on Loffredo causing the Loffredo/Collignon team to do some defensive switching. Collignon is known for having fast hands with an ultra fast race defense that has been known to brick Yore in the past. Undaunted by the past, Yore hammered each possession with world class accuracy and with speed unmatched by Collignon. The electrifying victory of Terry Rue and Tom Yore sent the 11 time Open Double Champions Collignon/Loffredo to the losers side of the bracket. Loffredo and Collignon regrouped overcoming two multiple world champion players, Tony Spredeman and Robert Mares to capture the loser bracket. 

     The teams of the Open Doubles finals were now decided and the match was set to began. Collignon and Loffredo made savvy adjustments for the Yore/Rue rematch. Unlike the winner's bracket final, Yore and Rue appeared flat and while Loffredo/Collignon were riding the momentum from winning the losers bracket final. Collignon/Loffredo took advantage of the situation winning the first set. The loss appeared to rekindle the desire of winners bracket winning team Your/Rue. Terry and Tom showed that they possessed great heart and regained their footing in the second set. The final match went back and forth. Culminating in a even battle until midway through the 5th game. Collignon and Loffredo saw the finish line and  sprinted to ahead 5-2 victory.  This marked the 12th Open Double victory for the duo and gave Collignon his first main Open event victory of the weekend.

     IFP Pro Nathan Winter and excellent partner Audrey Moreland captured the winners bracket in Open Mixed. Nathan is a former USTSA Pro Master was once ranked in the top 5 players in the world. The current IFP system initiated massive resets nearly two years dropping Nathan and many other players down to the rank of Pro. Audrey is a talented multi-table player with multiple titles to her credit. She is married to Brandon Moreland and the couple just celebrated the recent birth of their first child. The team found chemistry. Nathan proved he still had top 5 talent and Audrey played great nets against the best in the game. Winter and Moreland went on a winning spree beating Collignon/Steward in the quarter finals; Ryan Moore and Amy powers in the semi finals of the winners bracket. These two upset wins were then followed up a victory over the great Todd Loffredo and partner Kristin Grogan. The event began to appear to be a Cinderella story in the making for Winter/Moreland.

     Undaunted by the early loss at the hands of Winters/Moreland, Frederico Collignon and Joy Steward rallied back through the losers bracket. The veteran mixed championship duo won 5 matches in the losers bracket overcoming some of the biggest names in the game. Collignon/Steward beat  Gabriel/Bambenek,Spredeman/Cherry, Atha/Lasecka,Moore/Powers, and finally Lofferdo/Grogan in the losers bracket final. This brought Collignon/Steward full circle to face the team that put them in the loser's bracket. Collignon/Steward would face Moreland/Winters in the Open Mixed final. Frederic/Steward won the match in 2 set fashion adding another win for the teams and keeping Frederic's hopes of another triple alive.

   In the first set of Open Singles, Ryan Moore stopped the momentum of roaring Belgium, Frederic Collignon. Moore, also a former Worlds Open Singles Champion, came out winning with 3 quick games. Serving up a rare first set shut out to Collignon. The one sided victory was over in a blistering time of just 22 minutes. Moore opted to take a break between sets. Collignon practiced for 10 minutes before or so before Ryan returned from the stands to warm up for the final set.

     Collignon came out with a noticeably renewed drive and swagger. In the first game, Rico appeared to be playing more aggressive banging the table and showing a desire to step the intensity up. Moore stopped play after Rico made an illegal recoil. Referees were eventually called in. While the two players waited for the referees to arrive, there were some choice words exchanged. These two stars have been battling each across the globe in numerous international competitions on a variety of different tables. Both players have been victorious at different times. The rivalry was very apparent. Collignon began applying off mental pressure making some vocal stabs Moore. Ryan "Mind Games" Moore nicely shook off the conduct and won his 4th straight unanswered game of this Tornado Worlds final.

      Collignon regrouped, winning the second game. The battle of the international foosball titans was on. Both players captured another game victory each to set up a fifth and final game. At stake was the coveted World title and the final gem in a possible sweep of the open events for Collignon. The fifth game started out as another nail biter at 1-1, then suddenly Collignon clamped down with 4 unanswered points. Frederico Collignon's victory over  Ryan Moore to clinch the Open Singles title sealed a unprecedented fifth triple victory of the main Open events.  This accomplishment adds even more character to the unparallelled watermark Collignon is leaving on the game of foosball.

Complete Results from the 2012 Tornado World Championships of Professional Foosball
(Special thanks to Texas Legend Ben "Deadbarfoos" Kennon for keeping the results up to date on www.foosballboard.net throughout the event.)

Congratulations to all the new World Champions!

2012 $100,000 IFP Tornado World Championships
Hilton DFW Lakes, Grapevine TX, USA
Independent Foosball Promotions & Tornado Table Soccer


Results Summary
Lastname/ Firstname/ State/Rank
Rank abbreviation legend
MA = Pro Master
Pr = Pro
Ex = Expert
Am = Amateur
Be = Beginner


Open Doubles
1st LOFFREDO TODD OH Ma & COLLIGNON FREDERIC BE Ma
2 YORE TOM FL Ma & RUE TERRY LA Ma
3 SPREDEMAN TONY FL Ma & MARES ROBERT CO Ma
4 GUMMESON DAVID MN Ma & MCMILLIN TRACY TX Ma
5/6 Moreland Brandon TX Ma & PAPPAS BILLY MA Ma
5/6 DIAZ BOBBY FL Ma & MOORE RYAN KY Ma

Open Mixed
1st COLLIGNON FREDERIC BE Ma & Steward Joy TN Ex
2 WINTER NATHAN MN Pr & Moreland Audrey TX Ex
3 LOFFREDO TODD OH Ma & Grogan Kristin MD Ex
4 POWERS AMY NY Ex & MOORE RYAN KY Ma
5/6 LASECKA OLGA GB Ex & Atha Robert GB Ma
5/6 BAUMBACH DELIZA TX Ex & MCMILLIN TRACY TX Ma

Open Singles
1st COLLIGNON FREDERIC BE Ma
2 MOORE RYAN KY Ma
3 RUE TERRY LA Ma
4 LOFFREDO TODD OH Ma
5/6 SPREDEMAN TONY FL Ma
5/6 PAPPAS BILLY MA Ma

Pro Doubles
1st STANCEL BRUCE TN Pr & ROBERTSON BLAKE MS Pr
2 Iannuzzi Mario CAN Pr & HAMILTON JOE NE Pr
3 PRICE RANDY TX Pr & ZEPEDA DANIEL TX Pr
4 BURKE SHAWN NY Ex & WALKER KEVIN NY Pr
5/6 WINTER NATHAN MN Pr & Smith Paul MO Ex
5/6 SHAW JUSTIN WA Pr & Mitchell Arthur TX Pr

Pro Singles
1st HAMILTON JOE NE Pr
2 COLEY SHANNON MS Pr
3 Smith Paul MO Ex
4 ROBERTSON BLAKE MS Pr
5/6 Cao Vu TX Pr
5/6 VICK DAVID TX Ma

Senior Doubles
1st GUMMESON DAVID MN Ma & BEINE STEVE OH Ma
2 HAYDON BILL KY Pr & PFLEIDERER DON MN Pr
3 BIQUET PAUL TX Ex & BURKE SHAWN NY Ex
4 LOFFREDO TODD OH Ma & PRIDE LISA OH Ex
5/6 Jenkins Matthew KY Ex & MADDUX RAY FL Ex
5/6 OWENS KENT OK Pr & Kraus Mark NE Pr

Senior Singles
1st HAYDON BILL KY Pr
2 JANAC ROBERT TX Pr
3 Cespedes Martinez Carlos MD Pr
4 MADDUX RAY FL Ex
5/6 PENA TOM TX Ex
5/6 BARBER DAN CO Pr

Wednesday DYP
1st NEALE MICHELLE WA Am & Smith Paul MO Ex
2 SPREDEMAN TONY FL Ma & KHANTHAVONG INKEO MEL US Ex
3 ANDREWS JASON TX Ex & Veilleux Francois CAN Am
4 SHAW JUSTIN WA Pr & PERKINS H P LA Ex
5/6 MANDIN ROCHELLE WA Am & WHATLEY RIC MS Am
5/6 RAMSEY SCOTT NY Ex & CACEK CHRIS LA Am

Womens Amateur Doubles
1st MIO GEMMA CA Am & WONG-THAI AMY CA Am
2 Chi Jennifer CAN Am & Ngai Jennifer CAN Am
3 TAN JOAN TX Am & Quintanilla KELLI TX Am
4 SMITH DANA KS Am & SWOPE JESSICA TX Am
5/6 WALSH KIM TX Be & Layton Abby LA Am
5/6 NEALE MICHELLE WA Am & JOHNSON KIMBERLY NE Am

Womens Amateur Singles
1st MIO GEMMA CA Am
2 Chi Jennifer CAN Am
3 Aly Maryam CA Am
4 SWOPE JESSICA TX Am
5/6 Rettazzini Fe UT Be
5/6 NEALE MICHELLE WA Am

Womens Doubles
1st FUCHS CHRISTINA CA Ex & HILL LIZ OK Ex
2 MURRAY GENA TX Ex & HEAD CINDY AL Ex
3 Stepp Jessica MO Ex & Meppiel Erin MO Ex
4 Maynard Jan TN Ex & Steward Joy TN Ex
5/6 PRIDE LISA OH Ex & BAMBENEK DUSTY OH Ex
5/6 LY LINDA CAN Am & CARON JENNIFER CAN Am

Womens Expert Doubles
1st LY LINDA CAN Am & CARON JENNIFER CAN Am
2 Rettazzini Fe UT Be & LASECKA OLGA GB Ex
3 SHADMAN KITTY MD Am & Kimura Midori FL Ex
4 NEALE MICHELLE WA Am & MANDIN ROCHELLE WA Am
5/6 Lamano Karen CA Am & PAPPAS NANCY MA Am
5/6 OHALLORAN JULIE WA Ex & BRAINARD KATHY WA Ex


Womens Expert Singles
1st LASECKA OLGA GB Ex
2 MIO GEMMA CA Am
3 LY LINDA CAN Am
4 JOHNSON KIMBERLY NE Am
5/6 NEALE MICHELLE WA Am
5/6 BRAINARD KATHY WA Ex

Womens Singles
1st HEAD CINDY AL Ex
2 BRUBAKER TRACI CO Ex
3 FUCHS CHRISTINA CA Ex
4 BAMBENEK DUSTY OH Ex
5/6 Meppiel Erin MO Ex
5/6 LASECKA OLGA GB Ex
12 And Under Singles
1st STEWARD ZACHARY TN Be
2 Allen Ridge TX Be
3 RUE SULLIVAN LA Be
4 Collignon Kylian BE Be

Amateur Doubles
1st Veilleux Francois CAN Am & Lehouillier Alexander CAN Be
2 YAZBECK MAROUN CAN Am & KARASTAMATIS LOUIS CAN Am
3 MURTLAND TAJ LA Am & Wicks Jason TX Am
4 SHIN ROB CAN Am & GARCIA BEN NM Am
5/6 YATES JUNIOR ROBERT NC Am & TILLEY JUSTIN NC Am
5/6 LY LINDA CAN Am & WILLICK BARRY CAN Am

Amateur Singles
1st SHIN ROB CAN Am
2 DOUGHTY MATT CA Am
3 MARSHALL DYLAN FL Am
4 WEISSERT MIKE IL Am
5/6 Veilleux Francois CAN Am
5/6 Smith Onney OK Am

Beginner Doubles
1st BRUST JESSE NY Be & Dillon Brendon NY Be
2 HAVEL CHRIS NE Be & Smith Caleb MN Be
3 WALSH KIM TX Be & Phu Tai TX Be
4 Young Ethan TX Be & ADAMS WILLIAM TX Be
5/6 Rettazzini Fe UT Be & Ries Jeff UT Be
5/6 Rodriguez Celina TX Be & Nelson Ronald TX Be

Beginner Singles
1st HAVEL CHRIS NE Be
2 ADAMS WILLIAM TX Be
3 Dillon Brendon NY Be
4 Smith Caleb MN Be
5/6 Lehouillier Alexander CAN Be
5/6 Ries Jeff UT Be

Designated Mixed
1st COLLIGNON FREDERIC BE Ma & HILL LIZ OK Ex
2 LASECKA OLGA GB Ex & Atha Robert GB Ma
3 Moreland Brandon TX Ma & Moreland Audrey TX Ex
4 CHI JENNIFER CAN Am & SHAW JUSTIN WA Pr
5/6 Stepp Jessica MO Ex & Smith Paul MO Ex
5/6 WINTER NATHAN MN Pr & CARON JENNIFER CAN Am

Expert Doubles
1st Stahl Junior Michael MI Am & MARSHALL DYLAN FL Am
2 Lantzy Ross CO Ex & Cardenas Benjamin NM Ex
3 HOGAN MATT FL Ex & OHARE SCOTT FL Ex
4 BLAKE LARRY MO Ex & STEPP JEFF MO Ex
5/6 EDWARDS SIMON CAN Ex & WASHUM PHIL CO Pr
5/6 DEMERS ROGER NH Ex & BURKE SHAWN NY Ex

Expert Mixed
1st CARON JENNIFER CAN Am & Smith Paul MO Ex
2 Uddin Mohammed CA Ex & MIO GEMMA CA Am
3 NEALE MICHELLE WA Am & Cao Vu TX Pr
4 RAMSEY SCOTT NY Ex & CHI JENNIFER CAN Am
5/6 OHALLORAN JULIE WA Ex & ROSS DAVE NY Ex
5/6 LY LINDA CAN Am & Tran Nhu CAN Pr

Expert Singles
1st OHARE SCOTT FL Ex
2 PHAN TUAN CAN Ex
3 Lantzy Ross CO Ex
4 RAMSEY SCOTT NY Ex
5/6 BIQUET PAUL TX Ex
5/6 PRICE RANDY TX Pr


Forward Shootout
1st MOORE RYAN KY Ma
2 HARDY GUY TX Am
3 Young Ethan TX Be
4 Stahl Junior Michael MI Am
5/6 BRUBAKER MARK CO Pr
5/6 Wilkins Benjamin CAN Am

Goalie Wars
1st LOFFREDO TODD OH Ma
2 MOORE RYAN KY Ma
3 Moreland Brandon TX Ma
4 SHAW JUSTIN WA Pr
5/6 GARCIA ROBERT TX Ex
5/6 EDWARDS SIMON CAN Ex

Handicap Doubles
1st SPREDEMAN TONY FL Ma & MARES ROBERT CO Ma
2 McCrorey Matt NY Ex & Smith Paul MO Ex
3 LOFFREDO TODD OH Ma & COLLIGNON FREDERIC BE Ma
4 Vanlandingham Junior Warren TX Ma & Hagerman Chris TX Pr
5/6 Kraus Mark NE Pr & BRUBAKER MARK CO Pr
5/6 EDWARDS SIMON CAN Ex & WASHUM PHIL CO Pr

Junior Doubles
1st Cook Robbie WA Am & Stahl Junior Michael MI Am
2 SMITH JORDAN TX Am & STEWARD ZACHARY TN Be
3 Migues Christian LA Be & Williams TJ OK Be

Junior Singles
1st Stahl Junior Michael MI Am
2 Cook Robbie WA Am
3 SMITH JORDAN TX Am
4 STEWARD ZACHARY TN Be
5/6 Migues Christian LA Be
5/6 Allen Ridge TX Be

Master Limited
1 McCrorey Matt NY Ex & Smith Paul MO Ex 
2 MARSHALL SCOTT FL Ex & MARSHALL DYLAN FL Am 
3 SUGARMAN NOAH CO Be & MOORE RYAN KY Ma
4 Ariganello Mario CA MA & Calib Smith MN Be

5/6 Olson Phil CO Be & MARES ROBERT CO Ma

5/6 Rettazzini Fe UT Be & SPREDEMAN TONY FL Ma 

No Conflict DYP
1st HARDY GUY TX Am & SHAW JUSTIN WA Pr
2 Rettazzini Fe UT Be & GILES JESSE AK Am
3 LAYTON TONY LA Am & Pettis Rick TX Be
4 WILLICK BARRY CAN Am & GATES GARY AK Be 

Open DYP
1st COLLIGNON FREDERIC BE Ma & Stevens Amy CO Ex
2 JONES MARK OK Ex & MARES ROBERT CO Ma
3 Stahl Junior Michael MI Am & Smith Paul MO Ex
4 VICK DAVID TX Ma & Liley Scott IL Pr
5/6 WILLICK BARRY CAN Am & Veilleux Francois CAN Am
5/6 Cardenas Benjamin NM Ex & Mitchell Arthur TX Pr 

 Make sure to pick up the Inside Foos footage of the event! Not only does it document a piece of foosball history, the footage is a invaluable training and scouting tool. 

This marks the end of the Majors for 2012. Next event will be the Tour Kick Off at the Flamingo Hotel & Casino in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. More information is available online at www.ifptour.com.