INSIDE FOOS Newsletter NO.
5 AUGUST 2003
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CONTENTS:
From The Editor
National Championship DVD Listings
Inside The Pro Tour
Inside Foos Special Offers
Inside The Numbers
Upcoming Events
Foos Sites
We are just weeks away from the most
exciting event in all of foosball, the $135,000 World Championships, being
held this Labor Day weekend at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at Dallas/Fort
Worth Airport. At last year's big event Frederic Collignon and Todd
Loffredo continued their five year mastery of the Open Doubles event with
yet another championship victory, with Collignon going on to win the Open
Singles and Mixed Doubles (with Cindy Head) titles as well. In the women's
events, Vancouver's Moya Tielens took home both the singles and doubles
titles (with Laurette Gunther), and proved that at least for the year 2002
she was the best lady player on the planet.
The doubles competition at this year's event should be especially exciting
with several of the world's top teams eager to end the reign of the
five-time defending champs. National champions Dave Gummeson and Tracy
McMillin who played nearly-flawless foosball in winning in Minneapolis,
enter the Dallas event as confident as ever, while 2000 and 2001
runners-up Trevor Park and Louis Cartwright would also have to be one of
the top favorites to reach the final match. Last year's 3rd place
finishers Adrian Zamora and Eddy Gartman will also once again be a team to
be reckoned with. But the most intriguing challenger to the throne would
have to be the world's top-rated player Rob Mares, and his new partner,
seven time world champion Terry Moore, who will enter the 2003 World
Championships as the event's number one seeded team. It's going to be fun
watching this year's competiton unfold...
On a video note, for those of you who ordered the 2003 Nationals DVD set,
they have shipped and should be arriving at your doorsteps in the very
near future. The Nationals videos include 20 different matches and feature
appearances from some of the sport's young stars like Pappas, Spredeman
and Philbrook, along with a return to form of one of the game's all-time
greats, Tony Bacon, who combined with long-time partner Don Chalifoux to
finish fifth in Minnesota. You can see the complete 2003 National video
listings directly beneath this column.
In the Inside Foos Special Offers section below you will also see
the brand new National Finals DVD which features the Open Singles,
Open Doubles, and Masters Singles from the recent Minneapolis event, all
for only $25. We are also offering our newsletter subscribers the
opportunity to pre-order the 10-hour 2003 World Championship DVD set at
the VHS price of $60, a $10 savings, but only if you order before August
26.
As always Christina and I are looking forward to the trip to Dallas for
the upcoming Texas spectacular, which is by far the most exciting and
well-played event on the tournament schedule.
Seeya in Dallas...
Jim Stevens
Editor
http://www.insidefoos.com
2003 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DVD LISTINGS
DISC ONE
1:00 BILLY PAPPAS VS. THOR DONOVAN
12:00 ROB MARES VS. TONY SPREDEMAN
30:20 BILLY PAPPAS VS. ROB MARES
53:50 DAVE GUMMESON VS. TONY SPREDEMAN
59:45 BILLY PAPPAS VS. TREVOR PARK
1:06:00 TODD LOFFREDO VS. ROB MARES WBF
1:14:15 MARES/WYDMAN VS. PHILBROOK/PERRIE
1:42:00 GUMMESON/McMILLIN VS. ARCHER/MORELAND
DISC TWO
0:00 PHILBROOK/PERRIE VS. CARTWRIGHT/ROGGE
11:35 BACON/CHALIFOUX VS. YORE/DIAZ
22:40 GUMMESON/McMILLIN VS. PHILBROOK/PERRIE
45:10 CARTWRIGHT/ROGGE VS. BACON/CHALIFOUX
53:40 ARCHER/MORELAND VS. CARTWRIGHT/ROGGE
1:12:15 MASTERS SGLS SEMIFINAL LOFFREDO VS. PERRIE
1:27:12 CARTWRIGHT/ROGGE VS. PHILBROOK/PERRIE
1:47:10 MASTERS SGLS SEMIFINAL ZAMORA VS. SIPIORA
DISC THREE
0:00 OPEN SINGLES FINAL MARES VS. LOFFREDO 1st SET
33:45 OPEN SINGLES FINAL 2nd SET
1:10:50 INSIDE FOOS TOURNAMENT HOT SHOT
1:11:30 OPEN DOUBLES FINAL
GUMMESON/McMILLIN VS. PHILBROOK/PERRIE
1:35:30 MASTERS SINGLES FINAL
TODD LOFFREDO VS. ADRIAN ZAMORA
FULL 6-HOUR DVD SET.................................$50
NATIONAL FINALS DVD (DISC 3 ONLY)........$25
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INSIDE THE PRO TOUR...
Clearing out the notebook...
This will be the eighth time in the last nine years that the Hyatt Regency
DFW will play host to the world's largest foosball event...
The tournament moved from the Airport Hilton in 1995 after several years
at that venue...
In 1998 the tournament was held at the Fort Worth Convention Center, an
event which marked the beginning of Collignon and Loffredo's five year
run...
Ten years ago, in a truly memorable performance, 18 year old Tommy
Adkisson won both Open Singles and Open Doubles at the World
Championships, and finished second in Mixed Doubles...
Tommy went on to win two more world titles: Open Doubles with Rob Mares in
1996 and Open Singles in 1997...
The amazing Collignon has tripled (doubles, singles and mixed) at two of
the last three world events...
Frederic now has 10 career world titles, second only among men to his
partner Todd Loffredo's seventeen...
Loffredo would seem to be the favorite to win the singles title entering
the 2003 event, having won two of the three open singles events so far
this season...
Todd was one point away from winning all three, but for the amazing fifth
game comeback performance by Rob Mares in Minneapolis...
TRIVIA QUESTION: Who won the Open Singles and Open Doubles titles
at the 1991 World Championships?
Players to keep an eye on in Dallas: Tony Spredeman, Billy Pappas, and
Mike Philbrook...
Spredeman was the runner-up in Open Singles at last year's worlds, after
winning the Rookie Singles title the year before, while Pappas and
Philbrook are coming off career-best performances in Minneapolis...
Hollywood's Gregg Perrie is in the midst of his best season in years, with
a third place finish in singles in Las Vegas, and a second in doubles at
the Nationals...
"Jeep" is one of the hardest-working, most competitive players
in the history of the sport...
Perrie, an actor and agent, has also made appearances in several TV shows
and movies, including Phantasm, The Dating Game, and Saved by the Bell...
Adrian Zamora continues to prove that he's among the very best all-around
players in the sport...
Since the beginning of the 2002 season, "A.Z." has earned five
top-3 finishes in just four major events...
Adrian won Open Singles at the 2002 Hall of Fame Classic, Open Mixed
Doubles (with Christina Fuchs) at the 2003 Nationals, finished
second in Mixed Doubles and third in Open Doubles at the 2002 Worlds, and
second to Todd Loffredo at this year's Masters...
Amazingly, Cindy Head has won the Women's Singles title at the worlds in
thirteen of the last seventeen seasons...
TRIVIA ANSWER: John Smith, from Pasadena, Texas, doubled in 1991,
winning both singles and doubles...
More than 700 players, 150 tables, bleachers seating 300 spectators, big
screen TVs everywhere, live foosball action in your hotel room...
There really is nothing like the World Championships...
INSIDE FOOS SPECIAL OFFERS...
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Tornado Professional Foosball Tour for more than 10 years. Our videos and
DVDs are digitally recorded using a multi-camera set-up and feature the
play-by-play of "The World's Only Fooscaster" Jim Stevens, with
expert commentary provided by four-time tour champion Tom Yore and some of
the sport's top players.
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The 2001 World Championship 10-hour DVD set is now available for only
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS...
At last year's Dallas World Championships
Frederic Collignon, Todd Loffredo, Moya Tielens,
Cindy Head and Laurette Gunther all took home
open championships. Here is a list of open winners
from the previous 10 World Championship events:
OPEN DOUBLES
2002 FREDERIC COLLIGNON &
TODD LOFFREDO
2001 FREDERIC COLLIGNON & TODD LOFFREDO
2000 FREDERIC COLLIGNON & TODD LOFFREDO
1999 FREDERIC COLLIGNON & TODD LOFFREDO
1998 FREDERIC COLLIGNON & TODD LOFFREDO
1997 TERRY MOORE & BOB DIAZ
1996 TOMMY ADKISSON & ROB MARES
1995 TODD LOFFREDO & SCOTT WYDMAN
1994 TODD LOFFREDO & SCOTT WYDMAN
1993 TOMMY ADKISSON & RUSS KING
OPEN SINGLES
2002 FREDERIC COLLIGNON
2001 JOHNNY HORTON
2000 FREDERIC COLLIGNON
1999 FREDERIC COLLIGNON
1998 TERRY MOORE
1997 TOMMY ADKISSON
1996 LOUIS CARTWRIGHT
1995 DAVE GUMMESON
1994 TOM SPEAR
1993 TOMMY ADKISSON
MIXED DOUBLES
2002 FREDERIC COLLIGNON &
CINDY HEAD
2001 TERRY MOORE & STEPHANIE DEAN
2000 FREDERIC COLLIGNON & LIZ HELLSTERN
1999 TRACY McMILLIN & CINDY HEAD
1998 DON SWAN & TINA RHOTON
1997 TERRY MOORE & STEPHANIE DEAN
1996 TERRY MOORE & STEPHANIE DEAN
1995 ADRIAN ZAMORA & CARYN VARADINEK
1994 TODD LOFFREDO & TRACY HILL
1993 STEVE MURRAY & GENA MURRAY
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
2002 MOYA TIELENS &
LAURETTE GUNTHER
2001 AMY FLETCHER & BECKY CHERRY
2000 CINDY HEAD & TINA WYATT
1999 CINDY HEAD & TINA WYATT
1998 KATHY RICHEY & MELANEE TOSH
1997 MOYA TIELENS & LAURETTE GUNTHER
1996 TIFFANY MOORE & ANGELA SINE
1995 TIFFANY MOORE & ANGELA SINE
1994 CINDY HEAD & JIMMY WATKINS
1993 CINDY HEAD & JIMMY WATKINS
WOMEN'S SINGLES
2002 MOYA TIELENS
2001 CINDY HEAD
2000 CINDY HEAD
1999 CINDY HEAD
1998 MAGGIE DIX
1997 CINDY HEAD
1996 TIFFANY MOORE
1995 CAMI CARTER
1994 CINDY HEAD
1993 CINDY HEAD
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Also Check Out These Informative Foosball Sites...
http://www.vifa.com For info on the major pro tour
and VIFA leagues. The Official Site of the U.S.T.S.A., V.I.F.A. and Table
Talk Magazine.
http://www.natsa.org For complete schedules and results.
http://www.foosball.com For anything and everything pertaining
to foosball.
http://ocfoosball.com Orange County, California foosball site.
http://foosballworld.com/ifp.html Independant Foosball
Promotions.
http://www.dfwfoosball.com Dallas/Fort Worth foosball.
http://pub86.ezboard.com/bfoosball6358 Foosball EZ Board
newsgroup.
http://www.sdfoos.com San Diego, California Foosball
site.
http://www.nwfoosball.com Northwest Foosball site.
http://www.ottawafoos.com Ottawa, Canada site.
http://www.britfoos.com U.K. foosball site
http://www.atlantafoosball.com
http://www.tulsafoosball.com
http://www.foosballohio.com
http://members.shaw.ca/vancouverfoosball
http://www.newenglandfoosball.com
http://www.tischfussball.at Austrian Fussball site
http://NYMetroFoosball.i8.com New York City foos
http://www.csfoosball.com Colorado Springs foos site
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