INSIDE FOOS NewsletterNO. 6 September 2003
Published By Inside Foos Productions Huntington Beach, California http://www.insidefoos.com
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CONTENTS:
From The Editor
2003 World Champions
Inside The Pro Tour
Inside Foos Special Offers
Inside The Numbers
Upcoming Events
Foosball Sites
The dust has finally settled after another tremendous World Championship weekend in the Lone Star State. The Inside Foos crew worked their tails off in recording all of the pro foos action from what was definitely one of the most exciting worlds of recent years. Tony Spredeman's dominating run through the Open Singles bracket and the brilliant comeback effort of Adrian Zamora and Eddy Gartman in Open Doubles, following the early round exit of five time champs Collignon and Loffredo, were just two of the highlights from the world's most prestigious table soccer event.
Las Vegas native Louis Cartwright also played sensational foosball in reaching the finals in both singles and doubles, while the amazing Belgian Collignon won his eleventh career world title, all in the last six years. Cindy Head continued to raise the bar, winning her record 33rd and 34th world titles, while two of the sport's truly nice people, Matt and Joy Steward, experienced both the highs and lows of playing foosball at the highest level. Joy won her first major title playing with Moya Tielens, but fell short with husband Matt in the finals of Mixed Doubles, losing in a heartbreaking five game match to champions Collignon and Head.
I would also like to thank everyone for their positive feedback and intelligent suggestions, and we hope that what we do here at Inside Foos makes your foosball life just a little bit more interesting. I feel that our product has improved immensely over the past couple of years, and we will continue to do all that we can to make our videos even better.
On a personal note, I'd like to thank my analysts Tom Yore, Scott King, Mark (did he really say that?) Torres, and Brian (Blue Hair) Harrington for their efforts in contributing to the 2003 production, along with the hardest-working man in the business, Ezekiel "Iceman" Moore, for handling the engineering duties. And of course my partner Christina Fuchs (who also reached the finals in Women's Doubles) is simply irreplaceable.
I am still about 10 days from shipping out the first batch of worlds DVDs, but after reviewing the footage I truly believe that this year's production is the best thing that we have ever done. There are 25 different matches on the full 10 hour set, featuring 29 different players, including the return to the pro tour of four-time world champion Tommy Adkisson.
To order any of the 2003 World Championship DVD sets (6, 8, or 10 hour) go to the homepage at http://www.insidefoos.com and use the PayPal option or call 877-833-3603 for more information. You can also order the economical 2003 Full Season Package (Hall of Fame Classic, Texas States, Nationals, and Worlds) by going to http://insidefoos.com/2003VideoPackages.php.
Thanks for all your support!
Jim Stevens
Editor
http://www.insidefoos.com
2003 WORLD CHAMPIONS
Open Singles TONY SPREDEMAN
Open Doubles EDDIE GARTMAN & ADRIAN ZAMORA
Open Mixed Doubles CINDY HEAD & FREDERIC COLLIGNON
Women's Singles CINDY HEAD
Women's Doubles MOYA TIELENS & JOY STEWARD
International Cup JAMAL ALLALOU & FREDERIC COLLIGNON
Pro Master/Pro DYP FREDERIC COLLIGNON & GERRY MEISTER
Semi Pro Singles RICKY RIKEMAN
Semi Pro Doubles MICHAEL CARPENTER & BRYAN JONES
Semi Pro Mixed Doubles KAREN QUEBEC & DARREN KUROSE
Rookie SinglesCARLOS CESPEDES MARTINEZ
Rookie Doubles ALEX OOI & NG EU BOY HOCK
Rookie Mixed Doubles BRANDI D. JENSEN & RICK CORDOVA
Women's Rookie Singles TOMMIE BAGLEY
Women's Rookie Doubles NATALIE JACOB & KATRIN MATSUSHITA
17 & Under Doubles JOE RUMBOLO & BRENDEN LOGAN
35 & Over Doubles KENT OWENS & RUSSELL DEYERLE
3500 Limited Doubles SAFI SHIBER & ROBERT J. BANTA SR
Goalie War AMEDIO GILMORE
Forward Shootout SPIRIT MOLLICE
No Pro DYP JASON HABERMAN & TOM MOSHER
Wednesday DYP TIMOTHY DELAPAZ & ANDREW ROMO
Winner Take All DYP KYLE ALEXANDER & LASZLO TEKE
V.I.F.A. League DYP MIKE MCKINLEY & STACEY MYERS
Women's DYP CHARLOTTE ELLIS & KATRIN MATSUSHITA
Two-Ball Rollerball TODD LOFFREDO & FREDERIC COLLIGNON
4 On 4 LEGION OF DOOM (EDGEWORTH, ROSA, LOFFREDO, MARES)
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INSIDE THE PRO TOUR...
Clearing out the World Championship notebook...
18-year-old Tony Spredeman played extraordinary foosball throughout the long Labor Day weekend, but his performance in Open Singles was one for the ages...
Tony steamrolled everyone in his path as he won his first major title in one of the most one-sided performances in World Championship history...
In his incredible run through the winner's bracket he beat, in order, Dave Gummeson, Ahmed Gheyath, Mike Archer, Frederic Collignon, and Louis Cartwright, while losing only two games...
He lost only three games total during the entire Open Singles competition...
"Spree" also finished third in Open Doubles with Rick Macias and fifth in Mixed Doubles playing with Becky Cherry...
Tony's unique style and focused aggressiveness will make him a tour favorite for years to come...
North Carolina's Macias played in only two events this year but finished first (with Terry Moore in Las Vegas) and third in Open Doubles with Spredeman in Dallas...
Adrian Zamora and Eddy Gartman also played superbly in Texas, coming from the loser's bracket to double-dip three-time finalists Trevor Park and Louis Cartwright in the Open Doubles final...
"AZ" and Eddy won the first set in three games and won their first doubles title in a brilliantly-played four game second set...
Ever since winning the singles title at the 2002 Hall of Fame Classic, Adrian has been as consistent as any player on the pro tour with six top-3 finishes in his last five major tour appearances...
Adrian also finished 5th in Mixed Doubles and 7th in Open Singles at this year's Dallas event...
Pasadena, Texas' Gartman has reached the top five in Open Doubles on several occassions at the World Championships with a variety of partners, but had never tasted victory until this year's remarkable performance...
Many observers felt that Belgian superstar Frederic Collignon had an off-year at this year's worlds...
In Open Doubles, Loffredo and Collignon lost to Floridians Tom Yore and Bob Diaz in the winner's bracket, and were stunningly eliminated by California's Ron Sipiora and Don Swan...
Despite finishing only ninth in doubles and 3rd in Open Singles (after winning doubles the past 5 years and singles the previous 2), Frederico still won four titles at the 2003 worlds...
"Rico" came out on top in Mixed Doubles with Cindy Head for the second straight year, won the International Cup title with Jamaal Allalou, Two-Ball Rollerball with Loffredo, and the Pro/Pro Master DYP with Canadian Gerry Meister...
Frederic now has 11 career world titles, second only among men to his partner Todd Loffredo's seventeen...
Cindy Head's mixed victory was the 33rd world title of her amazing career, and she added number 34 in the Women's Singles event, defeating defending champ Moya Tielens...
Moya did, however, win the Women's Doubles title with Joy Steward, overcoming the efforts of second place finishers Lotus Chesborough and Christina Fuchs...
Remarkably, Cindy Head has won the Women's Singles title at the worlds in fourteen of the last eighteen seasons...
TRIVIA TIME: Who did Todd Loffredo and Scott Wydman defeat for the World Open Doubles title back in 1994?
The 2003 World Championships also featured the largest collection of Hall of Famers to be assembled in one place in more than 15 years...
Mike Bowers, Steve Murray, Steve Simon, Lori Schranz, Gary Pfeil, Bob Furr, Dave Courington, Link Pendley, and Johnny Lott were all in attendance at this year's event...
Las Vegas, Nevada's Louis Cartwright had one of his best tournaments ever, finishing second in both Open Singles and Open Doubles...
In Doubles however, this year's loss made three times in the past four year's that Lou and his partner Trevor Park couldn't get over the hump...
They lost in the finals in both 2000 and 2001 to champions Collignon and Loffredo
TRIVIA ANSWER: Loffredo and Wydman defeated John Smith and 2003 champion Eddy Gartman in the final to win the first of two straight world titles together...
NEXT MONTH: The 2003 Season Wrap-Up and 1st Annual Inside Foos Player Awards...
INSIDE FOOS SPECIAL OFFERS...
Inside Foos has been the official video production company of the 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.
The 2003 World Championship DVDs. You can order the newest Inside Foos production in either the 6, 8 or 10 hour versions by going to http://www.insidefoos.com. These exciting DVD sets include performances form Tony Spredeman, Tommy Adkisson, Billy Pappas, Adrian Zamora, Frederic Collignon, Terry Moore, Eddy Gartman, Tom Yore, Bob Diaz, Mike Philbrook, Frank Balecha, Louis Cartwright, among others. We ship in the order received so place your order now.
The 2003 National Finals DVD. Only $25 at http://www.insidefoos.com. You'll receive the exciting 10 game Open Singles final between Mares and Loffredo, the Open Doubles final, and the Masters Singles final all for the low price of $25. Just go to the insidefoos home page to order.
Get the 2003 Texas State DVD Free with the purchase of any 2003 DVD full-season Package! Stay up to date on all the pro tour happenings by owning the entire 2003 season on DVD! Order a 2003 DVD Package and receive The Hall of Fame Classic, The Nationals and the World Championships, along with the added bonus of last May's Texas State Championships, all for one discounted low price. Go to "Special 2003 DVD/Video Packages" on the home page at http://www.insidefoos.com to place your order and save $45 off individual event pricing.
Please call Toll free 877-833-3603 if you have any questions.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS...
At the recent World Championships
Tony Spredeman became the first player
from the state of Wisconsin to win a
Tornado open world title. Here is a list
of the states, provinces, and countries
that won titles in all events at this year's
Dallas event:
TEXAS 10
CALIFORNIA 7
BELGIUM 5
COLORADO 3
GERMANY 3
LOUISIANA 3
NORTH CAROLINA 3
ALABAMA 2
BRITISH COLUMBIA 2
MISSOURI 2
OHIO 2
WISCONSIN 2
ARKANSAS 1
ILLINOIS 1
MICHIGAN 1
OKLAHOMA 1
NEW YORK 1
SASKATCHEWAN 1
MALAYSIA 1
COSTA RICA 1
Here is a list of World Championship
top-5 finishes by state/province/country:
TEXAS 52
CALIFORNIA 22
COLORADO 14
LOUISIANA 13
OKLAHOMA 10
BRITISH COLUMBIA 9
FLORIDA 8
GERMANY 8
WISCONSIN 8
ILLINOIS 7
BELGIUM 6
MINNESOTA 6
In the Open events only, the list of
Worlds top-5 finishers looks like this:
CALIFORNIA 6
TEXAS 6
ILLINOIS 5
ALABAMA 3
FLORIDA 3
LOUISIANA 3
WISCONSIN 3
BELGIUM 2
BRITISH COLUMBIA 2
COLORADO 2
MINNESOTA 2
NEVADA 2
OKLAHOMA 2
WASHINGTON 2
UPCOMING EVENTS...
September 26-28th
$15,000 Canadian Open Foosball Classic
Quality Inn Hotel
Saskatoon, SK
Barry Willick
barry@saskfoos.com
306-955-3660
October 3-5th
$5000 Nebraska State Championships
Big Red Keno
Fremont, NE
Loyd Mandel
605-352-5827
October 17-19th
$4000 Texas-Oklahoma Shootout
Pugsley's Library
Dallas, TX
Mike Archer
info@dfwfoosball.com
214-335-9373
October 17-19th
$3500 Iowa State Championships
Tornado's Grub & Pub
Cedar Rapids, IA
Tom Slaughter
319-364-9378
October 24-26th
$3500 Summer's Endin' Fall Jam
Rack Club
Lexington, KY
Mary Moore
ifpfoos@aol.com
859-268-8502
October 24-26th
$18,000 Halloween Open
Howard Johnson Conv. Ctr
Green Bay, WI
Bill Maloney
bxtreme2k@new.rr.com
November 7-9th
$10,000 Oklahoma State Championships
Tulsa Billiard Palace
Tulsa, OK
Rex Bennet
rex@tulsafoosball.com
November 28-30th
$200,000 Warrior Indoor Outdoor Sports Extravaganza
Rio Suites Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
(800)-746-7482 for reservations
http://www.warriortablesoccer.com