Foos News

PAPPAS STEALS THE SHOW AT CHICAGO EVENT

For the first time since 1983 the major professional tour returned to the city of Chicago, Illinois as the USTSA presented the annual National Foosball Championships this past July 4th weekend. There were plenty of sparkling performances and foosball fireworks in the “Windy City�, but no one burned brighter than 20-year-old Billy Pappas, whose explosive play led to wins in all three major events in yet another eye-opening performance by the young star out of Boston, Mass.

Billy claimed the Mixed Doubles title with first-time winner Melissa Kegg, won the Championship Singles final in a showdown with Terry Moore, and added the Championship Doubles title playing with Trevor Park, who also finally earned his first major title.

FIRST TEAM

Billy Pappas

Frederic Collignon

-FIRST TIME CHAMPIONS HIGHLIGHT OPEN EVENTS
-COLLIGNON DOMINATES CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY

Tremendous performances from the sport�s two biggest stars and several first time winners highlighted the 2005 USTSA World Championships, held this past Labor Day weekend at the DFW Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Players from across North America and around the world were on hand for this annual foosball spectacle which offered players a revised format that featured both "Open" and "Championship" events.

In the five Open events, four new names were added to the list of major world champions, while the two Championship events, which featured the game�s top competitors and qualifiers, were again dominated by the most famous names in the world of foosball. Here is a look at how the 2005 Dallas event unfolded...

COLLIGNON. MOORE AND MARES LEAD INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CHARGE

The foosball world once again turned its collective attention to the city of Las Vegas and the opening event of the 2005 major tour season, the newly-renamed USTSA International Championships.

For the eighth year in a row the Riviera Hotel and Casino was the host for this major table soccer event which saw players from across North America and around the world traveling to this gaming and entertainment capital, hoping to earn their share of the more than $60,000 in prize money available to the weekend�s top performers.