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COLLIGNON, TIELENS LEAD FOREIGN INVASION

by jim stevens

The 2002 World Championships of Foosball, held this past Labor Day at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Hyatt Regency Hotel offered foosball fans a taste of the old, the new, the familiar and the unexpected in a new and improved championship setting that was second to none.

This year's tournament turned into a truly global event, with new world titles being awarded to players from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, and Great Britain. There were foosers in town from Malaysia, Costa Rica, Argentina, Switzerland and Hungary. For the first time in United States foosball history, the winners of the five major open events all featured a non-american born player, while the prestigious International Cup competion was won by a european team (Belgium) for the first time ever. In the non-open events, "euro-foosers" were victorious in six other events, including Rookie Doubles and Singles, and Semi Pro Doubles.

Collignon Triples at in First Nationals Appearance

by Jim Stevens

In what must be regarded as one of the sport’s greatest performances ever, Belgian superstar Frederic Collignon won three of the four major titles at the recent $55,000 U.S.T.S.A. National Championships, held over Independence Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. “Frederico” earned victories in Open Singles and Open Doubles, while also becoming only the twelfthth Masters Singles champion ever (see accompanying article). Remarkably, Collignon also came out on top in the Forward Shootout and Pro/Pro Master DYP events, and might have won all four available open titles if not for the exploits of a ninth grade math teacher from Minneapolis.