TABLE SOCCER CHAMPIONS COMPETE
IN BENEFIT FOR THE “V FOUNDATION”

Raleigh, North Carolina Community Teams with Top Ranked “Foosball” Stars
to Help in Fight Against Cancer

(PRLEAP.COM) RALEIGH, NC – Popular locally as a family restaurant and bar, Fat Daddy’s in Raleigh will also be host to this year’s “Jimmy V” North Carolina Foosball Open. To be held March 17-19 and with categories open to men and women and beginner through Master, the tournament is expected to draw local table soccer (a.k.a. “foosball”) enthusiasts and even internationally ranked players from throughout the region, with proceeds benefiting the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

The “Jimmy V” tournament annually raises funds for the V Foundation, named for the late North Carolina State basketball coach and ABC/ESPN sports commentator Jimmy Valvano. The V Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to saving lives by helping to find a cure for cancer by generating broad-based support for cancer research and by creating an urgent public awareness of the importance of the war against cancer. In its first few years, the tournament raised a total of over $10,000 for the V Foundation, thanks to local area business sponsorships, and a total of more than $100,000 has been raised for this and other charities in a nationwide combined effort by local event organizers and Bonzini™ USA, a Division of Cribbs, Inc.

Each year, the tournament takes place on “French-style” foosball tables provided by Bonzini™ USA. The Bonzini™ table is one of five different styles of table soccer tables currently endorsed by the International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF) for use in international competition. With the tournament recently recognized as an ITSF “Master Series” tour event, the “Jimmy V” North Carolina Foosball Open has now been elevated to international status. Particularly exciting will be the Open Doubles and Open Singles events, beginning 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, which will feature returning champions Mack Smith, Tim “Fuji” Alberts, and Doris Little, as well as top players from throughout the region and may include players from as far away as Canada. The event is open to all spectators and there is no admission fee to enter the tournament area. Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 17th, with most finals held on Sunday the 19th.

Other ITSF 2006 World Tour events are scheduled to take place in Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas, and even Las Vegas. In addition, table soccer players all around the United States are gearing up for further ITSF competition in Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Poland, and the UK. In fact, this year’s tour will be the largest worldwide table soccer pro tour ever!

For additional details about the event and the sport of table soccer, please see the following websites:

www.bonziniusa.com - tournament/charity information site
www.table-soccer.org - the ITSF web site/international rankings
www.foosball.com - general information about the sport of table soccer
www.foosworld.com - information about players & regional events across the U.S.A.
www.foosball.com/ustsf - the official USTSF web site

For more information, photos, or for an electronic version of this release, please contact:
Alan Cribbs, Tournament Director, Tel: 1-336-325-3183; Email: acribbs@triad.rr.com
Larry Davis, Executive Director, USTSF, Tel: 1-563-580-9485; Email: larry.davis@ustsf.foosball.com

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