Calgary & Saskatoon & Vancouver
| Topic: Calgary FOOSBALL TOURNAMENT - May 8 - 10 - 2009 |
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Hey all... I am very proud to announce and invite you to our first FOOSBALL TOURNAMENT - May 8th, 9th & 10th - at Juliet's Castle in Calgary. DYP - Friday 8PM No Pro Singles - Saturday - 1PM Open Singles - Saturday - 3PM No Pro Doubles - Sunday - 11 AM Open Doubles - Sunday - 1PM DYP - $10 No Pro Players - $15 Open Players - $30 100% Payout + whatever we can wring out of the bar, they're foos friendly. We've arranged a special deal with the Ambassador Hotel (1 block away) for our out of town players. Please email me if you'd you are interested in staying there. The Castle's wings are good, the beer is cold, & the competition will be righteous. Come and have some fun, we'll look after you. And please take a moment - email me if you are expecting to come - it'll help for planning.... |
Posted: Apr 12 2009 9:01PM
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Andy.. can you tell me how you're planning on determining the rankings for this tourney? As usual, every tourney has issues in regards to who's what rank. (ie) would it be based on who were Pro's at the last COFC or Foozapalooza etc? or is it USTSA points? or some other method? |
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How many tables will there be? will there be trophies for top 3 in non pro & pro? singles & doubles events? |
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Any player who would be considered a mid semi or higher under the previous classification are considered pro. Beginners ,rookie and low semi are non pro. Jack H, Paul G, Mike ,Roger,Lance, Chris D, Ben, Rick K, Tim W, Craig W ,David A etc are considered pro. Any questions on players send me an e-mail to calgaryfoos@hotmail.com. I may need to confer with the local clubs to get feedback on a player. We are not planning to have any trophies for the events. 100% payback with a potential of added money. |
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Pro events will be 2/3 both sides. No Pro 2/3 winners, possibly race to 7 on the losers. We want to make sure we run the events on time so the folks from out of town can get home at a reasonable time. |
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Is this the tournament that's meant to replace foosapalooza? In other words, most likely the only western canada tournament of the year? |
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I know that Will in Edmonton is talking about having a tourney here-don't know the time frame though. Foosapalooza is a lost cause. |
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This is our first tournament. Will have to access it after it is finished. Could possibly run these a few times a year. As Garry mentioned I know that Will is intersted in running a tourney also. |
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ill go if there are trophies, you only need two, one for 1st place open singles and one for 1st place open doubles |
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Hey Brian: Not sure why (mid to high) Semi-pros are now considered Pro... but thanks for the prompt answer. |
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brian, get Ivor to help you with trophies.. or get the bar to pitch in... it's not that expensive. and are your guys' dates set in stone? would the long weekend be better for travellers? |
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Tony, Dates are firm - it's been announced. Trophies = Less money paid out to players. It's that simple. We made a choice this time for no hardware. Let's wait to hear what the feedback is. If there is enough demand for it - plans can always change. We'll be capturing images and results of this one for calgaryfoos.com.... |
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Is there a way that this an be posted on the Regina site? I believe they have a more active scene than Saskatoon. |
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Hey Garry, Paul has already posted it in Regina. Players who are eligible to play in no pro can play in open events also. The price is $15. |
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It would be nice to get some rough estimates of the payouts if thats possible. It could help motivate out of towners. I understand that it hards to do when your not guaranteeing anything. |
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i like money but , you buy dinner with it and its gone. the trophy lasts forever. |
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Wow, a tournament I can finally have a chance to attend!!! So, what's my ranking Brian/Andy? |
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We understand that getting trophies takes away from the total prize pool, but having already looked at flights 315 From Abbotsford 377 From Vancouver 277 From Victoria You didn't post the hotel cost but I'm assuming 90-100 60 For entry fees So for us BC players anyways were looking at 400-500$ to come to this event. I'm going to guess 60 players show up, might be low, but it sounds about right to me. I'm not including the DYP since I wouldn't be able to make it 30 No-pros 30 Pros Assuming everyone plays in all the events they can Is the No-pro Event prize money without having anything kicked in. Same for singles and doubles. 1 250 2 150 3 50 And the pro event 1 650 2 300 3 150 4 100 5/6 50 *of note these are my estimates and do not relate to actual payouts in any way* Regardless of all the costs associated, last time I checked no one is in foosball for the money. You would need 18 Engraved items http://www.cheapsoccertrophies.com/index-exec/section/category/product/7237 I think this would work perfect 18 would cost 82$ and they are engraved with 3 lines. Thats just over a dollar per player. |
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Looks like I can make it for Singles and Doubles but probably not for the DYP. |
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Brian.... how many tables are there??? try to make best out of 5 for open and out of 3 for loser side. |
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i am a rookie? |
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lol Mike I believe you have been pro for longer than me. |
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Come on! you got to have trophies, money just goes down the drain,like some said earlier, I play for the trophy! just one glance at the trophy brings back good foosin memories.I had some made for myself, Ang, Darrel & Greg after Foosapalooza last year. Their alot happier they have something to show for their hard work! I could probably get all the trophies for $280. thats 18 trophies.maybe the bar can chip in something. Or charge everyone $2 extra per event.(dyp excluded) that pays for 40% of the trophies. 3 weeks is just the right amonut of time to get the trophies made. I'm going to phone them to see if they have enough foosball men left first before we all get too excited. |
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I agree with having trophies- 1st/2nd/3rd-singles/doubles-no dyp I understand that timing might be an issue now though. |
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BTW Is Ivan Demelchuk an alias for Ivor Demello-sp???? |
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Thanks for all the feedback. Looks like we will have 6 tables at a minimum for the event. As mentioned previously running the events on time is a priority. At present still looking at doing 2/3 both sides of open. Depending on turnout and how the events are going we could look at changing this. Prize breakdown is totally dependant on how many entries there are. When we have a idea on the numbers of players attending we could give an approximate breakdown. As mentioned if there were trophies prizes would be reduced. |
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For trophies... Have a $5 registration fee for the entire weekend-dyp excluded-This is easier than a per event fee and would be more realistic for a semi/beginner if they are entering both doubles and singles events, when a pro only enters 1 singles and 1 doubles. just my 2 cents |
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I really hope trophies are made. I know I don't speak for everyone but I would gladly take a prize cut to have trophies. As mentioned, no one here is playing foos for a living and it's nice to have something symbolizing your finish. Plus my 1st place Open Singles/Doubles trophy case is conspicuously empty at the moment. |
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Christian At least you have a chance for the doubles...lol |
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there must be something in the snow in edmonton..either that or Christian's been playing too much bad poker.. |
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We did get snow today- just haven't tasted it yet...lol And I don't think Christian plays poker anymore. I play bad poker though, just not bad foosball. |
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What kind of deal did you guys figure out for the hotel? There are about 5-6 guys from Regina that may need some rooms. |
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"We did get snow today- just haven't tasted it yet...lol" You waiting for it to ferment or something? Get out there and eat it man ... |
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dont eat the yellow snow |
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????wel what do you think they are waiting for????? What good is a snowcone without the syrup? |
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o yaa.....not to leave outr Calgary,,,,how 'bout those FLAMES!?? BTW hi Andy and Brian.....good to see you guys active! |
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Do you guys have a name for this tournament or is it just the Calgary Foosball Tournament?. I think it should have a name! |
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Simon will hug it and squeeze it and call it 'George' |
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Just call it 'Foosapalooza "Calgary" 2009' just so if it gets held in another city in 2010 like Vancouver, you can call it 'Foosapalooza "Vancouver" 2010. The trophy i got just said 'Foosapalooza 2005'. just my 2cents |
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I won't be attending Calgary for work reasons unfortunately but Good Luck to the tournament directors and players. May you have a successful tournament. Western Canada needs at least one prestigeous tournament to go to where the most talented players get together and compete. It is crucial for Canadian foosball for the future.I believe Tuan Phan is going from BC, hopefully Eric Dunn, western Canada's only male pro master will be attending as well. Hopefully this will spawn western Canada's tournaments attracting players from the east and from the States. |
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The Alberta Open is the best name I think because at least the people who win it and so on will be able to fondly reefer to the event in a meaningful way. |
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Do I know you? |
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regg tanius is the evil alter ego of Greg Ustina.  |
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regg tanius is the evil alter ego of Greg Ustina. |
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Hey there, I've been busy with work and forgot that I can't log in thru Calgary or Ed, so I am on Saskfoos, amyways my question.. If there is 6 tables and a plethera of players (30+) for this mini tourney, are there only 2 categories of players PRO or NOT.? And what really is the difference between the 2? to quote: " Any player who would be considered a mid semi or higher under the previous classification are considered pro. Beginners ,rookie and low semi are non pro. Jack H, Paul G, Mike ,Roger,Lance, Chris D, Ben, Rick K, Tim W, Craig W ,David A etc are considered pro. Any questions on players send me an e-mail to calgaryfoos@hotmail.com. I may need to confer with the local clubs to get feedback on a player." Sorry for the long post as usual ther is a rank issue I just want those who travel ie: Van(however unlikely)Regina Saskatoon. have the proper info. Does a rookie that is capable of shooting a rollover as every rook learns considered a pro? I have an interest in this, not for me but a relative, and would not want them to be at their first ever tourney and because they learned a shot and basic 5 that they would be a pro and be humiliated in their games. **Sorry again, I can't e-mail from here as I am at work and probably would not be able to receive one back.** |
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