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INTERNATIONAL SHUFFLEBOARD ASSOCIATION
SINGLES WORLD CUP 2009
Betmar Shuffleboard Club, Florida, USA
General Information
Qualifying
The Singles World Cup 2009 is designed to carry on with the good tradition of ISA’s annual Shuffleboard meetings, without forcing each country from abroad to travel as a whole team but rather let those come together who are capable and willing to travel and eligible to play.
The committee, installed by the ISA Board in Midland, Canada 2007, has thoroughly discussed and developed a proposal for this particular event.
§ Short Summary
The main features of the proposed tournament are:
§ Start date; Wednesday October 14th – End date; Sunday October 18th, 2009
§ Venue: Florida, Betmar Shuffleboard Club, Zephyrhills.
§ 5 match days
§ frame games
§ 32 Men/32 Ladies
§ 8/8 courts
§ 13/13 guaranteed matches for each player
§ Top 8/8 players to be seeded
§ 4 entrants per country guaranteed, 2 additional entrants for Canada and USA, 4 entrants for Non-member countries
§ Each country has the right, but not the duty to fill their respective number of entries
§ Unfilled entries from one country fall back into a pool to be filled by other participating member countries or by applicants from non-member countries of the ISA
§ Management and administration of the event will be computerized.
§ Special draw event
§ Exciting new shoot-out tool “Elimination shooting”
§ Timetable
Therefore the timetable for the Singles 2009 will be:
§ Oct. 14th, Wednesday:
morning: opening ceremony, draw event
13.30 - Round 1, 15.30 - Round 2
§ Oct. 15th, Thursday:
08.30 - Round 3, 10.30 - Round 4
13:30 - Round 5, 15:30 - Round 6
§ Oct. 16th, Friday:
09.30 - Round 7, possibly followed by “Elimination shooting”
13:30 - Round 8, 15:30 - Round 9
§ Oct. 17th, Saturday:
09.30 - Round 10, possibly followed by “Elimination shooting”
13:30 - Round 11
§ Oct. 18th, Sunday:
08.30 - Round 12, 10.30 Round 13
(Round 12&13 are the semi-finals and finals for the Ranks 5 to 32, which means for those players the active part of the tournament will end thereafter and they can watch )
13:30 - Round 14 and at 15:30 - Round 15
(which are the semi-finals and final for the TOP 4 players. In that manner we have sufficient spectators and a dignified environment for the real final of the World Championships.)
This is to be followed by a short winning ceremony and the Awards Banquet.
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2009 USA Players for The 2009 World Shuffleboard Singles Tournament in Florida
USA - MEN USA - LADIES
EARL BALL WILMA RUDOLPH
KEN OFFENTHER NANCY CHAFFIN
CHUCK CROUSE JAN CROUSE
JIM BAILEY CECILE MESSIER
STAN WILLIAMSON LANDY ADKINS
DWAYNE CROSS JOAN CURWIN
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2009 German Players for The 2009 World Shuffleboard Singles Tournament in Florida
First, I would like to congratulate the US National Shuffleboard Association for its excellent selection of players for this year’s ISA event.
Secondly I would like to announce the choice of the German Shuffleboard Association: please find below the names of the German players for the World Singles Championships 2009 in Zephyrhills:
Men:
1) Sebastian Runge
2) Torben Hussmann
3) Dieter Hussmann
4) Dieter Hoffmanns
5) Sven Wuellner
6) Marius Runge
All our players are already very much looking forward to October.
Dieter Hussmann,
German Shuffleboard Association President. 2009-03-17
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Ladies:
1) Birgitt Hussmann
2)Irene Hoffmanns
3)Kerstin Runge
4) Lore Wuellner
2009 Canadian Players for The 2009 World Shuffleboard Singles Tournament in Florida
MEN:
Frank Stokowski
George Admiral
Henry Strong
Roy Norman
Gerald Curwin
John MacLennan
WOMEN:
Geraldine Strong
Grace Pipher
Doreen Norman
Roxanne Duguay
Joan Cook.
Myrna Bilton
Stan McCormack
CNSA President, 2009 03 27.
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2009 Brazil Players for The 2009 World Shuffleboard Singles Tournament in Florida
WOMEN
BRA1F Ivone Zellner
BRA2F Fatima Alves
BRA3F Roseli Lima
BRA4F Daiane de Jesus
BRA5F Tania dos Santos
Sincerely, Michael R. Zellner Rx from Michael 2009-06-15
MEN:
BRA1M Marcos Cardoso
BRA3M Valdir Silva
BRA4M Michael Zellner
BRA5M Aparecido Bars
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2009 Japanese Players for The World Shuffleboard Singles Tournament in Florida
MEN WOMEN
KAZUOMI SUZUKI YOSHIKO SUZUKI
JIRO CHIBA SACHIYO TAKADA
TATSUO MIYAKAWA KIEKO SAKUTA
MASASHI HIGAKI KYOKO TAKAHASHI
I am looking forward to seeing you all at Zephyrhills.
JNSA
Yoshiko Suzuki
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2009 Australia Players for The World Shuffleboard Singles Tournament in Florida
Ian Reiher Marjorie Govett
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2009 England Players for The World Shuffleboard Singles Tournament in Florida
Pam Hill Diai Rushton
Phil Hill
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DONNA JOHNSTON – PERFECT RECORD IN AUSTRALIA!
“When the final game was over, and I had won, I breathed a sigh of relief. I really hadn’t realized that I had won all of my games till the team captain, Mary Clayton, told me so.
My thought was Oh! Really? Wow!! >> And we won the tournament? Beat the Canadians?? Terrific! At a time like that you want to shout We won!! We won!! But you don’t, because you know how it feels to lose. And then there’s a little sense of let-down. It’s all over. But there is also a quiet inner sense of satisfaction. We’re going home the winners.”
Donna Johnston. 2009-03-23.
Stan’s Note: Donnas’ Perfect Record took place at the 2001 ISA Tournament held in Australia. Donna presented me with the above remarks on 2009-03-23 in Lakeland when I arranged with her to take her photo. Donna is wearing the Medallion which was presented by Buck Buchannan. As far as I understand, the presentation of the Medallion to recognize this achievement was started by John Barnett Junior.
Stan 2009-04-20.
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NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER!!
Ian and Marj have prepared a most enjoyable DVD using photos from the 27th ISA in Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia. Ian writes: “The introduction is of course our National Anthem and the other is a song ‘You’ve Made Us Proud’ by and sung by a now deceased country and western star called Slim Dusty who is known internationally for the song ‘A Pub with no Beer’. This song has the lines ‘..........there is nothing more lonesome or nothing more dreer than...... a pub with no beer .........’.” Ian goes on to announce that he will be bringing a few copies with him to Betmar, Zephyrhills when he attends the World Singles. Canadians attending the Annual General Meeting and Banquet will have an opportunity to view the DVD following the Banquet!!
ON THE LOCAL SHUFFLEBOARD SCENE: “Everything here is going along quite steadily without the rush of last year preparing for the tournament. We have four Association tournaments during the year. A Doubles, a Ladies’, a Men’s and an Open where all members can compete during the year and the winner of the Open is the Association champion for the year. We have had the Doubles and Moira and Ken Britton won that. We are presently preparing for the Ladies in June, the Men’s will be in August and the final of the Open will be in November.
During the year we have been preparing a ladder for the Open as on the final tournament day in November we will just limit it to 32 players. The ladder is being prepared by adding up all wins and deducting all losses by players during the weekly club games and the 32 with the highest scores at the end of June will make up the ladder. From June through to the end of September challenges can be made by players not on the ladder against players on the lower end and also challenges can be made by players on the lower end to players higher up. We hope it will create quite a deal of interest as there is also quite a nice prize at the end which will be presented at the Association Xmas function in December.
We are currently preparing a ‘Manual of Shuffleboard in Australia’ which covers some history of shuffleboard and the Association as well as basic how to play and strategy which we propose to give to all our members as well as to new members to help them get on top of the game more easily.
In the next few months we are having a push for new members and have produced a brochure to distribute around, we particularly need more members at Coolangatta so it can be utilised more often.
Marj and I will be the only Australians coming to Zephyrhills but there seems to be quite a deal of interest for the German tournament in 2010 so we are hoping we will have a small group attending, anyway we are working on it.
That’s about all for the moment; all our players who played in the International last year are pleased they made the effort and often talk of the great time they had, it was a wonderful experience.
Submitted by Ian Reiher. Sec. of the ASA. 2009 05 14.
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This Message From ISA President Earl Ball:
As concerns dress for this "Singles" event, I have attached pictures of the type of clothing I will be wearing when I play as a representative of the United States. We need to remember that as a singles event we need to encourage players to be individuals.
This event can be very successful and the only way I see for it to fail is if we allow too much "Nationalism" which could give the impression that players will not play all out to win each match, particularly if matched against someone from their own country.
If you will notice, one of my shirts has palm trees on it because I will be representing Florida. A few years ago I bought a very colorful T-shirt in Brazil. It was like the jerseys that one of their famous soccer clubs wear; that to me is a fine way to represent Brazil. I am sure there are many other examples for other countries. Please do not look like a team, this is a singles event.
Earl Ball. ISA President 2009-05-17
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The Induction Into the ISA Hall of Fame of Peggy House took place at the Banquet of the CNSA, Coldwater, ON on May 26th, 2009.
Shown in the photo in the margin are Nick Klym, ISA HOF member and long time friend of Peggy. Peggy received the ISA Plaque and Pin on May 26th.
PEGGY HOUSE INDUCTED INTO THE ISA HALL OF FAME:
Peggy’s career in Shuffleboard began in 1974 at Bay Indies in Venice, FL.
Peggy was instrumental in the formation of the CNSA, became its very first Secretary and held that office in the formative years from 1981 to 1985. She played for the Canadian Women’s Team at the very first ISA of 1981 in Muskegon, MI. Peggy served on the Organizing Committee for the 1990 Lindsay ISA event making regular commutes from her residence in Stoney Creek.
Peggy House is the only shuffleboard player in the history of International Competition (27 years) to have achieved “Two Perfect Records”!! Her first came in Texas at the 4th ISA Event and her 2nd on the 10th Anniversary of the ISA in Lindsay, Ontario. In total Peggy competed in 7 ISA Events.
Peggy’s nomination into the ISA HOF, Players Category, was approved in Coolangatta, QLD, Australia in September of 2008. She is the 1st person to be inducted into this Category.
This evening she will be presented with a Pin and a Plaque.
Stan McCormack CNSA President and Member of the ISA Board of Directors. 2009 05 26.
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WORLD SINGLES TOURNAMENT FORMAT
I am beginning to receive many questions on the tournament format. I am going to try to explain without causing too many more questions.
I will use the men as an example. The plan is to have 32 men divided into four pools of eight. Each player will play every other player in their pool followed by a tie breaking system if necessary. The top four players from each pool will then go into new pools of four and will be playing for the top 16 places in the tournament, the lower group does the same for places 17-32. Each player will play the other players in their pool followed by tie breaking if necessary with the winners of each pool and the runners-up playing for positions 1-8 in the tournament and the players placing 3rd and 4th in each pool playing for places 9-16 and so forth on down. Note: The bold represents an amendment!*
Much like a soccer tournament or a tennis tournament, the seeding of players becomes very important to set the pools up properly. In that Shuffleboard does not at this time have a ranking system, we the Singles Committee, are busy trying to rank the players from each country with the help of the National Presidents. We hope to be able to agree. As the International Shuffleboard Association President I will determine the final ranking if it appears any players are not properly ranked in an effort to keep the pools fair.
Earl Ball, ISA President. 2009 06 03.
* Latest revision. 2009 06 04.
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YOU MAY WISH TO SAVE THIS MAP!!
Earl has sent along this hand drawn map of the “immediate area” of Betmar and Zephyrhills. As many of you will be without your normal vehicle and therefore without your GPS, you may wish to make a copy of this document. For those from abroad, it sets the scale, that is, it gives you an appreciation of the distance from Tampa Airport as well as (Highway) Inter State 75 and (Highway) Inter State 4. Both the Inns, Microtel and Quality, are near the top of the map.
As you will note it also has the phone numbers of both Earl and Terry which you should record.
Stan McCormack 2009 06 08.
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CHARLIE CRIST IS THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF FL
Terry Rainwater, President of the World Singles host club, Betmar, has sent this letter of invitation to Governor Crist and to Senator Ronda Storms. It is indicative of the professionalism and organizational skills of Terry as he works to make this event a huge success. Stan McCormack, ISA Board Member and CNSA President. 2009-06-10.
Governor Crist,
The Betmar Shuffleboard Club will be host to the World Singles Shuffleboard Tournament October 14-18, 2009. This prestigious event has been in the planning for a year and our club won the honors for this World competition after submitting our proposal to the International Committee. Players from at least eight countries will be competing for top honors in the Men’s division and the Women’s division, with 32 players in each division.
Competitors will be visiting and staying in Zephyrhills during the tournament and visiting other Florida sites while in the United States.
The following eight countries are currently committed to this event, with from 2 to 6 players from each country for each division: There is a tentative contingent from Portugal.
Australia - Germany - Brazil - Canada - Norway - Japan - England - USA
I am inviting you to attend part, or all of this event, as our guest and would also invite you to take part in the welcome and/or congratulations to our international athletes during the opening and/or closing ceremonies. We will begin Wednesday October 14, 2009 at 9:00 A.M. with an in-park parade of players to our main club house where we will conduct opening ceremonies: Welcomes, national anthems, player introductions, orientation, etc. Lunch will be served about 11:30 and the actual play will commence at 1:00 P.M. and will continue each day through Sunday afternoon when the finals will be held to determine the overall winners. October 18, 2009 Sunday evening banquet and closing ceremonies, awards, and entertainment will begin about 5:30 P.M.
The organized sport of tournament Shuffleboard is much bigger than most people understand. We are part of the FSA – Florida Shuffleboard Association, which is part of the NSA – National Shuffleboard Association, and the ISA-International Shuffleboard Association. We are a very large group of mostly retirees in the USA, however, the sport in other countries is growing and attracts a younger group. The number 2 player in Germany for example, is 14 yrs old and will be competing here in October. Our hope is to advance our sport, create a greater awareness, and to attract a more diverse group here in Florida and the USA.
I hope you will consider our invitation.
Very sincerely,
Terry Rainwater
President, Betmar Shuffleboard Club
37145 Lakewood Dr.
Zephyrhills, FL 33542
Treasurer, Florida Shuffleboard Association Central District
Ph: 813-783-1265
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NOTICE TO ALL WORLD SINGLES PARTCIPANTS!!
Players competing in the World Singles will receive complementary membership in the Zephyrhills Shuffleboard Club. The Zephyrhills Club is in the town of Zephyrhills which is 2km from Betmar. (Betmar is a resort, Zephyrhills is the town; both have excellent shuffling facilities)
Your membership in the Zephyrhills Club entitles you to enter FSA (Florida Shuffleboard Assn) tournaments while you are in the USA. Those arriving early may wish to enter the FSA Tournament beginning October 12th at Zephyrhills. The event is Open; it is a Men’s and Women Doubles event. If you keep winning, you may expect to finish on October 13th. Entry fee is only $5.00!! NOTE: Come with a partner. This tournament has the added advantage of allowing you to become accustomed to the FLORIDA COURTS!
Beginning October 19th in Clearwater on FL’s West Coast, a Mixed Doubles begins. It is suggested that you bring a partner. This event in Clearwater provides AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY. The Clearwater shuffling facility is also the home of the ISA HALL OF FAME!! If you have not been to the ISA HOF, it is a MUST SEE!! Try and work it into your itinerary whether or not you choose to shuffle in the Mixed Doubles!!
Stan of The Shuffler. 2009-06-15.
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2009 Potugal Players for The World Shuffleboard Singles Tournament in Florida
PORT1M Luiz Pimentel
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