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U.S. Open weekend is July 31-Aug. 1, 2009 in ChicagoPOSTED May 1, 2009:Hello everyone. This year's LTHL Stiga U.S. Open will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. It'll take place at the Lithuanian Center in Lemont, IL, about 35 minutes southwest of downtown Chicago. We'll have groups based on skill level as always with trophies and medals for all skill levels. The COLECO U.S. Open will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, July 31 at the Lemont VFW. You can register today by clicking on the "Register" tab above. http://www.lemonttablehockey.com/usopen/playerlist/index.htm Chargo, Ingo are 2008 U.S. Open championsRob Chargo bested a field of 40 players to win the 2008 Stiga U.S. Open in Lemont on July 26. He defeated Reggie Stefaniszyn 4-1 in the Best of 7 finals. Third was Kitchener's Bernie Kunzler, who defeated longtime friend Bruce Turner. B Group was taken by Tim Walker over Tom Warren in all-Detroit area finals. Third in the B was Mark Wuellner of Indianapolis, IN over grizzled veteran Pierre Chastenais of Montreal, QUE. The C Group went to Sean Rafferty of Laguna Hills, CA over Rich Thill of South Holland, IL. Third in the C went to Mike Hibbard of the Madison, WI area. On Friday night, rookie sensation Bob Ingo of Hanover Park, IL emerged out of virtually nowhere to win the Coleco U.S. Open championship. He defeated Dr. Lou Marinoff of New York in the finals. Third went to Denis Maille of Montreal, who also took home the Combined Trophy for best combined finish in the Stiga and Coleco tournaments. Brian Rafferty, 13, won the Junior Award and the big free raffle for a Stiga 50th anniversary limited edition table hockey game courtesy of tablehockeygames.com. Thank you to owner Phil Hamilton for the giveaway game and the prize money that was split among the top finishers in all three groups. Also thanks to Paul Ruiz at tablehockeyheaven.com for providing a place to do live updates. We're doing it all again next year on July 31-Aug. 1 so please mark your calendars now and save the dates. Thanks to everyone who played and helped!!! Eric and Jim ADDRESSES YOU'LL NEED TO KNOWVFW ON FRIDAY: 15780 NEW AVENUE, LEMONT, IL 60439LITHUANIAN CENTER ON SATURDAY: 14911 W. 127TH ST, LEMONT, IL 60439LINK TO A PAGE WITH MAPSRules for the Stiga U.S. Open: Click here 2009 Stiga U.S. OpenThis tournament is sanctioned by the
United States Table Hockey Association and the
Canadian Table Hockey Assocation. Rules ~ International Table Hockey Federation Rules apply featuring International Playoff-style Stiga player figures. Professional Stiga set-ups ~ Top condition Stiga games mounted rock solid on banquet tables 32.5 inches from center rod to the floor. All Stiga games are fitted with Suplak puck catchers for easy fast puck retrieval and TableHockeyPro.com net deflectors are used in the goal cages, eliminating most in-and-outs. Prize money to the winner. Trophies and medals for all divisions. And giveaways to all players. Please go to the registration page and REGISTER TODAY!!! Special low prices for kids and for players who are new to the Stiga tournament tour! Please visit the official message board of the ****STIGA U.S. OPEN**** Go to: Table Hockey Heaven to view updates and discuss this event in a public forum. Saturday Stiga tournament will start at 10 a.m. sharp, with playoff rounds for the A, B, C and possibly D pools. Everyone is guaranteed at least one playoff series. How many more you get after that is up to you. Tournament Orginizers for the ****STIGA U.S. OPEN**** are Jim Rzonca jrzonca@webtv.net or (630)257-8171 and Eric Krol ericakrol@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact either of us about this event. To view the Garry Butler Tribute Page/2006 Tournament Main Page: Click Here Sponsored by 
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