World Cup Team please respond

[Eric Dunn]

The following players have until Nov 15th to let TSAC know if they will claim their spot on the World Cup team, and be able to pay their own way to France and represent Canada in the ITSF World Cup of Table Soccer, in Nantes, France, Jan 6-10

Eric D
Kane G
Mario A
Larry
Mario I
Joey R
Eric G
Brian L
Dave A
Andy U
Nhu T

If you are on this list, and know for sure that you will not be able to attend, then let us know that as well, as that greatly effects who has first choice.

Feel free to respond here, or email [e-mail]

Even if you are not on this list, you can submit your name as well, and on the day after Nov 15 we'll apply the ranking system as determined by the results from the Tornado World Championships, AQBB Provincial Championships, and the Canadian National Championships, as outlined at: http://tablesoccerca.ning.com/forum/topics/tsac-exec-vote-how-shoul...

There are 7 spots available

as players respond, i'll keep posting an updated ranking list

[Mario Iannuzzi]

:( WHY MAR... whyyyyy?

[Eric Dunn]

ya. boooo. if I told you, you could play Championship Doubles as well - would that change anything Mario A?

How bout if we got partially sponsored?

In other words i'm trying to get a feel for what its going to take for Canada to be able to field its best team some year. If we could get all our best players to go, we have a real chance at taking the world cup. What's it going to take to for us to be able to do that? Please be honest. Given a goal, maybe we can make it happen some time - but we have to know what the goal is first before we can plan how to achieve it.

msg me, if you don't feel comfortable saying such things publicly. This goes for everyone.

[Eric Dunn]

Canada has been accepted as one of the 32 teams that can enter the Men's World Cup.

I've talked with the ITSF, and they'll allow us to enter our names by Nov 15th - at the latest. So everything has to be bumped up a week - So by Nov 8th, please let us know, then on Nov 15th, we'll announce who the team members are.

But please let us know as soon as possible if you'll be attending.

Also given that Mario A and Dave A has both opted out - there will be spots open likely on a first come first serve basis after Nov 8th. So if you'd like to come please let us know!!

[Eric Dunn]

Updated list:

Players in ( ) are those that could still earn a spot if those above them do not claim it

2 From Open Doubles at Tornado Worlds
Eric D
Kane G
(Brian L, Jeff A, Tony T, Fred Q)

1 From Open Singles at AQBB Provincials
Larry P claimed

2 From Open Singles at Tornado Worlds
(none) - these spots are now open for application

2 From Open Doubles at Canadian Nationals
tie: Joseph R / Brian L / Andy U
(Matt B, Darrel P, Jack H, Nathan S, ...)

2 From Open Singles at Canadian Nationals
Mario I
Brian L
(Nhu T, Garry B, Tuan P, Nelson S, Paul G, Matt B, ...)

[Eric Dunn]

Joey R cannot go - so

Players in ( ) are those that could still earn a spot if those above them do not claim it

2 From Open Doubles at Tornado Worlds
Eric D
Kane G
(Brian L, Jeff A, Tony T, Fred Q)

1 From Open Singles at AQBB Provincials
Larry P claimed

2 From Open Singles at Tornado Worlds
(none) - these spots are now open for application - but Dave might want to be put back on the list

2 From Open Doubles at Canadian Nationals
Brian L
Andy U
(Matt B, Darrel P, Jack H, Nathan S, ...)

2 From Open Singles at Canadian Nationals
Mario I
Nhu T
(Garry B, Tuan P, Nelson S, Paul G, Matt B, ...)

[Eric Dunn]

oh by the way if anyone was born in 1958 or before, then you could qualify to play in Senior events at the ITSF World Championships (doubles and singles) and you could play on the World Cup team as well.

and a partial update as to the status of the World Cup team.

Larry P has claimed his spot.
Mario I, Nhu T, Brian L, Kane G, Andy U have all gotten back to me and are seriously considering claiming their spot. Plus one more player has told me they would go, if any spots were available.

I'm pretty much going -the only way i can see me not going is if we are not able to put together a world cup team.. not sure i'd want to go all that way just to play doubles.

[Eric Dunn]

another update:

Brian L and Andy U have both let me know that they cannot make it.. so that means the list is now as follows:

Players in ( ) are those that could still earn a spot if those above them do not claim it

2 From Open Doubles at Tornado Worlds
Eric D
Kane G
(Jeff A, Tony T, Fred Q)

1 From Open Singles at AQBB Provincials
Larry P claimed

2 From Open Singles at Tornado Worlds
(none) - these spots are now open for application - but Dave might want to be put back on the list

2 From Open Doubles at Canadian Nationals
tie between Matt B, Darrel P, Jack H, and Nathan S

2 From Open Singles at Canadian Nationals
Mario I
Nhu T
(Garry B, Tuan P, Nelson S, Paul G, Matt B, ...)

There's pretty much only 3 days left, so everyone please let me know if they will be claiming their spots or not.

[Eric Dunn]

Ok the 8th has come and gone.

So Larry and Eric D have claimed their spots (but I'm only going if we have a world cup team)
Mario I is likely going
Nhu T is in same boat as me
and Barry Willick has told me he would go if there's spots open.
Barry please confirm your participation

so now it's open season. On a first come first serve basis. If you want to come the spot is yours. We have room for at least 4 more. Even if you've told me you couldn't come before and something has changed you can join now but we only have 5 days left and then I have to enter the names for our team

[Eric Dunn]

Oh and Kane is still a possibility. Haven't gotten the final 'no' from him yet

[Eric Dunn]

Sorry to say i'm going to have to take my name off the list. I'm not going to be able to go.

Kane gave me final word, and he's not going either.

Next in line to be able to play in doubles for the World Championships (of those that said they were interested in going) are Barry W, Nhu T and Mario I.

There were others that finished higher in doubles at the Canadian Nationals, and i'll list them here just incase it gives them incentive to attend as we said the highest placing canadians in doubles that were able to go to France, would be Canada's National Champions

5 Matt B / Darrel P
5 Jack H / Nathan S
7 Paul G / Jeff X
7 Tuan P / Nelson S
9 Christian D / Garry B
9 Mario I / Nhu T
9 Sean L / Hugo T
9 Barry W / Ted A

There's no longer an order for getting on the World Cup team, it's first come first serve, but there's still an order for who gets to play in the World Championships representing Canada as our National Champions and wild card team.

Please everyone let me know by Nov 14th if you're wanting to go. I have to enter the names of all our players going to France by Nov 15th.

[Mario Iannuzzi]

I won't be going. The desire is there, but the means are not.

[Eric Dunn]

Just to let everyone know, i've contacted the ITSF and told them that we will not be able to send a World Cup Team nor our National Champions will be in attendance of the World Championships this year.