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Dynamo tour
makes first Canadian stop
The Dynamo Table Soccer Tour
made its first stop in Canada during
the weekend of May 3-5 with the
$1,000 Calgary Open. The tourna-
ment was sponsored by operator
Kim Hussein and held at Zak ' s, a
gameroom in Calgary. Players from
Edmonton, Calgary, and Spokane
(Washington) played in the three-
day competition.
In the Open Doubles event, the
Edmonton players dominated , with
Doug McCarthy and Sanj Singh
defeating another Edmonton team ,
Simon Edwards and Wilson Mak, in
the final match. Darren Olson and
Brian Loeppky from Calgary placed
third , and Dennis Garcia and Doug
Campbell from Spokane finished
fourth .
Doug McCarthy picked up
another first place in the Open
Teams from Calgary, Edmonton and Spokane are shown competing
in the Open Doubles.
Doug McCarthy (left) competed in Singles against his doubles partner,
Sanj Singh. Both are from Edmonton, Alberta .
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Singles division, winning out over
Doug Campbell in the final. Third
went to Calgary player, Tony
Mientus, and Kathy Brainard from
Spokane finished fourth.
In the Mixed Doubles event,
Doug Campbell and Kathy Brainard ,
both ranked as pros on the Dynamo
tour, teamed up to take f irst. Doug
McCarthy and his partner Grace
placed second, with third going to
Sanj Singh and Tammy John son.
In Novice Doubles, Edmonton ' s
Garry Burgardt and Joey Ramjag ,
who is the 1984 Dynamo 17 and
under world champion , forced
McCarthy and Singh to settle for
second place. In Novice Singles, it
was once again Doug McCarthy
finishing first, with second going to
Singh and third to Spokane' s Bruce
Anderson .
This was the first time that many
of the Canadian players had the
opportunity to play on the Dynamo
soccer table, but, as the results
show, they adapted quickly and
turned in fine performances. Plans
are now being made to hold a
Dynamo tournament in Edmonton
in late summer or fall.
Canadian players now have their
own national players association ,
the Canadian Table Soccer Associa-
tion , based in Montreal where the
group' s current president, Dave
Gareau , resides . The address is
Canadian Table Soccer Association,
P.O . Box 524, Branch of Cartierville,
Montreal , Quebec H4K 2J7. Tele-
phone 514/ 331-7478.
Both Canadian and American
operators who would like more
· information on promoting table
soccer and hosting Dynamo tou r
tournaments should contact Kathy
Brainard at United States Table
.Soccer Association , E. 3227 22nd
Ave ., Spokane, Washington 99203 .
Telephone 509/ 534-4580.
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PlAY METER. July 15. 1985