USTSF NEWS TICKER (for Announcements and Important Dates): January 8-11, 2009 - ITSF World Championships Finals (Nantes, France);           February 20-22, 2009 - $12,000 Maryland State Champiosships (Tornado);          March 11-15, 2009 - $50,000 Tornado Hall of Fame Classic (Las Vegas);          USTSF General Assembly Meeting (during Vegas Tournament in March);          April 16-19, 2009 USTSF/ITSF Sanctioned $25,000 National Doubles Championships in St. Louis (Tornado);          May 22-25, 2009 USTSF/ITSF Sanctioned $20,000 Texas State Championships in Dallas (Tornado);         June 18-21, 2009 USTSF/ITSF Sanctioned $25,000 National Singles (and Masters Singles) Championships in Atlanta (Tornado);          July 17-19, 2009 - USTSF/ITSF Sanctioned $5000 Houston City Foosball Championships (Tornado);          August 14-16, 2009 - USTSF Sanctioned $2,500 Washington State Open Foosball Tournament (Tornado);          September 2-7, 2009 - Tornado World Championships Series (Dallas, TX);         September 6, 2009 - USTSF General Assembly Meeting (during Dallas Tournament in September);          October 2-4, 2009 - The 35th Annual North Carolina State Foosball Championships (Bonzini);          October 16-18, 2009 - 10th Annual Bart O’ Celebration Tournament in Austin Texas (Tornado);          October 23-25, 2009 - 2009 Oregon State Foosball Championships (Tornado);