2015 Seattle Open August 22-23 4 Star Tournament

The tournament is now listed on the USATT tournament event page.

patrickhrdlicka wrote: The idea of a max fee of $99 is awesome. Sign up people - this promises to be a great event.

We also have added a free tournament T-Shirt for anyone who enters two or more events. For people who mail their entry forms circle your shirt size. If you enter via omnipong.com click on the "goodies" button under Actions and choose your shirt size. Sizes are small to XXL. Additional shirts can be purchased also.

Some of us from the modesto table tennis club might be going...is coach jeff mason going to be there?

Just another bit of info for the tournament. We will be live (no live commentary) steaming on both days. The plan is that the finals of all of the events will be on the table with the camera. From open singles down to the lowest rated event. So if your coming from out of town and you make the finals you can let your friends back home when your match is and they can watch it live.

mhnh007 wrote: Just watch last year tournament.  What event is the 1st match in this video and what US rating are these 2 players?  I just want to understand the level of competition for this Tournament and US Rating in general. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_0yZCIM9S4 BTW - What setup will Fatt be using for this coming tournament?

The first match on the day one video was a open singles RR match. Both players usatt rated 1950-2050. They are from the same club and have played each other many times. The first two matches on day two video were the semifinals of the 2400 singles. The third match on day 2 was open singles semifinals. The guy in the black shirt is rated 2700+ The other player is just under 2600. As for Fatt's set up I don't know what he will be using but rest assured what ever it is will cause him to randomly utter words in French during the match and you have no idea if he's yelling at himself or trying to put hex on his opponent! Lol

Edited by Vince64 - 06/26/2015 at 12:02am

Those were Portland Bionic 1200 junior players not Seattle juniors! Lol

NextLevel wrote: I stand corrected. Have a great event and I hope the bionic juniors don't come over and steal all your rating points!

The bionic juniors from Portland area aren't a problem. Now the Canadian junior player who hasn't played in a usatt tournament in a year or two, that has nightmare written all over it.

patrickhrdlicka wrote: Amen to that, Vince !!!

Oh yea, you had that experience last weekend.

4 of us(myself included) from Alaska are coming down for the tournament

hidasjoki wrote: 4 of us(myself included) from Alaska are coming down for the tournament

if you're going to need a hotel to stay at I highly suggest you take advantage of the deal we arranged with the Days Inn. Information is on the entry form on how to get the discount. All the other hotels/motels in the area are charging nearly double the price we worked out with the Days Inn

Edited by Vince64 - 06/26/2015 at 1:56pm

Just a reminder. For people coming to the Seattle Open Aug 22-23 if you want to take advantage of the 10% discount at the Days Inn (425-643-6644 book directly with them, give them code SPTTC) you need to make your reservations by July 31st.

patrickhrdlicka wrote: Cool - 28 people have already signed up, one month before the tournament is set to start !!!

I think we had 164 people last year. Hoping for somewhere from 175-225 this time.

I know several of us from Portland area are planning on going up. These guys are procrastinators so they will probably sign up at the last minute! (myself included lol) 

Vince64 wrote: KiwiPong wrote: I know several of us from Portland area are planning on going up. These guys are procrastinators so they will probably sign up at the last minute! (myself included lol)  You procrastinators from Portland will be punished, you will be "by just chance" all in the same RR groups in your events! Lol. See you in three weeks Yun.

Two weeks to go !!!