Officially announced in March by the Texas Air Hockey Group (TAG) at the 2009 World Championships in Las Vegas, TAG is striving to make the 2009 US Open, being held in Houston, Texas, U.S.A. on July 24-26, the highest-attended tournament in Air Hockey history. Whether you are an expert player, or have just begun playing, this is a tournament you will not want to miss --

Ehab Shoukry decisively won the 2009 Vegas World Championships this year, winning seven straight matches to take the crown over runner-up Davis Huynh. Keith Fletcher came in third place, Danny Hynes in fourth, and Brian Accrocco rounded out the top five.

The Doubles event was won by Mark Nizzi and Davis Huynh, with Brian Accrocco and Joe Cain taking second.

Singles results:

Not able to make it to Las Vegas for the 2009 World Championships? Tune in to the webcast, being streamed LIVE from the Tournament Hall! This year Ustream.TV is being utilized as the broadcast platform, and should be able to handle an essentially unlimited number of viewers. The video webcast will also have a 'chat' feature, so you will be able to talk to people at the Tournament, in addition to interacting with your fellow viewers.

The address for this event is: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/air-hockey-live

So come on by, and see what all the fuss is about!

Michael L. Rosen has officially confirmed the dates for the 2009 World Air Hockey Championships: March 13-14-15, 2009 at the Riviera Hotel and Casino. The USAA Board meeting will be held at 11:00am on Friday, March 13. Doubles will take place Friday, March 13, with Singles beginning Saturday, March 14, with the Finals taking place Sunday, March 15, followed by the Awards Banquet Sunday evening.

Current World Champion Danny Hynes won first place in the Texas State Open Classic Air Hockey Championship held in Plano, Texas this past weekend. Hynes walked away undefeated, not losing a single game in Doubles or Singles matches. Jimmy Heilander, who came battling up through the winner's bracket finals, and then through the tournament finals, was unable to defeat Hynes, and finished 2nd place. Syed Rahman and Andrew Flanagan fought each other to the 7th game, with Rahman winning their match and placing 3rd. The complete results:

October 24-26 are now the confirmed dates for the 2008 Texas State Open! It will be held at the Southfork Hotel in Plano, a northern suburb of Dallas. The tournament will be played on Chris Green's beautifully restored classic Brunswick tables. Players from all States are invited to enter -- you need not be a Texas resident to compete. Online pre-registration will be available beginning October 1st.

If this isn't your first visit here, you're probably wondering "where did everything go?" Not to worry, everything will be back shortly... along with some new features. We have upgraded the site's content management system up a major version, and are set to add the long-talked-about forums. To pull everything off most efficiently, we found it neccessary to 're-initialize' certain components of the website.

Vicariously. Ok, ok, sorry ... after the first couple of V's, I just couldn't stop. Now then. If for one reason or another you found yourself not able to attend the Championships, you missed the webcast -- or are just curious what all this Air Hockey talk is about -- here is a video 'teaser' of sorts,
showcasing some of the energy and action seen at last week's Championships. Hear the Table's call ...

Live from Las Vegas, Nevada, is a webcam stream for your viewing pleasure! Our camera location is not set in stone -- it will likely be moved to better view certain matches, and if we keep the stream live, you may get some "live-action-bobbing" ... Also, again depending on match conditions and location of the camera, we may have to go off-air with no notice.

Remember folks ... the World Air Hockey Championships are getting closer! It is March 28-30 -- the Riviera, Las Vegas, Nevada -- so get done what you need to get done to be there! Get your plane ticket or car primed! Be there, or be ... sorry. :)