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| DATELINE:
APRIL 3, 2006 07:00 AM USA |
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2006 WSSA World Sport Stacking Championships Draw
the Fastest Competitors from around the World: Over 1,000
Competitors Set to Compete in the Ultimate Sport Stacking
Championship! |
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The 4th Annual WSSA World Sport Stacking Championships,
sanctioned by the Colorado-based World Sport Stacking
Assoc. (WSSA), are scheduled for Saturday, April 8,
2006, at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colo., from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m. MST.
Sport
stacking is an emerging individual and team sport where participants
stack and unstack 12 specially designed high-tech cups (Speed Stacks®)
in pre-determined sequences with lightning quickness. This unique
sport promotes hand-eye coordination, ambidexterity,
concentration and sportsmanship. Sport stacking
competitions take place locally, nationally and
internationally throughout the year, leading up to the
World Championships. The competitors, generally aged 6-17,
compete individually or in pairs (called "Doubles") against
the clock for the fastest time or on relay teams in head-to-head competition. |
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1,000 of the world's fastest sport stackers are expected to compete
in the 2006 WSSA World Sport Stacking Championships. In addition
to many American sport stackers from more than 20 states, international
competitors will be representing Canada, Japan, Australia, South
Africa, Germany and the U.K. Many world-class stackers will be
hoping to secure their place in the world-record book. Nate
Florea, a 12-year-old from Colorado Springs, will be
looking to defend his championship time from last year's
competition. Britain's fastest stacker, Kate Parker, will
also be vying for top honors, as well as Miriam Christ and
Timo Reuhl, who both recently claimed titles at the WSSA
German National Sport Stacking Championships. Current
world-record holder Emily Fox, age 18, will be on hand to
see if any new competitors are able to break her current
records. |
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Stacking Competitive Events include Individuals, Doubles and 4-Person
Team Relays in a variety of divisions, which include all ages. Stackers
will race in the competitive sequences known as the 3-3-3, 3-6-3
and the Cycle. In addition to age divisions for kids, there are
stacking opportunities for adults including Collegiate
(19-24), Masters (25-59) and Seniors (60 and above). There
is also a Special Stackers division for competitors with
special needs. Visit the WSSA
web site. |
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Sport
stacking (originally called "cup stacking")
began in
the early 1980s, but it wasn't until 1995 that sport
stacking caught the attention of Bob Fox, a Colorado PE
teacher, who held the state's first sport stacking
tournament at his elementary school. With Bob's enthusiasm,
the sport continued to grow throughout Colorado, and the
tradition of an annual state tournament began in 1997. The
sport soon expanded to other states, and a regional
tournament in 2002 attracted hundreds of stackers from
Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and Florida. Sport stacking is
now practiced in all 50 states and has generated tremendous
interest in countries from around the world. The 2006 WSSA
World Sport Stacking Championships will be sanctioned by
the World Sport Stacking Association for the fourth year in
a row. |
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Stacking - An individual or team sport where
participants stack and unstack 12 specially designed sport
stacking cups in pre-determined sequences as fast as they
can.
Speed
Stacks® - The official cups sanctioned by the WSSA
for sport stacking competitions.
A Sport
Stacker - An athlete who plays or competes in
sport stacking. World Sport Stacking Association (WSSA) - As the governing
body for sport stacking, the WSSA standardizes rules and
regulations, provides a uniform framework for sport
stacking events and sanctions sport stacking competitions
and records. Formed in 2001, the WSSA promotes the
advancement of sport stacking worldwide.
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World Sport Stacking Association
Pola Metz, 303-917-4171
pmetz@worldsportstackingassociation.org |
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