Let's Get Ready To Rumble!

By Brett Erasmus

Well, the qualifiers are over and today the prize fight starts for real. If you are playing in the Grand Open, also starting today (http://msra.net/tournaments/grandopen_entrants.asp), be sure to go over to Grand Central when you are done in order to watch the pros - the competition there will be just as fierce. In fact, the field for the Tournament of Champions is wide open this year and anyone could win it. The draw is full of players who are at the top of their professional game. Let's take a little look at the quality of players in the main section:
First off, as you would expect, we have last year’s ToC winner, as well as the winner from the year before. Then we have the current world number 1 and 2 players, as well as the guy who held the number 1 spot for most of last year. We have the most recent US Open Champion, and we have the current US National Champion. We also have all the top professionals from New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia in the draw. Then finally, just for good measure, we throw the best players that Princeton and Trinity College have ever produced right into the mix. There is a reason it is called the Tournament of Champions. Keep checking back as we uncover all the names and results on this blog site.
It is clear that any one of a handful of players has the talent and ability to win this thing - it just depends on who has the current strength, support and motivation to do it. It truly is anyone's title and it's going to be awesome to watch them fight it out….. "Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!"