- 2010 Decatur Open -

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Last Updated: (08/20/2010)

See who won our tournament in the past by visiting our
Past Champions Page
(includes three former Olympians!)

Entry Form:

19th annual Decatur Open, August 21, 2010. Aquadome Recreation Center, Decatur, AL
(See last year's results)

The tournament starts in: (days:hrs:mins:secs)

Withdrawals:

We are now SOLD OUT!
If you are entered but will not be able to play, please contact us (call Chip Patton or email me at crpatton at-sign hiwaay.net) so that we may let someone else play! (If you withdraw for cause by August 16th and we fill your spot, you will receive a refund. Withdrawals after August 16 are on a case-by-case basis, please contact us!)
Reminder: Entries are non-transferable.

From Where: Players hail from 7 different states! (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS TN, TX)
Traveling the farthest: Danya Budiman, Stafford, TX (767 miles)

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The Shirt: See this year's design! (Artwork by Chris Chrestman)

The Draw: The draw, showing who is playing in which round robin groups in the morning, will be printed in The Decatur Daily on Saturday, the morning of the tournament. Buy your copy!


*Ratings posted on USATT web site Aug. 13 will be used for the draw. We have updated with a few minor changes.

The Players:
(71 players are entered as of 7/31/2010, 7 PM CDT. Ratings were updated on 8/16!)
The field is limited to 71 players. This year the first 69 entries sold out on Tuesday, July 20!!


The final two slots were auctioned on eBay: Here and also Here.
Both eBay winners (Liedy Handoko and Perry Smith) will receive a door prize at the tournament.

	Name	City	State	Club	USATT Rating	*
	Chance Friend (2009 champion)	Crowley	TX	Texas	2390
	Bong Geun Kim (2005 finalist)	Atlanta	GA	AGTTA	2352
	John Mar (2008 quarterfinalist)	Lawrenceville	GA	AGTTA	2231
	Liedy Handoko (2009 semifinalist)	Cordova	TN	Bluff City TTC	2116
	Adam Brown (2009 quarterfinalist)	Hoover	AL	Bumpernets	2089
	Ujwal Shrestha (2009 quarterfinalist)	Birmingham	AL	Magic City TTC	2032
	Jason Denton (2007 semifinalist)	Ardmore	AL	NATTC	2021
	Donny Flowers (1993, 1995 champion)	Germantown	TN	Bluff City TTC	2007
	Shelby Lane (2009 quarterfinalist)	Collierville	TN	Bluff City TTC	1987
	L.A. Johnston	Pensacola	FL	Pensacola TTC	1973
	Slawomir Waclawik (2007 finalist)	Nashville	TN	NTTC	1951
	Terry Hamilton	Birmingham	AL	Magic City TTC	1924
	Tommie Dailey	Birmingham	AL	Magic City TTC	1880
	Wing Chan	Madison	AL	NATTC	1876
	Bill Mobley	Huntsville	AL	NATTC	1855
	Andrew Davis	Pell City	AL	BumperNets	1854
	Jianrong (John) Wu	Cordova	TN	Bluff City TTC	1836
	Ronald Peters	Brewton	AL	LATTC	1835
	Reginald Wilson	Memphis	TN	Bluff City TTC	1835
	Kareem Olugbenga	Atlanta	GA	Atlanta	1834
	Ashutosh Tamhane	Hoover	AL	Magic City TTC	1834
	David Yu	Tallahassee	FL	Pensacola TTC	1832
	Kui Zhang	Vestavia Hills	AL	Magic City TTC	1801
	Kin Chan	Madison	AL	NATTC	1784
	David Budenstein	Niceville	FL	Pensacola TTC	1769
	Xiaofeng Guo	Chattanooga	TN	Chattanooga	1758
	Danya Budiman	Stafford	TX	Texas	1748
	Denis Fritchie	Cordova	TN	Bluff City TTC	1738
	Trevor Chan	Madison	AL	NATTC	1724
	Scott Lane	Collierville	TN	Bluff City TTC	1720
	Michael Harris	Anniston	AL	NEATT	1713
	Alex Lehocky	Smyrna	TN	Newgy TTC	1711
	Ed Watts	Huntsville	AL	NATTC	1707
	Iliyan Arabov	Alabaster	AL	BumperNets	1703
	John Todd	Jefferson	LA	Louisiana	1695
	David Wilder	Huntsville	AL	NATTC	1685
	Sean Brown	Montgomery	AL	Montgomery	1680
	Roger Dickson	Gallatin	TN	Newgy TTC	1662
	Perry Smith	Holly Springs	MS	Bluff City TTC	1662
	Andrew Strong	Decatur	AL	NATTC	1662
	William Foster	Birmingham	AL	BumperNets	1659
	Bob Bowlander	Waco	GA	NEATT	1645
	Kyle Angeles	Brewton	AL	LATTC	1604
	Li Hok Ming	Madison	AL	NATTC	1585
	Yang Xiao	Tuscaloosa	AL	UATTC	1549
	Tson Chan	Madison	AL	NATTC	1547
	Spencer Friend	Crowley	TX	Texas	1547
	Rick Marcus	Memphis	TN	Bluff City TTC	1424
	Jonas Boateng	Huntsville	AL	NATTC	1422
	Harry He	Birmingham	AL	BumperNets	1397
	Christopher Hardin	Cordova	TN	Bluff City TTC	1382
	James Reinecke	Houston	TX	Texas	1382
	Ken Potts	N. Richland Hills	TX	Texas	1370
	Joe Piskulic	Toney	AL	NATTC	1368
	Renee Chan	Madison	AL	NATTC	1334
	Chris Chrestman	Germantown	TN	Bluff City TTC	1324
	Richard Cloyd	Huntsville	AL	NATTC	1309
	Todd Friend	Crowley	TX	Texas	1303
	Fred B. Mitchell II	Athens	AL	NATTC	1298
	Bill Sutton	Montgomery	AL	NEATT	1274
	Collin Fullerton	Huntsville	AL	NATTC	1220
	Xin Hua Yin	Hoover	AL	Magic City TTC	1185
	Dongning He	Hoover	AL	BCCTTC	1152
	Gary Luther	Anniston	AL	NEATT	1137
	Xuejing Xing	Huntsville	AL	NATTC	1100~ (UR)
	John Cone	Birmingham	AL	BumperNets	789
	Yuan He	Hoover	AL	BCCTTC	780
	Celeste Fong	Madison	AL	NATTC	774
	Melea Anderson	Carrolton	GA	NEATT	439
	Shannon Bishop	Decatur	AL	NATTC	UR
	Josh Crowson	Jackson	MS	Mississippi	UR

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