2391 Sumatran Way #5
Clearwater, FL. 33763

www.SunriseTableTennis.com

Sunburst Table Tennis Tournament

Fourth tournament in the Sunburst Tour takes place in Clearwater.

For Immediate Release

June 5, 2005

Contact:      Martin Shapiro
Sunrise Table Tennis Club
Tele: (727) 467-0555 • Fax: (727) 467-0333
martin.shapiro@SunriseTableTennis.com

Pinellas County¾

            The fourth tournament in the Florida Sunburst Table Tennis Tour will take place on Saturday, June 11th at The Long Center recreation complex in Clearwater, Florida.  The tour is a cooperative effort among a growing number of table tennis clubs in the state of Florida. The Sunrise Table Tennis Club of Pinellas County and the Lakeland Table Tennis Association are currently active participants in hosting the tour.

            The Sunburst Tour 2005 consists of a total of six table tennis tournaments.  Each tournament has $450.00 in cash prizes plus award trophies for the top winners in each class of play.  Winners of each class are also awarded tour points at each tournament.  The top sixteen point leaders at the end of the season will share in a Tour Jackpot.  Entry is open to players of all levels and entrants are welcome to play in just one tournament or more.

            The tournament this Saturday is hosted by the Sunrise Table Tennis Club (STTC).  The STTC operates several table tennis clubs in Pinellas County, open to anyone with an interest in the sport.  The activities of the STTC include regular club play, tournaments, coaching, senior activities and community outreach in the sport of table tennis.  The STTC also provides free services in the sport of table tennis for area youth, including a summer camp for youth operating at several city recreation centers throughout Clearwater.

            More information and the locations and hours of club play are available on the STTC web site www.SunriseTableTennis.com, or by contacting the club at (727) 669-0899.  Club play is available every day of the week and is open to players of all ages and levels.  The STTC is associated with USA Table Tennis (www.usatt.org), the national organizing body for table tennis in the United States.  The STTC is sponsored by national table tennis providers as well as local Pinellas County businesses.