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HOUSTON'S
TOP PRO PLAYERS |
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| Tracy McMillin |
| Pro-Master |
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| The best player
in Texas. He was 3rd in open singles & Open Doubles at 2001 worlds. I
don't think anyone would question Tracey in the top spot |
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| John Smith (Texas
Legend Alumni) |
| Pro-Master |
| Tournament
History |
| Top Houston 5-bar passer. Certainly
a top Houston PRO. Just won Y2001 TX State Open Singles. Won Open
Singles again at $5000 Houston event in Feb 2002 when he beat Tracy McMillin. |
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| Bill Bell |
| Pro-Master |
| Tournament
History |
| Fantastic game. Solid
seasoned veteran. He's back in Houston taking the DYP money. |
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| Eddie Gartman (Texas
Legend Alumni) |
| Pro-Master |
| Tournament
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| Top PRO Goalie.
Only player here represented in foosball.com players gallery. Recently won
winners bracket at the 2002 Nationals in Atlanta. Can shut down all the
players on this list but probably would not win in singles against them. But
all the players here would want Eddie as their goalie. 2003
Worlds Doubles Champion!! |
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| Scott King |
| Pro-Master |
| Tournament
History |
| Certainly has the
PRO mindset. Very smart player. Can compete with anybody on tour. One
of the top 5 Houston Pros for sure. |
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| Robert Janac |
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| One of the
smartest players I've seen. Can dink you to death. Great passing and ball
control. Highest placing pro at 2000 worlds open singles. Placed 13th
at 2002 Worlds in Open Singles with Tracey McMillin. Top
placing PRO at Worlds again! |
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| Chad Hanson |
| PRO |
| Tournament
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| Great far wall passer
with brush. One of the most feared 5-bars in
Houston. Usually gets more shots on goal which results in victories.
His 3/4 Pull shot is excellent mainly because he reads the defense with the
best of them. Moved up to #5. |
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| Shawn McMillin |
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| Certainly a top PRO. Great skills and
an excellent Pull. A very complete PRO player. |
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| Troy Pierce |
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| Has recently got back into the game and has already started
taking all the DYP money. Can do it all. Ball control is why I'm
ranking him 3rd. Back out of the game. |
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| Ricky Garcia |
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| Very good PRO.
One of the latest local players to compete with the elite. Has very good
ball control and speed. 5th in Open Singles @ Houston City. |
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| John Gamble |
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| Went from rookie to pro
in one tournament. He's usually in the money regardless of the
competition. Has all the tools to be one of the best. |
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| Ronnie Lewis |
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received TX Legendary award. Very good PRO. Very good at reading the
defense. Has lost some speed on his pull but can read the defense with
the best of them. |
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| George Garber |
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| Mainly a goalie but has really come on at forward. Has
performed well in may tournaments. He's on the list because he's a well
respected player. |
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| Cecil Sanchez |
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| One
of the best toe shots in the US. Similar to the #1 player in the world
Frederico. He will stress a goalie out. |
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HOUSTON'S
TOP SEMI-PRO PLAYERS |
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| Player : Louis Adams - L.T. |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Pull |
| Scouting Report : Has been doing
very well in Houston DYPs. Very good Pull! Dangerous from goalie as
well. |
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| Player : Darren King |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Pull |
| Scouting Report : Top
Houston Rookie and only 17 years old. Has won major events in Houston and
Worlds. Darrin has 3 world titles more than any Houston player. |
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| Player : Joe Reynosa |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Pull |
| Scouting Report : Top
Houston Rookie. Only one of the few rookies to win the Cornbreads tournament
against the pros. Pro type pull shot and ball control. Took Pro Master
Trevor Park 5 games in Open Singles @ SuperDoubles in Austin. Was awarded
MVP at 2002 Houston City. |
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| Player : Randy Price |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Pull |
| Scouting Report : Very
good Pull shot and 5-bar. Very smart player. Can compete against pros. |
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| Michael Ogando |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot: Monkey |
| Has proven to be
the best Rookie in Houston. Has recently won 4 major singles events in Houston.
Has won the Cornbreads tournament against the PROs on many occasions. If he
was PRO, I would put him #8 on the PRO list above. |
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| Player : Ramond Bacon |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Monkey |
| Scouting Report : This guy is
excellent! Probably the top semi-pro in Houston. Very intense and focus towards
winning. |
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| Player : Jesse Lopez |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Pull |
| Scouting Report :
Don't get this guy upset. He'll get better. Very good pull - fast and long.
Excellent ball control as well. |
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| Player : Randy Dunagan |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Pull |
| Scouting Report : Has a
PRO game but can be beat. Don't get him excited because he only gets
better. |
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| Player : Curtis Holland |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Push Kick |
| Scouting Report :
Mainly a forward. Very good passer / ball control. He can pick the holes
with one of the best push kick shots in Houston. |
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| Player : Steve Grant |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Monkey & Pull |
| Scouting Report : When this guy is
on, he can beat anybody. Great control and passing. Money shot goes off
after 1 second...hint hint. |
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| Player : Shane Bowen |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Pull |
| Scouting Report : One
of Houston's top Semi-Pros. Can play forward or goalie against the pros and
performs very well. Main shot is a pull. |
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| Player : Ricky Lewis |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Pull |
| Scouting Report : Very solid PRO.
Watch out for that 5 bar shot. 3 & 5-bar defense is fantastic. Don't bet
him is the word. |
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| Player : Lee Gomez (yellow) |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Monkey |
| Scouting Report : One
of the quickest players I've seen. Excellent player. |
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| Player : Vic Owens |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Pull |
| Scouting Report : Very
good goalie who can block the pros. Saw him put Troy Pierce in loser bracket
in a singles event. |
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| Player : Paul O'Reilly |
| Ranking : Semi-Pro |
| Best Shot : Pull |
| Scouting Report : 2nd
place at 98 worlds in semi pro double losing to Trevor Park. Followed that
up with a 3rd place finish at 99 worlds in the same event. Took 2nd place
with Ricky Garcia at the last Houston City Championships after taking Tracy
Mc and Scott King to meatball 5th game in the first match. |
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HOUSTON'S
TOP ROOKIE PLAYERS |
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| Junior Arturo |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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| Has proven to be
the best Rookie in Houston. Recently won Worlds Mixed
Singles. Has fantastic
top pro level passing and can shoot with the best. |
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| Dean SANTISTEVAN |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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| Great brush pass.
Has the best push-kick shots in Houston. Very tough player to win
against. Won 2002 Rookie doubles with a double-dip effort. |
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| Pete Mora |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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| Took Terry Moore to 5
games in forward shootout. Excellent passing and probably the best monkey
shots in Houston - very comparable to Orgando. Won Rookie Doubles @ Corpus
with Joe Reynosa. |
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| Keith Mize |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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| Excellent stick passer
with one of the best rookie monkey shots around. Only way to beat him is to
get in his head. Has been able to clean up on top talent when he's on. He
doesn't play much goalie. |
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| Daniel Bushaw |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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Houston Rookie and highly regarded by PROs and top rookies. Does not have
the accolades as those shown above but certainly has the respect. Many
players fear Daniels game. Has move up the list because he's
stronger in front and back versus the players below. |
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| Oscar Nunez |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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| Top
Houston Rookie with a fantastic toeshot. Can hit both side long and with a
split. Has a good angle pass on the near side. Always seems to be a the top
regardless of who his partner is. |
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| Zeke Puente |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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| Excellent stick passer
with the best all around game. He's the best scoring goalie on this list and
probably the best of all rookies. Has a wide variety of excellent shot as a
forward. |
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| Steve Hultman |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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| Excellent passer
with fantastic touch on the 3 rod; catches everything. If he didn't have to
keep his mind on running tournaments, he would bring home more money. Was
highest placing rookie on Open Singles at Vegas. |
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| Alan Wallace |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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| Saw him take
Pro Master Todd Loffredo 5 games in Open singles @ NATSA Tournament. Took
2nd at Y2001 Rookie Singles. Took 2nd at Y2001 TX State Rookie singles!
Recently won Rookie Doubles at 2002 Houston City. I'm a bit disturbed at
myself for not putting him higher on the list. It's that close. He can
surely whip up on the players above. |
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| Brian Pickett |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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| Recently moved to
Houston from College Station. He's the only play I've seen to double-dip
Bill Bell in a DYP finals. Very good lane passer. Shoots a spray pull. He's
moving up the list quick. Only
rookie I've seen to double dip Bill Bell.
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| James Weimar |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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| Toe Shot, Pull and
Monkey. Much improved 5-bar. Recently took 3rd in Semi-Pro Singles event.
Placed 2nd out of 107 teams at NATSA High-Tech event. |
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| Scott Blackburn |
| Top Houston Rookie |
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| Very fast game that will give a goalie fits. He's mainly a
singles player because his 3-bar is so strong. His defense puts him below
the other top Rookies. |
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