The event was hosted by noted tournament director Matt Savage.

Many observers noted that despite his lengthy layoff from competitive tournaments, Sampras still possessed many of the previous skills he had displayed while on the ATP tour, with tennis legend John McEnroe going as far as to say that Sampras would be worthy of a top five seeding at Wimbledon were he to enter the tournament.

The erection of a Fives court on the Recreation Ground of the University of Melbourne is noted in the Council minutes of Trinity College in 1873, and there were newspaper reports of an " annual tournament in connexion with the University Fives Club " in 1881, when Professor Herbert Strong acted as judge.

The most noted tournament in which Dingle competes is the Kerry Senior Football Championship.

The 1994 tournament was also noted for an incident in which Garry Kasparov " took a move back " against Judit Polgár.

The tournament was noted for having singer-actor Andy Williams as a celebrity host from 1968 to 1988.

Among his noted tournament wins ( all shared ) are Bremen ( 1905 ), Prague ( 1908 ), Vienna ( 1908 ) and Breslau ( 1912 ).

As noted above, despite numerous instances of early-round tournament upsets, no # 1 seed has ever lost in the first round to a # 16 seed.

According to the episode of the " National Heads-Up Poker Championship " aired on NBC on April 15, 2007, Cheadle defeated noted poker champion Phil Ivey in the first round of the tournament.

Nakamura's performance at this tournament, his first involving an entirely super-elite field allowed him to " force ( the chess elite ) to respect him ", according to noted Russian commentator grandmaster Sergey Shipov.

In his final season with PSV, he was noted for forming a formidable midfield partnership with Mark van Bommel and Phillip Cocu where the club managed to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League tournament.

The team faced several noted sides, including the DFC Prague and Čechie Karlín, and finally won the tournament to be promoted to the First League for the first time in history.

Writing in that publication, Bob Tkacz, of Newington, Connecticut, noted finding articles showing that a duckpin tournament was being held in Lowell at that time.

After winding down his tournament career, Weiskopf has become a noted golf course architect.

" The Cage " has become one of the most important tournament sites for the city-wide " Streetball " amateur basketball tournament, and is noted for its non-regulation size.

Chip Beall, the organizer of the tournament, noted in 2007 that Greeley's team had " the most airline miles logged at the National Academic Association's expense ", a nod to their placement in the final rounds of the tournament more times than any other team in the tournament's history.

The tournament was perhaps best noted for the match between Argentina and Ecuador where Argentina's José Manuel Moreno surpassed the 500 goal mark for total goals ever scored in Copa América history, scoring 5 in a 12-0 drubbing of Ecuador.

The tournament was noted for the excellent performance of the Argentine players – in addition to the two finalists, there were a semifinalist ( David Nalbandian ) and a quarterfinalist ( Juan Ignacio Chela ).

He is most noted for his performance in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where had a big part in Sweden finishing fifth, and he made 6 appearances during this tournament.

In the 31 year history of the girl's IHSAA tournament, Kokomo has won 19 ( tied 3rd all-time ) sectionals, 12 ( 1st all-time ) regionals, and 5 ( second all-time ) semi-states, and has won 3 state titles ( Second all-time, but it should be noted that Ft. Wayne Luers ' 5 championships have all come since the change to class sports ).

He noted that the scenarios from the four original tournament designs were mostly unchanged, and that the designs are " superior examples of their genre, though some are more suited to campaign play ".

It is noted in the book that she enjoys word games like Scrabble.

If a player is unsure of whether a bet is a single or multi-roll bet, it can be noted that all single-roll bets will be displayed on the playing surface in one color ( usually red ), while all multi-roll bets will be displayed in a different color ( usually yellow ).

Bassists noted for their virtuoso solo skills include Canadian player Gary Karr ( b. 1941 ), Finnish composer Teppo Hauta-Aho ( b. 1941 ), Italian composer Fernando Grillo, and US player-composer Edgar Meyer.

In addition to being a noted classical player, Edgar Meyer is well known in bluegrass and newgrass circles.

Ken Rosewall, another player noted for his one-handed backhand, used a very accurate slice backhand through the 1950s and 1960s.

* In DC Comics ' Starman series it is revealed that The Shade is a whist player, and enjoyed playing with Brian Savage ( it was also noted that The Shade would regularly win at whist, while Savage would regularly win at poker ).

* Bernard Woma, noted gyil player and teacher

It should also be noted that on March 20, 1954, a cartoon was published in The New Yorker depicting the ( Addams125 of the book The World of Chas Addams ) family at rest in the den with two hands coming out of the record player changing the records.

Although Wakeman is a noted player of the grand piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, Minimoog and many later models of synthesiser, he is well known as a proponent ( for a time ) of the Mellotron – an analogue electronic musical instrument that uses a bank of pre-recorded magnetic tape strips, each of which is activated by a separate key on its keyboard and lasts approximately 8 seconds.

As noted earlier, the player may choose sides ( or not ) based on who they believe is right, who they believe is stronger, who they believe it is more profitable to support, or any other criteria.

It is noted as the one-time residence of cartoonist R. Crumb and former baseball player Frank Demaree.

Considered a five-tool player for much of a career, the Associated Press noted after his retirement: " In his prime, Ken Griffey Jr. was unanimously considered the best player in baseball.

In August 1969, a few days after the band headlined at a free concert in New York's Central Park, they performed in what Grace Slick called an early " morning maniac music " slot at the Woodstock festival, for which the group was joined by noted British session keyboard player Nicky Hopkins.

His later biographer Sally Green ( 1981 ) noted that How Labour Governs was of particular significance at the time because it was published just as the British Labour Party was emerging as a major player in British politics, threatening the former two-party dominance of the Conservatives and Liberals.

GameSpot noted the " exciting and somewhat strategic " battle system, which requires the player exploit the enemies ' weak points.

Carlton was one of first clubs to have a player worthy of the superstar tag: champion player George Coulthard, who played for Carlton between 1876 and 1882, and was noted by The Australasian as ' The grandest player of the day '.

Horse Cave is also the birthplace of noted author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson as well as former NBA player Clarence Glover.

W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars, includes noted musicians from all over the United States, such as guitarist Mundell Lowe, drummer Bill Goodwin, pianist / vocalist Johnny O ' Neal, vibraphone player Chuck Redd, pianist / vocalist Ray Reach and flautist Holly Hofmann.

Other noted former Oamaruvians include broadcaster Jim Mora and hockey player Scott Anderson.

* Carl Mays-Major League Baseball player noted as an outstanding submarine pitcher and for an incident involving Ray Chapman.

Prentiss is the hometown of actor Gary Grubbs, NBA player Al Jefferson, and noted software engineer Jeff Lee, as well as the resting place of Steve McNair.

* Johnny Reagan-Basketball Hall of Fame ; Finished season with 691 points, offensive star and noted all around player of several sports.

* Eck Robertson ( November 20, 1887 – February 15, 1975 )-fiddle player, noted as the first country musician to be commercially recorded ( 1922 )