2004 Killerspin US Open, 
  an ITTF Pro Tour Event
Chicago, IL • June 30 - July 4, 2004

Player Profiles

• ITTF Pro Tour Top Player Profiles

• The USA Olympians

ITTF Pro Tour

• Pro Tour Round  by Round Results and News Items

• Pro Tour writeup, analysis & photos by Kagin Lee

• ITTF Pro Tour Player Listing

• ITTF Pro Tour Info

• ITTF Pro Tour Schedule

• ITTF Pro Tour Ticket Sales - get your tickets now!!! (Players entered in the Killerspin US Open or ITTF Pro Tour get free passes to all matches.)

• There will be live scoring of the major matches in the ITTF Pro Tour. Here is the schedule for Saturday, July 3:

U.S. Open

• US Open Results (all results online)

• U.S. Open Player Listing (does not include those only entered in ITTF Pro Tour)

• North American Championships Player Listing

• U.S. Open Entry Form (pdf format) - for informational purposes (entry deadline is past)

  • Domestic Entry Form

  • International Entry Form

  • North American Championships Entry Form

• U.S. Open age events - there has been some confusion on the cutoffs for age events. Here are the cutoffs:

  • 18 & under- born on or after January 1, 1986     

News Items

• June 8: Killerspin US Open Second Hotel Available - 6/8/04

• Apr. 14:  Win a Free trip to the U.S. Open with the Killerspin Flyaway Promotion

• Feb. 20:  NATT contracted to run U.S. Opens, Nationals

• Feb. 05:  $90,000 U.S. Open/ITTF Pro Tour in Chicago

Playing Venue

• The playing venue is the Navy Pier, 600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611

• Phone: 312-595-PIER (7437) or 800-595-PIER (7437)

Hotel

• Marriott Hotel Chicago Downtown, 540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611

• Reservations:  312-836-0100 or 800-228-9290

• Room Rate (singles, doubles, triples or quads): $99 + tax. To get this rate, mention "USA Table
  Tennis"

• Click here to book your special event rate directly on Marriott.com. This will automatically put in the special group code ("USA Table Tennis")

• ALTERNATE HOTEL: The Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Downtown

• Airport to hotel transportation: Shuttle Express is a continuous shuttle that runs from O'Hare Airport to area hotels, including both Marriott hotels above. Cost is $21 one way. (Taxis are about $45.) You can catch it in the shuttle area outside baggage claim. Or, if you want a cheaper way, you can take a train and then a bus for $2 (total!). It takes about 50 minutes. For info on this, go to http://tripsweb.rtachicago.com

General Information

• Shuttle Schedule

• Registration Hours

• Staff & Sponsor Listing

• Chicago Visitor Information

• Past U.S. Open Champions

• Last Year's Results

• Last Year's U.S. Open

• Media Accreditation Form - in PDF or Word format

Articles & Letters

• Letter from USATT President Sheri Pittman & Executive Director Doru Gheorghe

• Letter from Illinois State Senator Barack Obama

• Spectator's Guide to Table Tennis

• How to Play Your Best in Tournaments

• Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Table Tennis Tournaments