Shufflers,

International Tournament time is once again upon us.  We are in the final planning stages for what will be the largest ISA event in history. 
In just a few days,  80 competitors from the nations of  Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Germany,Holland, Japan, Norway and the United States  will converge  in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada  to compete in the 2nd ISA World Singles Tournament.   From 3-7 August,  the finest shufflers in the world will be battling it out to see who will walk away with the title, The Top Male and Top Female Shuffler in the World for 2011 in addition to receiving a finely crafted Gold Cue donated by the one and only Jim Allen of Allen R. Shuffleboard Co. Due to unfortunate circumstances with travel visas, the Russian Delegation was forced to withdraw yesterday. They will be missed, however we can expect to see them in Seattle, Washington for the 2012 World Team tournament. Under authority granted me as ISA President, I have extended personal Presidential Invitations to the following individuals to fill these unforeseen vacancies, which occurred after the cutoff date for National President entries.  These players were individually selected based on their outstanding shuffling abilities as well as their keen interest in helping shuffleboard expand around the world.  I thank them from the bottom of my heart for accepting my invitation.
Gerald Curwin,  Roy Norman
Stan McCormack, Charlie Bryan
Lois McCormack, Murray Burnett
Muriel Burnett, Gloria McLaughlin
Marjorie Taylor, Joanne Gallivan
Shirley Bryan

And now,  fellow shufflers, I am about to start my 7300 mile flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Moncton, Canada.  After preliminary meetings with the Tournament Host and Dieppe City officials, I will await your arrival while visiting some of the wonderful landmarks in the area.  I hope and pray Continental Airlines at least has some current films on board to help pass my 17 hour flight.  See you in Dieppe !!!

Michael Robert Zellner
ISA President