The 2002 Chicago Classic was held on Saturday October 12th in Chicago, Illinois
and the results are in. This was the first American tournament of the year and
it was a great one. It was Minnesotan Zach Walker winning the tournament with a
6-0 victory over Erik Haefke from Illinois. The tournament was held in the
middle of a soccer store and a total of 6 players attended with three states
represented. Thanks to everyone who attended!
Competitors:
Erik Haefke (Illinois)
Andrew Simmons (Illinois)
Frank Montabon (Iowa)
Chris Fawcett (Iowa)
Zach Walker (Minnesota)
Mike Varian (Minnesota)
First Round:
Zach 5:0 Frank
Erik 1:0 Mike
Mike 0:0 Andrew
Chris 1:1 Frank
Erik 1:0 Andrew
Zach 4:0 Chris
Zach 2:0 Mike
Erik 1:0 Frank
Chris 0:2 Andrew
Mike 0:0 Frank
Erik 2:0 Chris
Zach 5:1 Andrew
Zach 2:1 Erik
Mike 1:2 Chris
Frank 1:0 Andrew
Semi-Finals:
Zach 6:0 Andrew
Erik 2:1 Frank
5th Place:
Chris 0:3(Forfeit) Mike
3rd Place:
Andrew 2:1 Frank
Final:
Zach 6:0 Erik