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Tennis Channel to Broadcast 2013 UnitedHealthcare US OPEN

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Nov 25, 2013
Championships to Air over Thanksgiving Weekend

The Tennis Channel announced the prime time air dates and times for the 2013 UnitedHealthcare US OPEN Racquetball Championship shows.  Both men’s IRT pro semi’s and finals will be broadcast on Thanksgiving weekend as follows:

Semi #1:   Thursday 11/28 (Thanksgiving Day) ....Noon ET

Semi #2:   Friday 11/29 ...............................................Noon ET

Finals:      Saturday 11/30 ...........................................Noon ET

Thanksgiving weekend is one of the highest aggregate TV ratings periods of the year, only behind the Super Bowl and NCAA Final Four in terms of total period viewership.  “This announcement is a huge breakthrough for the sport of racquetball” stated US OPEN Director Doug Ganim.  “In the history of our sport on television this is by far the best prime time slots we have ever received!  We would be thrilled with these times on any weekend of the year but the fact that it is Thanksgiving weekend means that more people will see pro racquetball than ever have before.”

All three matches will be produced by Royster Productions.  Each show will be 90 minutes in length and will feature Shawn Royster, Hall of Famer Charlie Brumfield and 4-time US OPEN Champion Sudsy Monchik as commentators.

Information is available at http://unitedhealthcareusopen.com/

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