• March 6, 2008

Building on two years of success and momentum, the Bud Light/USA Rock Paper Scissors League (USARPS) Championship is going global in 2008.

After a weekend of mentally and physically exhausting competition, a new Bud Light USARPS League champion will be crowned on June 22 at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Not only will this year's champion hold one of the most prestigious titles in sports, he or she will walk away with a $50,000 prize and a ticket to compete in Beijing, China during the Summer Olympics.

The U.S. champion will travel to Beijing as USARPS League's representative at the inaugural International Rock Paper Scissors Federation Championship (IRPSF). There, they will compete against Rock Paper Scissors champions from Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, Ireland and Malaysia to determine which country can lay claim to the title of the world's best Rock Paper Scissors player.

The process to identify the 2008 USARPS League champion begins with local qualifying matches across the country. Tournaments are currently underway in 300 markets nationwide and will continue through April 30, when 300-plus finalists worthy of competing for the sports' richest prize will have earned their tickets to Vegas. The five countries joining the U.S. for the international competition in Beijing will conduct their tournaments concurrently.

--Nina M. Lentini