11/09/2007- Reaching for the Stars: One Man’s Dream to become a WBPF Superstar

Ever since Thomas Flannigan was an aging adolescent, he had one dream – to one day compete in the World Beer Pong Federation.

“Even before I was legally allowed to play, I have loved the sport of beer pong,” says Thomas, “and the World Beer Pong Federation always looked like the most fun place to play the game. I can still remember attending their original pong-per-view way back when, sipping on my soda, and having a great time.”

Thomas now trains six days a week at his local WBPF Power Plant, a top-notch training facility that looks exactly the same as the place where all the exhibition and pong-per-view matches occur, but is different.

At the Power Plant, Thomas is able to train under world-renowed beer pong coaches from all around the world, but mostly America. The training is intense and often leaves him exhausted by the end of the day.

“I used to think playing football was tough,” Thomas jokes, “but now I realize that highschool and college football players are little girly men compared to what the top beer pong players do.”

Still, there is absolutely no guaruntee that Thomas will advance to the WBPF roster. Many of the companions he has been training with have already either buckled under the pressure or simply been cut for lack of skill. Nonetheless, Thomas tries to remain confident in himself.

“I figure if a stoner, and a fat shit can get in, then why not me?”

His enthusiasm for beer pong originates from the fact that attending WBPF events helped get him through some tough times. In an age where other professional athletes are either cheating or pumping drugs into their ass cheeks, the appeal of the WBPF superstars’ innocent weekend-alcoholic antics was tremendous on the young man.

“No matter how bad things in life became, I knew I could always look up to these guys. They work hard, play hard, and never quit, and I admire that about them. Watching the old greats like The Gah and T-Love lock horns on a regular basis always inspired me to attempt to do something great with my life. I just hope some of their greatness can rub off on me.” Says Thomas.

We wish the best of luck to Thomas in his journey, and who knows, perhaps he will headline a pong-per-view one day.