Larsson Replaces Injured Ferreira At The Oliver Group Champions Cup In Naples, Fla.

NEW YORK, N.Y., February 21, 2008 – InsideOut Sports & Entertainment and C & H Events, Inc. today announced that Swede Magnus Larsson will replace defending champion Wayne Ferreira in the eight-player field at the 2008 The Oliver Group Champions Cup in Naples, Fla., March 12-16 at The Players Club & Spa at Lely Resort. Ferreira was forced to withdraw from the event due to an injured right wrist.
Larsson, ranked a career-high of No. 10 in the world in 1995, led Sweden to Davis Cup titles in 1994 and 1997, guiding his country past the United States in the 1994 semifinals and in the 1997 final. Larsson won seven career titles on the ATP Tour and was also a semifinalist at the French Open in 1993 and was a doubles finalist at Roland Garros in 1995. On the Outback Champions Series, Larsson won the 2006 title in Memphis, defeating Ferreira in the final, and reached the final in Houston in 2006, losing to Ferreira.
Larsson will join fellow Swedes Mikael Pernfors and Anders Jarryd and Americans John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Todd Martin, Aaron Krickstein and Jimmy Arias in the Naples field.
“Magnus is a great addition to the field in Naples,” said Courier. “He is a very dangerous and talented player and has always been someone capable of beating anyone on any given day. He has won on the Outback Champions Series before so he will definitely challenge for this title.”
The Oliver Group Champions Cup will kick off the 2008 Outback Champions Series, a collection of tennis events around the world featuring the greatest names in tennis over the age of 30.
The revised full schedule of play is as follows;
SCHEDULE FOR 2008 THE OLIVER GROUP CHAMPIONS CUP
Wednesday, March 12
Beginning at 7 pm
Todd Martin vs. Anders Jarryd
Followed by
Jim Courier vs. Aaron Krickstein
Thursday, March 13
Beginning at 7 pm
Magnus Larsson vs. Mikael Pernfors
Followed by
John McEnroe vs. Jimmy Arias
Friday, March 14
Beginning at 2 pm
Magnus Larsson vs. Jimmy Arias
Followed by
Todd Martin vs. Aaron Krickstein
Beginning at 7 pm
Jim Courier vs. Anders Jarryd
Followed by
John McEnroe vs. Mikael Pernfors

Saturday, March 15
Beginning at 1:30 pm
Aaron Krickstein vs. Anders Jarryd
Followed by
Todd Martin vs. Jim Courier
Beginning at 6:30 pm
Mikael Pernfors vs. Jimmy Arias
Followed by
John McEnroe vs. Magnus Larsson
Sunday, March 16
Beginning at 1:30 pm

Third-place Match
Followed by
Championship Match
The Oliver Group Champions Cup features $150,000 in prize money with an undefeated winner taking home $54,000. Players also will compete for Champions Series points that will determine the Stanford Champions Rankings year-end No. 1 on the Outback Champions Series and the winner of a $100,000 year-end bonus.
All Champions Series events feature eight-man round-robin match formats with the winner of each four-player division meeting in the title match while second place finishers in each division meet in the third-place match.
Tickets begin at just $15 and can be purchased by calling 877-332-TIXX (8499) or 954-241-7936.
Founded in 2005, the 2008 Outback Champions Series features eight events where champion tennis players continue to exercise their competitive instincts in tournament formats that feature prize money and Champions Series ranking points that determine a year-end No. 1 player. To be eligible to compete on the Outback Champions Series, players must have either; reached a Grand Slam singles final, been ranked in the top five in the world or played singles on a championship Davis Cup team. Each event also has the right to choose a “wild card” entrant.
InsideOut Sports & Entertainment is a New York City-based independent producer of proprietary events and promotions founded in 2004 by former world No. 1 and Hall of Fame tennis player Jim Courier and former SFX and Clear Channel executive Jon Venison. In 2005, InsideOut launched its signature property, the Outback Champions Series, a collection of tennis events featuring the greatest names in tennis over the age of 30. In addition, InsideOut produces many other successful events including one-night “Legendary Night” exhibitions as well as corporate outings, charity events and tennis fantasy camps, including the annual Ultimate Fantasy Camp. For more information, please log on to www.InsideOutSE.com or www.ChampionsSeriesTennis.com
C & H Events, Inc. is a full-service event management and marketing company based in Boca Raton, Fla. Among the tennis events C & H Events manages in addition to The Oliver Group Champions Cup is Swingtime Benefiting the Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation, Mardy’s Tennis and Jake’s Music Fest to benefit the Mardy Fish Foundation, the Bank of the West Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic and Couples Resorts Tennis Fantasy Camp.
Please visit http://www.chevents.com/ for further details about C & H Events.