Great news from the UK, where players from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all came together for a fantastic full weekend of Subbuteo in Wolverhampton.
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| Open final between Malcolm Lees and Brian daley (Rudi Peterschinigg as refereee) |
Saturday saw the 3rd Roy Holden Trophy in honour of the man who ran the original Wolverhampton club back in the 80's and 90's. The individuals event saw 31 players battle it out, with Glasgow TFC's Malcolm Lees the eventual winner over London Road TFC's Brian Daley. Glasgow TFC's Tom Burns took 3rd place.
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| Game for third place between Tom Burns and Mick Hammonds (Justin Scott is the referee) |
The plate event was won by Dave Gladman also from Glasgow TFC. Ruby Matthews of London Rd took the Junior Trophy with stunning results all weekend. Gage Badger won the Roy Holden Fair Play award.
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| Plate final: Neil Doherty - Richard Badger (ref) - Dave Gladman |
Sunday's play was the 3rd Inter Club Cup, created by London Road, Glasgow TFC, Derry TFC and Wolves TFC. This year also featuring Lincoln Flickers TFC by invitation and several B teams. All 7 teams played each other in league format.
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| London Road TFC won the team event |
Despite Glasgow's dominance on Saturday, it was a 3 way battle for supremacy which London Road TFC won. Glasgow took second with Wolverhampton TFC level on points in 3rd (decided on games won). Lincoln Flickers first event saw them finish 4th.
The whole weekend was played in tremendous spirit at a wonderful venue. Both events continue to grow, as does the rapport between the clubs, and are sure to return again next year.
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