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Stourbridge, England, September 18 2025
Group of 5 players
1. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
2. Arthur Collins (Stourbridge)
3. Andy Pountney (Pedmore)
4. Matthew Powell (Stourbridge)
5. Neil Walker (Stourbridge)
Néchin, Belgium (held by Magic Team Tournai), September 19 2025
Group of 4 players
1. Geoffrey Marain (AS Hennuyer)
2. Michaël Dupret (Tounai)
3. Benjamin Marain (AS Hennuyer)
4. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
Genova, Italy, September 20 2025
Last week-end the club of Rebels Genova held the first tournament of their season with 16 players taking part in 2 categories. Tommasi Sani took the best in the "Champion's League" tournament while Andrea Bolioli won the "UEFA Cup" tounament. it was nice to see young and older players taking part together!
Semi-finals: Andrea Gandin - Alessandro Gandin 1-3Final: Alessandro Gandin - Tommaso Sani 0-1
Semi-finals of the Category B: Andrea Bolioli - Massimo Togo 2-1
Filippo Di Rosa - Fabio Balito 3-0
Final: Andrea Bolioli - Filippo Di Rosa 1-0
Sydney, Australia, September 13 2025
20th annual SEPTEMBER CUP The Clubhouse, Toongabbie
Western Sydney Subbuteo traces its roots to the first ever September Cup. First contested in 2003, this year was the 20th edition of Australia's longest continually running Subbuteo tournament. And, by Subbuteo tournament, we mean Subbuteo - all equipment used was be Subbuteo branded - from original flats to 50s & 60s heavyweights, 70s & 80s lightweights, 90s Hasbro, 2010s rubber figures, little plastic goalkeepers, nylon and cloth pitches, even an original 2000s Dream Team stadium!!
This year, the handicap system was set into overdrive, with goalkeeper sizes (those early 2000s photoreal figures are quite big!), access to polish, base types, use of a travelling 'keeper and even goal size used in an attempt to even the field a little more. 8 players were one hand - a couple of Northern Falcons to add to WSS' six representatives. In the end, the final table remained somewhat true to regular expectations though, match by match, things were a lot closer than usual. Every player managed to find the back of the net, every player picked up at least a point, and every player swore at the pitch, their falling figures, their travelling goalkeeper or the Subbuteo gods at least once!
After a four round Swiss system, the highlights of which were Tim giving a relative hammering to Steve (the 2-0 scoreline being the only one of the day with more than 1 goal difference between opponents), John's first competitive goal against Adrian E, the annual Elmer Sister Derby (which opened the afternoon), Franck's perfect run of four straight 1-0 victories, and Adrian G's absolute screamer to win his match in the Adrian Derby, Franck and Adrian G were the top two placed players and so went to the traditional September Cup final.
While Adrian G generally dominated the field position, not many clear cut chances were made by either player, the Dream Team Stadium making sure any sort of flow was kept to a minimum. A 0-0 result ensued, meaning the combatants went straight to shots. With their little plastic goalkeepers (both with their arms down), accurate shots tended to find the back of the net. In the end, Adrian G took the victory, 3-2, the shootout going down to the wire and Franck missing the final shot. Adrian's victory was all the more deserved as he played with some vintage lightweights which hadn't left their boxes since the late '90s, and sporting his original Cherrybrook Bulldogs club shirt from his time across that decade in one of the most legendary clubs in Australian subbuteo history.
And so a brand new name is added to the famous trophy! Congratulations to Adrian G for the win, and to all the players for a great afternoon maintaining, and developing, the traditions of one of the most fun tournaments in existence!
Swiss ladder with 8 players
1. Francis Cozzarin (Western Sydney)
2. Adrian Grunbach (Northern Falcons)
3. Tim Phokos (Western Sydney)
4. Adrian Elmer (Western Sydney)
5. Steve Dettre (Northern Falcons)
6. Imojjen Hunnam (Western Sydney)
7. John Phokos (Western Sydney)
8. Æowyn Elmer (Western Sydney)
Gouda, the Netherlands, September 17 2025
Group of 6 players:
1. Casey van Os (Rijnmond)
2. Rinaldo van Dijk (Rijnmond)
3. Maurice Montone (-)
4. Xavier Aret (Dutch Legends)
5. Richard Oranje (Dutch Legends)
6. Stéphane Lambert (Kent Invicta)
Worthing, England, September 21 2025
Congratulations to Kevin Cordell for winning the Worthing Open 2025. Kevin beat Alan Lee 2-0 in the final. Congratulations also to Jeremy Bradley for winning the plate, beating Jamie Warrren 2-0 in the final.
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| Open winner Kevin Cordell |
Semi-finals: Kye Arnold - Kevin Cordell 1-3
Malcolm Jamieson - Alan Lee 2-6
Final: Kevin Cordell - Alan Lee 2-0
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| Plate winner Jeremy Bradley |
Plate Semi-finals: Nigel Pestelle (Worthing) - Jeremy Bradley (TSPA) 1-4
Jamie Samuel Warren (Stanway) - Joe Parody (Langton Green) 3-0
Final: Jamie Samuel Warren - Jeremy Bradley 0-2
Regional tournaments
Wexford, Ireland, Aug 30 2025
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Semi-finals: Mark Farrell - Mick O'Brien 4-0
Kenny Beggs - John Moore 0*-0
Final: Mark Farrell - Kenny Beggs 4-0
Shield final: David Elton - William Magnier 1-2
Junior final: Roisin Hogan - Eliott Fitzpatrick 2-0
Rochford, England, September 2 2025
Top 6 of the night:
1. Simon Goodman (Surrey)
2. Kevin Dyson (TSPA White Star)
3. Kevin Imbush (Rochford & Southend)
4. Alan Lee (Wobbly Hobby)
5. Jack Target (Rochford & Southend)
6. David Horncastle (Rochford & Southend)
Gouda, the Netherlands, September 3 2025
Semi-finals: Jarno Marks - Casey van Os 0-2
Fabrizio Cavazza - Marco de Bruin 1-2
Final: Casey van Os - Marco de Bruin 0-0*
Final 3-4: Jarno Marks - Fabrizio Cavazza 0-2
Final 5-6: Richard Oranje - Nico Marks 0-1
Final 7-8: Cailim Marks - Xavier Aret 1-0
Leicester, England, September 3 2025
1. Henry Baker (Leicester Foxes)
2. Nigel Edwards (Leicester Foxes)
3. Alex Ashcroft (Leicester Foxes)
4. Paul Taylor (Leicester Foxes)
5. Jay Williams (Leicester Foxes)
6. Scott Hunt (Leicester Foxes)
Pedmore, England, September 7 2025
Attard, Malta, September 6 2025
Belgium's Matthias Averlant was in great shape in the latest Attard tournament in Malta. The Belgian, who spent the whole summer in Malta, beat local organizer and top player Robert Farrugia in a close final.
Semi-finals: Matthias Averlant - Vincent Mifsud 7-3
Robert Farrugia - Stanley Farrugia 4-2
Final: Matthias Averlant - Robert Farrugia 3-2
Bristol, England, September 8 2025
North Shields, England, September 13 2025
Rijnmond, the Netherlands, September 10 2025
We are happy to see the very first WASPA tournament organised by the players of MVV Rijnmond. Some Rijnmond players already attended WASPA events in the past but this is the first time they hold their own event.
1. Jerrel van Keimpema (Rijnmond)
2. Fabrizio Cavazza (Gorizia)
3. Casey van Os (Rijnmond)
4. Marco de Bruin (Dutch Legends)
5. Maurice Montone (-)
6. Rinaldo van Dijk (Rijnmond)
7. Xavier Aret (Dutch Legends)
8. Richard Oranje (Dutch Legends)
9. Sjoerd van Bentem (Dutch Legends)
Néchin, Belgium, September 12 2025
1. Geoffrey Marain (AS Hennuyer)
2. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
3. Benjamin Marain (AS Hennuyer)
4. Sébastien Sorge (Wattrelos)
Club WASPA
Solent, England, September 3 2025
Our friends in Solent were the first club to organize a "Club WASPA" this season. 12 players competed in Swiss system and Jason Christpher was the winner after 5 sessions.
1. Jason Christopher
2. Chris Burford
3. Nigel Morgan
4. Rob Piggott
5. Andy McGovern
6. Jerry Lovegrove
7. Steve Smith
8. Tim Hill
9. Tony Martin
9. Reggie Cramer
10. Gary Birch
12. Russell Cramer
Old rules
Terni, Italy, September 6 2025
Alessandro Arca won the "outdoor" Subbuteo tournament held in Terni after deafint Marco perotti on shots in the final.
Semi-finals: Marco Perotti - Giuseppe Gatti 2-0
Alessandro Arca - Simone Perotti 1-0
Final: Marco Perotti - Alessandro Arca 1-1*
Final 3-4: Giuseppe Gatti - Simone Perotti 2-1
Here is a quick look in the mirror after the many events held in England in July and August. 26 regional tournaments and 3 events played with the old rules were played in many different clubs. Some events had a really big turnout and we were glad to see FISTF events organising plate tournaments under WASPA banner.
We see new clubs taking part (South Devon SC, Stourbridge,...) and a lot of new players, which is fantastic.
Amont the 892 players who competed in the WASPA circuit this season, we had 264 coming from England, which proves England remains the power of the WASPA circuit.
We really hope the bif developments in the English Subbuteo Association and the great work between the ESA Board, the English clubs and WASPA will be a source of inspiration for many other nations!
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| Paul Sutton winner of the Plate in Coventry |
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| Mick Hammonds winner of the Plat at the Subbuteo Fest tournament |
Dear Subbuteo friends, after some busy days, we are very happy to send you the latest WASPA rankings. As you know, these are the final standings for the season 2024-2025.
Excel file with rankings and statistics
August was another busy month. We added 38 regional tournaments and 4 old rules tournaments in the records. We had events in many different countries and we see that some players and clubs continue to take things seriously to do well in the rankings.
Having a look at the season, we are happy to have seen 412 tournaments held during the last 12 months. These events were played in 25 different countries. Of course England remains the power of the circuit with 173 tournaments, which is much more than Australia (44), Belgium (31) or Italy (29) but the important thing for us remains to see the enthusiasm of players, clubs and organizers from around the world. We had events in 5 continents and we continue to see new clubs emerging, which is helping to create a strong base for the future of the sport.
It's also amazing to see some clubs started from scratch a few years ago, had their first WASPA tournaments and now contribute to the success of the FISTF circuit, which proves WASPA is more than needed to get new resources for the official competitions. We also enjoy the great collaboration between FISTF and WASPA in several countries were consolation tournaments in FISTF events also offer WASPA points, which is the way to go and hopefully more nations and organizers will understand that in the future.
Having a look at the final standings of this season, we can congratulate England’s Ian Aggett for being on top of the open and season individual rankings, which is more than deserved. Congratulations to Connor Gregory for being the number 1 junior player this season. With no surprise England is also on top of the rankings of nations.
We could speak a lot about the different rankings of clubs. We congratulate Pedmore TFC (England) for finishing on top of the “Top clubs” section. Solent is a more than deserved runner-up. The Solent boys dominated the whole season but had to accept the transfers of 2 key players during the season, which costs the final first place. Thanks to the points of their new players, Worthing Fivestar (England) dominate the “Development League”. Worthing scored more points than the winners of the “Top clubs” section. Congratulations! Milton Keynes TSC is also promoted in the “Top clubs” section. Finally, congratulations to Harrow Hawks TFC (England) for winning the “Conference League” and to the Club Rebels Genova (Italy) for being the best junior club.
Important announcement for next season
One of the only negative points about the circuit is that we have the feeling some players continue to chase for points at any price, which should never be the priority of the WASPA circuit. Our big priority is to open the doors to all players at every event, even if we are aware that sometimes venues are too small or the number of tables is too limited to host more players.
For the new season, the circuit will change a bit and the following tournaments will still be possible to organize:
- regional: open to everybody. The tournament must be announced at least one week in advance. The announcement must be done on Facebook and it will be necessary to tag WASPA!
- club WASPA (new): open to players of the host club (50% of points are awarded). Players from other clubs can of course still take part if they are invited by the organizer.
- promotional: open to players out of the top 50 (50% of points are awarded). Rules are already defined in the handbook.
- tournament with different sets of rules (old rules, advanced, flat,...)
A club can organize every season:
- 12 regional tournaments + a maximum of 12 "other tournaments" (club WASPA, promotional and/or old rules/advanced rules,...).
National cups can only be organized with the agreement of the national organizer or the national association.
We hope that these rules will be accepted by everybody. We remain at your disposal for any question.
Well, that’s all for now. I remain at your disposal for any question regarding the circuit and your ideas to improve things are more than welcome.
In the next few days, we will publish the new handbook and the file with detailed records of the season 2024-2025.
Please keep in mind that if players want to play for a different club next season, a message should be sent to vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com to update the database.
We really hope we will continue to grow and to see growing interest for the WASPA circuit in the forthcoming season.
Best regards,
Vincent Coppenolle, WASPA organizer, vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com
Some pictures from events held in August
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| Paul Sutton (right) wins the WASPA Plate the the Coventry FISTF Open |
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| Action in Gillingham, England |
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| Players in Wexford (results will be added in the September rankings) |
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| Action in Bucharest, Romania |
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| Happy players in Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Players at the latest Melbourne TFC tournament |
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| Gathering in Auckland, New Zealand |
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| David Lauder (left) wins the last stage of the Welsh circuit |
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| South Devon players celebrating the first birthday of their club |
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| Last tournament of the season in Limassol, Cyprus |
While we continue to receive a lot of results from England, other nations have been in action for the last week-end of the WASPA season.
In Wales, London Road SC had another WASPA event run as a six players league. Chris Bedford wins with 4 wins and a draw, only challenger was Ruby Matthews with 4 wins and a defeat. Cayne Matthews finishes a comfortable 3rd with 3 wins 2 defeats. Brian Daley, Dan Nicholls and Brendan Ashley finish 4th, 5th and 6th.
In Belgium, the Templeuve United club had a final season meeting played as a small league of six players with games of 20 minutes. Geoffrey Marain won on goal-difference after finishing with the same number of points as Vincent Coppenolle. Sébastien Rochez was third, Benjamin Marain 4th, Stéphane Lambert 5th and Sébastien Sorge 6th.
