February 2026: old rules events in England, Ireland and Italy

Today we are glad to publish news from three events played with the old rules. It's nice old rules are being played in England, Ireland and Italy.

London Subbuteo Club (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083345050371) organized the Mike Dent HW Trophy 2026. Tony Kiely was the winner of the day. Runner-up Tony Banks beaten only on sudden death shots. Plate winner Simon Goodman. Shield winner Nigel Morgan. Enjoyable day at La Pizzica Restaurant - London thanks to London Subbuteo Club. (report from the club official page)

In Ireland, Tralee TFC (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569711173090) held a first old rules WASPA event on Fbruary 7. "Made up of 7 players from Munster we played the old style game to the 1967 rules. An extremely tight competition that came down to the final set of fixtures with Tralee Table Football Club James taking the competition by 1 point. William came in 2nd with his Cork stable mate Jeff finishing 3rd. A fantastic competition played in the right spirit. The best player won on the day (unbeaten) but it was anyone's right up to the final whistle. Many thanks to the Cork lads for making the trip and our own players who did us proud." (report from the club official page)

In Italy, the "Trofeo Orca Mudanda - Memorial G. Ravanelli" wook place on February in Trento. It was a fantastic event with 18 players divided in three groups of 6 players. After the first round, three more groups of 6 players were played. Int he end, evey player had 10 games (!!!) and Vittorio de Pascale (Ligures Genova) was the big winner. Huhe thanks to organizer Giorgio Manfioletti of Subbuteo Trento for organising the event!

London, England, February 1 2026

Semi-finals: Joe Parody (That Retro Place SC Caterham) - Tony Kiely (London SC) 1-2
Al Gilmour (no club) - Tony Banks (London SC) 0-2

Final: Tony Kiely - Tony Banks 1*-1

Plate final: Adam Wells (That Retro Place SC Caterham) - Simon Goodman (Surrey) 1-1* 

Tralee and Munster, Ireland, February 7 2026

1. James Murphy (Tralee)
2. William Magnier (Cork)
3. Jeff Murphy (Cork)
4. David Elton (Tralee)
5. Sean O'Connell (Tralee)
6. Gerard Heaney (Cork)
7. Silvia Martin Simal (Tralee)

Trento, Italy, February 7 2026

Gold League:

1. Vittorio de Pascale (lig)
2. Giancarlo Riva (cam)
3. Francesco Molinari (reg)
4. Lorenzo Mentasti (tre)
5. Simone Pasquali (veo)
6. Alessandro Girelli (veo)

Silver League:

1. Giorgio Manfioletti (tre)
2. Davide Bacchini (reg)
3. Giorgio Mentasti (tre)
4. Pierluigi Bevilacqua (tre)
5. Pierluigi Pugliano (tre)
6. Francesco Veneri (tre)

Bronze League:

1. Enrico Cassani (tre)
2. Marco Pistoni (bul)
3. Alberto Azzali (veo)
4. Pietro Megna (pav)
5. Maurizio Tessera (pav)
6. Massimo Mura (tre)

WASPA standings as per January 2026

Dear Subbuteo friends,

A good field in Karlsruhe, Germany

we are happy to publish the monthly standings of the WASPA circuit.

January was amazing with nothing more than 50 tournaments held in 14 different countries!

We have a fantastic circuit of tournaments and many new organizers. We are also happy to have 4 more clubs listed in the WASPA Conference League!

Among the interesting statistics, we can now reveal that England has reached the amazing number of 1000 regional tournaments organized (!!!) while Belgium has just reached the number of 500 regional tournaments!

In January, we had the first events of the season in Austria and New Zealand, which means tournaments have been organized in 18 different nations this season.

PDF file (results): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2fk4r1tDOPA4d6e955tUpPIWrgBLcz0/view?usp=sharing

Excel file (rankings and statistics): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRCoE2Pe9MlFXVFZzPazoelhNXc_-QSbzF_U6Ez4yP8beVHzJvFR3El7gDGlh-VFg/pub?output=xlsx

There is no need to say more but if you are interested to join the WASPA circuit, drop a line to vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com to announce your forthcoming events and to send results.

We remain at your disposal for more details about the biggest Subbuteo circuit on the planet!

Yours in sport,

Vincent Coppenolle

Some top pictures of the month

Giuseppe Tardiota winner in Sydney (Austrlian GP WASPA tournament)

Martinog Bradley (right) winner of the Irish circuit tournament in Letterkenny

Great turnout in Breda, Spain

South Devon New Year Cup in England

Players in Néchin for the 50th WASPA regional tournament in Belgium

Cayne Matthews won the WASPA Plate at the Pedmore Satellite

Kye Arnold winner of the Chasers Open

Action in the premises of Virtus Calabria, Italy

Chris Short winner of the ESA circuit tournament

Virtus Calabria action

Northern Falcons tournament in Sydney

Vicenç Prats and Ferran Coll winners in the Catalan Circuit

Better late than never, we finally publish news from the Catalan Country and we are happy to collect results of the last two stage of the Catalan Circuit.

Earlier this season, Breda hosted the second tournament of the 2025-2026 season, an event that once again brought together a large number of participants and consolidated the good momentum of the discipline throughout the territory. p to 28 players from various parts of Catalonia, and also with representation from Occitania and Mallorca , filled the Cercle Bredenc Multipurpose Hall with intense competition, a good atmosphere and closely contested matches from the group stage.

Prats and Araujo redid the final

Àlex Araujo and Vicenç Prats competing in the final in Breda

As happened in Montornès at the start of the season, Vicenç Prats once again demonstrated his great form and was proclaimed tournament champion. In the final he again beat Àlex Araujo 2-1, who had another very regular tournament and remains one of the essential names on the Circuit. The semi-finals offered high-level duels. Ferran Coll and Alfred Laporta were the other two great protagonists of the main draw, reaching the top 4 after a day full of rhythm and intense matches.

Vicenç Prats receiving the trophy and diploma from the local organizer Albert Carles of the Breda club

High-level consolation with Mallorcan victory

Barcelona FT's Mallorcan Josep David Somoza with the Consolation Tournament trophy

The consolation also made headlines. The Mallorcan Josep David Somoza, after having beaten local player Ricard Carles in the semifinals, on penalties, won in the final against Montornès' representative Toni Hernández. The fact that players who are usually at the top of the rankings end up competing in the consolation round —as happened in the first tournament— once again demonstrates the growth in the competitive level of the Circuit in recent times. The differences are narrowing and each match becomes a demanding challenge, even in the early rounds.

The Catalan Table Football Circuit experienced a day to remember this Sunday, February 1st, in Mataró, home of the third tournament of the 2025-2026 season. The event set an absolute record for participation , with a total of 36 players, the highest number recorded so far in a tournament on the circuit.

Record participation and great atmosphere in Mataró

The day was marked from the start by the high number of participants, which generated a very demanding group stage with high-intensity matches. The presence of several local players contributed to creating a great competitive atmosphere throughout the tournament, with numerous duels decided by small details.

A high-level final decided in extra time

Classic final of the Circuit between Ferran Coll and Vicenç Prats

The grand final offered a duel of the highest level between Ferran Coll and Vicenç Prats, two of the current leaders of the Catalan Circuit. The match was extremely close and needed extra time to decide the champion. Finally, Ferran Coll managed to prevail in the decisive minutes, proclaiming himself champion after a very solid performance throughout the competition. Prats, for his part, once again demonstrated great regularity and added a new final this season.

Ferran Coll from the Barcelona FT club with the diploma and trophy that accredit him as the tournament champion

The semi-finals also featured remarkable performances. Alfred Laporta confirmed his good form with a new presence in the final rounds, while local player Àlex Araujo had an excellent tournament, coming within touching distance of a third consecutive final after a very meritorious run throughout the day.

Rafel Blasco wins the consolation

Rafel Blasco raising the Consolation champion trophy

In the consolation round, the triumph went to the Tàrrega player, Rafel Blasco, who completed a great tournament and won in the final against another local representative, Arnau de la Hoz.

The fourth stage of the circuit will take place in Girona on April 12.

(Special thanks to Ricard Carles for the stories - Article translated from the Internet)

Extra links:

Stage 2 original report: https://futboldetaula.cat/2025/12/07/vicenc-prats-repeteix-triomf-a-breda-en-el-segon-torneig-del-circuit-catala-2025-2026/

Stage 3 original report: https://futboldetaula.cat/2026/02/08/ferran-coll-triomfa-en-el-tercer-torneig-a-mataro-amb-record-absolut-de-participacio/

January 2026: more WASPA results from around Europe

Subbuteo clubs are working to promote the game in many different countries and we are happy to receive results from several nations. Here is a summary of recent events held around Europe.

Some of the players in Néchin

Please note it's not too late to send your January results (by e-mail to vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com). We will close January records by January 5 in the evening and we will hopefully be able to publish rankings soon. Alfred also invites players to the "Golden Grand Prix Baumfalkencup" to be played on 1-3 of May 2026 in Traiskirchen!

In Austria, TSC Phoenix players agreed to take part in the WASPA circuit so we are happy to receive the first results from the clubs courtesy of Alfred Strommer. The next tournament of the club will be held on February 17.

Belgium had three events last week with many good players taking part. In the Sout of the country, Noah Dirick won his first tournament at Wamme Subbuteo Club, finishing on top of a league of six players. In Manaihant, East of the country, 7 players were competing in Swiss system and Christophe dheur claimed the honors after being unbeaten. Finally, in Néchin (in the West of Belgium, if was a close fight between Matthias Averlant and Sébastien Rochez but Matthias was the winner of the evening on goal difference.

The guys of Virtus Calabria in Lamezia Terme do a great job organizing various local tournament. Vittorio Giummo won the final of the latest event against Angelo De Santis. 6 players were taking part.

In the Netherlands, the latest tournament in Gooda had a good turnout of 11 players. Every player had at least four games and after the group sessions, there were close games to decide the winner but Casey van Os was once again in a great day to beat Fabrizio Cavazza in the final.

Finally, more results from England as the Godiva players in Coventry held their latest tournament last week. Two players made their WASPA debut while Richard Grimley was the best player of the night.

If you organize Subbuteo tournaments in your club, don't hesitate to register the event to WASPA as our doors are always welcome for new players!

Vienne, Austria, January 28 2026

1. Manfred Pawlica (TSC Phoenix)
2. Igor Ljubisavljevic (TSC Phoenix)
3. Jürgen Lizar (TSC Phoenix)
4. Alfred Strommer (TSC Phoenix)
5. Alexander Scheller (TSC Phoenix)
6. Manfred Joseph (TSC Phoenix)

Bande, Belgium, January 29 2026

1. Noah Dirick (Wamme SC)
2. Luc Grosdent (Wamme SC)
3. Jean Grosdent (Wamme SC)
4. Salvatore Visconti (Verviers-Herve)
5. Maxim Grosdent (Wamme SC)
6. Vincent Dirick (ELM'Aye)

Néchin, Belgium, January 30 2026

1. Matthias Averlant (AS Hennuyer)
2. Sébastien Rochez (Stembert)
3. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
4. Raphael Dhondt (Templeuve)
5. Sébastien Sorge (France/Wattrelos)
6. Jann Segers (AS Hennuyer)
7. Jean-Marc Matha (France/-)
8. Ursule Dhondt (Templeuve)

Manaihant, Belgium, January 30 2026

1. Christophe Dheur (Valletta SC)
2. Arnaud Nullens (Verviers-Herve)
3. Benoit Vanwissen (Verviers-Herve)
4. Lucas Père (AS Hennuyer)
5. Pascal Scheen (Stembert)
6. Quentin Van Glabeke (Stembert)
7. Mélina Scheen (Stembert)

Lamezia Terme (Virtus Calabria), Italy, January 30 2026

Final: Vittorio Giummo - Angelo De Santis 1-0

Gouda, the Netherlands, January 28 2028

Semi-finals: Fabrizio Cavazza (Gorizia) - Xavier Aret (Dutch Legends) 2-1
Jerrel van Keimpema (Rijnmond)- Casey van Os (Rijnmond) 0-2

Final: Fabrizio Cavazza - Casey van Os 0-1

Coventry, England, January 29 2026

1. Richard Grimley (Godiva SC)
2. Damian Mayes (Godiva SC)
3. Graham Harwood (Godiva SC)
4. Richard Wilkinson (Godiva SC)
5. Sean Gabriel (Godiva SC)
6. Adrian Fielding (Godiva SC)

Results from WASPA events held in England in January 2026

Cayne Matthews, winner of the Plate at the Pedmore Satellite

We are working on January rankings and we receive a lot of results from events held in the last few days. It's amazing to see we are adding results from 9 more events held in England. here is a quick summary of results. Thanks to all organizers who continue to support the WASPA circuit and offer great tournaments. Well done o the clubs of bristol, Worthing, Haverhill, Leicester, South Devon, Chasers, Solent, Morecame Bay and Pedmore!

Bristol, England, January 26 2026

1. Stuart Briffett (Bristol)
2. Dave Fletcher (Bristol)
3. Malcolm Jarvis (Bristol)
4. Steve Wonnacott (Bristol)
5. Aaron Skinner (Bristol)
6. Andy Jarvis (Bristol)
7. David Samuel (Wales/Cardiff)
8. Lyndon Davies (Bristol)
9. Phillip Bryant (Bristol)
10. David Lauder (Wales/Cardiff)
11. John Lauder (Wales/Cardiff)
12. Bob Fairbrother (South Devon SC)
13. Taylor Randles (Bristol)
14. Matthew Rowley (Wales/Cardiff)
15. Gareth Hughes (Bristol)
16. Peter Marshall (Bristol)
17. Alan Twiddy (Bristol)
18. Mick Hammonds (Wolverhampton)
19. Darren Barnes (Wales/Cardiff)
20. Alex Salter (Bristol)
21. David Pawsey (Bristol)
22. Simon Bodily (Pedmore)
23. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
24. Dennis Perry (Bristol)
25. Darren Clarke (Murcia)
26. Phil Dacey (Wales/Cardiff)

Worthing, England, January 27 2026

1. Malcolm Jamieson (Scotland/Worthing)
2. Connor Gregory (Worthing)
3. Ian Maskell (Worthing)
4. Allan Ewart (The Retro Place Caterham)
5. Dave Cope (Worthing)
6. Shaun Allison (Worthing)
7. Steve Taylor (Worthing)
8. Nathan Holley (Worthing)
9. Colin Houlson (Worthing)
10. Daryl Radwell (Worthing)
11. Ricardo Castagna (Worthing)

Haverhill, England, January 27 2026

1. Martin Hodds (Yorkshire)
2. Joe Harrington (Haverhill)
3. Mike Williams (Haverhill)
4. Peter Holmes (Haverhill)
5. Gerry Harrington (Ireland/Haverhill)
6. Rob Fitch (Stanway)

Leicester, England, January 14 2026

1. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
2. Martin Holmes (Kettering)
3. Scott Hunt (Leicester)
4. Sean Wenlock (Northern Ireland/Leicester)
5t. David Everitt (Kettering)
5t. Nigel Edwards (Leicester)
7. Stephen Hack (Leicester)
8t. Dave Tressler (Kettering)
8t. Andy Henly (Leicester)

South Devon, England, January 27 2026

Players at the South Devon New Year Cup

1. Simon Francis (South Devon SC)
2. Bill Berkley (South Devon SC)
3. Marcus Ellis (South Devon SC)
4. Oakley Francis (South Devon SC)

Dagenham, England, January 28 2026 (FISTF rules and small balls)

1. Gary Gladwell (Chasers)
2. Jack Cossington (Chasers)
3. Adam Jackson (Chasers)
4. Marc Grant (Chasers)
5. Samantha Levy (Chasers)
6. Michele Claydon (Chasers)

Solent, England, January 28 2026 (old rules)

1. Jason Christopher (Solent)
2. Andy McGovern (Solent)
3. Rob Piggott (Solent)
4. Gary Birch (Solent)
5. Steve Smith (Solent)
6. Reggie Cramer (Solent)
7. Chris Burford (Solent)
8. Simon Hawley (Solent)
9. Russell Cramer (Solent)
10. Jon Lee (Solent)
10. Tim Hill (Solent)

Morecambe Bay, England, January Jan 31 2026

1. Luca Lanzani
2. Lee Hatfield
3. Perry Sinacola
4. Keith Carman
5. Rob Wilkinson
6. Tom Eddington
7. Henry Eddington
8. Steven Dobinson

Pedmore, England, January 31 2026

Satellite Plate Semi-finals: Brendan Ashley (London Road) - Damian Mayes (Godiva) 0-2
Ian Sharp (Yorkshire) - Cayne Matthews (London Road) 2-2*

Final: Damian Mayes - Cayne Matthews 1-1*

Satellite Shield Semi-finals: Chris Shilling (Kent Invicta) - Stuart Briffett (Bristol) 1-1*
Richard Roper (Pedmore) - Andy McGovern (Solent) 1-1*

Final: Andy McGovern - Stuart Briffett 3-2