May and June 2025: news from Around the world

We have had a lot of WASPA events held in the last few weeks and many countries have held great tournaments!

Besides all the things happening in England where things are just really big nowadays, we publish here a summary of recent events held in Belgium, Ireland, Italy, the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Wales and Austria.

Don't hesitate to send your WASPA results by e-mail to vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

Tralee and Munster (Ireland), May 30, 2025

Round 4 of the Irish Circuit - Tralee 2025 (original report by David Elton from https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569711173090)

They came by boat, car, train, motorbike and pushbike. Some came for the day others for the weekend but still they came. 19 individuals looking to contend with like-minded people and to be part of an enjoyable day competing at the beautiful game that is Subbuteo or Table Football.

For those that wanted it there was a couple of pleasant evenings of sampling the delights of a busy bank holiday weekend in Tralee, with lots of banter and craic in the eateries and hostelries of Kerry’s main town.

On to the serious business of Saturday in the Brandon Hotel, 19 finger flicking enthusiasts did battle to determine who would be leaving (or remaining) in the Kingdom as the number one.

Just like 2024 Dublin’s Mark Farrell made no mistake in the main competition as the Jackeen made up for his round 3 set back in Dublin to power to victory in Kerry. The Il Re (King) of the Shield did it again as in Dublin, Mario Frittelli took the second-string competition against Nick Pearson. In the Junior event Roisin Hogan collected the title in a carbon copy shootout win like in Dublin over Mons winner Elliot Fitzpatrick. Finally in the plate after years on the side lines Northern Ireland’s 1970’s international Louis Herbert is back amongst the honours as he saw off Tralee’s Dave Elton and Donal O’Sullivan to clinch the converted plate.

One of the big challenges to running a tournament in Table Football is the diverse nature and abilities of the competitors.

We had 19 player and 4 competitions. On a footballing level it was like throwing Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Ipswich Town, Forest Green Rovers, The Dog and Duck FC and Home Farm under 10’s into one competition and hoping they all leave somewhat fulfilled.

The format was met with some confused looks, panicked questions and rolling eyes, but I make no apologies I feel for what we had it worked. What I will apologise for is that it wasn’t spelt out clearly enough for everyone. Verbally it didn’t come across well. A lesson learned for next year.

At the end of the first group stage most players had found their level and could do battle with players of a similar standard in the second phase. Our aim is that everyone gets a decent number of games and comes away having learned something and with their dignity and confidence very much intact.

The highlight of the day was seeing the early evolution of a junior tournament with 3 players. That’s very much down to young Elliot Fitzpatrick constantly playing the last 2 years and now we’re seeing others enter the fold. Hopefully as the tournament moves around other young players will be inspired to join in and play against lads and lassies of a similar age. If the game is to evolve this side of things really is a must.

I have to say that I’m delighted with how the players in our own locality fared. Although we’re nowhere near close to the big shots the improvement is fantastic. We’re very proud to see former Tralee player Mario taking the Shield (which is getting very competitive), Cian has come on massively in the last year and is taking to competitions like a duck to water. James is one to watch for the future, great to see a Silvia making her debut along with Donal and Liam. Finally, Roisin, 2 competitions and 3 trophies (2 junior and 1 club player of the tournament) is unprecedented. A very well done!

Finally, many thanks to all the players that made the effort to travel to Kerry. The Brandon hotel for hosting, SC Cork and Cheerytree SC for loaning some equipment, John Moore for the tech help, the players that volunteered to referee and to our own players and family members that did their bit in helping set this event up.

I salute you all……

Open final: Mark Farrell - Martinog Bradley 6-1

Shield final: Mario Frittelli - Nick Pearson 2-0

Junior tournament:

1. Roisin Hogan
2. Eliott Fitzpatrick
3. Liam O'Sullivan

Nassogne (Belgium), May 25, 2025

Bruno Timpano won the latest tournament in the South of Belgium where 12 players from different clubs were taking part. Philippe Thys was runner-up with 3 wins but Timpano was decided winner on goal difference.

1. Bruno Timpano
2. Philippe Thys
3. Jean Grosdent
4. Richard Boulanger
5. William Van den Houte
6. Antonio Timpano
7. Sophia Grosdent
8. David Boulanger
9. Noah Dirick
10. Maxim Grosdent
11. Thomas Janssens
12. Vincent Dirick

Auckland (New Zealand), May 26, 2025

Club night standings

1. Mark Rossi
2. Conrad Mudge
3. Ian Samsom
4. Andy Miller
5. Richard Edeson
6. Phil Samsom

Gouda (the Netherlands), May 21 2025

Action in the Netherlands where the May tournament had 7 players competing in a league format and MVV Rijnmond's Jerrel van Keimpema taking the honors.

1. Jerrel van Keimpema
2. Marco de Bruin
3. Fabrizio Cavazza
4. Xavier Aret
5. Rinaldo van Dijk
6. Martijn de Jong
7. Richard Oranje

Calabria (Italy), May 24 2025

Our friends from Virtus Calabria do a great work with regular events and some tournaments played with modern and old rules. Their last "FISTF rules" tournament was played by 6 players in a league format. Andrea Pagano won his 5 games to win the tournament.

1. Andrea Pagano
2. Giuseppe Andricciola
3. Francesco De Santis
4. Angelo De Santis
5. Francesco Pusia
6. Gianpaolo Pulice

Auckland (New Zealand), June 9 2025

Club night standings

1. Mark Rossi
2. Andy Miller
3. Conrad Mudge
4. Ian Samsom
5. Richard Edeson
6. Phil Samsom

Gouda (the Netherlands), June 4 2025

Final standings (3 groups of 3 players and then 3 groups of 3 players)

1. Marco de Bruin (Dutch Legends)
2. Nico Marks (Dutch Legends)
3. Jarno Marks (Dutch Legends)
4. Fabrizio Cavazza (Gorizia)
5. Stéphane Lambert (Belgium/Kent Invicta)
6. Rinaldo van Dijk (Rijnmond)
7. Xavier Aret (Dutch Legends)
8. Richard Oranje (Dutch Legends)
9. Cailim Marks (Dutch Legends)

Genova (Italy), June 7 2025

Once again the Rebels Genova held a great tournament with 16 players including special guest from France Enrico Lupo. It was a good event with 4 groups of 4 players and then every players had 2 more games to decide final standings. Here are the results of the finals:

Final: Samuele Bignardi - Cristiano Cordone 3-2
Final for place 3: Tommaso Sani - Alberto Capoferri 3-2
Final for place 5: Enrico Lupo (France/Le Cannet) - Massimo Garatti 2-1
Final for place 7: Filippo Sottili - Alessandro Gandin 0-1
Final for place 9: Luca Bignardi - Fabio Balito 1-0
Final for place 11: Filippo Careddu - Maurizio Cussotto 2-0
Final for place 13: Davide Balito - Simone Pennati 2-0
Final for place 15: Andrea Bolioli - Massimo Togo 1-0

Drury (Wales), Jun 8 2025

The Welsh national circuit offered a great of table football to 12 players coming from Wales and England. Chris Bedford took the honors after defeating riding star Ruby Matthews in the final.

Next event in the circuit takes players to another iconic venue: Knighton, home to the original Subbuteo shop, Woodentop brand run by Tom Taylor.

Barrages: Phil Dacey - Cayne Matthews 3-0
Darren Barnes - Brian Daley 1-0

Semi-finals: Chris Bedford - Darren Barnes 2-1
Phil Dacey - Ruby Matthews 1-1*

Final: Chris Bedford - Ruby Matthews 1-0

Plate:

1. David Lauder
2. David Samuel
3. Brendan Ashley

Shield:

1. Richard Stock
2. Luca Lanzani
3. Rob Fitch

Dublin (Ireland), June 9 2025

(Report by Andy Fitzpatrick - original link)

The felt was fast and the flicks were fierce at this week’s edition of Monday Night Flicks at The Cherrytree Walkinstown. With the Irish circuit heating up and momentum building, this session delivered narrative, nostalgia, and a few battles. Whether chasing ranking points or shaking off the weekend cobwebs, every player brought something to the board.

Player Highlights:

Adrian Piggott made his return to the scene tonight and A rock solid defensive showing (just 3 goals conceded all night).

Louis, recently crowned Plate Champion in Tralee, brought a fresh swagger to the table. The results didn’t all go his way this time, but the spark is back and it shows.

Mark “The Machine” was, once again, relentless. Five wins. Zero losses. Twelve goals scored. The man’s a metronome.

Elliot, only 11 years old, continues to capture hearts and rack up goals. He led Andy at half-time, scored consistently throughout the night, and left with more experience under his belt. With Roisín Hogan edging him out in recent shootouts, the hunger to improve is crystal clear.

Andy held his nerve after a tricky start and pulled out some important wins. His draw with Daniel and narrow win over Adrian added layers to what was a fiercely competitive evening.

1. Mark Farrell
2. Andy Fitzpatrick
3. Daniel Kaliszewski
4. Adrian Pigott
5. Louis Herbert
6. Eliott Fitzpatrick

Vienna (Austria), June 8 2025

At the recent Baumfalken Cup in AUstria, the consolation tournament of the FISTF event was played under WASPA banner. Four players contested in a round robin and loal player Karl Vranovitz took the honors. Thanks to Alfred Strommer for making things happen.

1. Karl Vranovitz (AUT/Royal)
2. Marian Flemer (GER/Sparta Spreeathen)
3. Marios Strommer (AUT/Phoenix)
4. Marcus Tilgner (GER/Sparta Spreeathen)

Néchin (Belgium), June 13 2025

After a few weeks, the Templeuve United club was back in the club venue for the usual WASPA evening, which attracted 10 players from different clubs. Matthias Averlant was the clear favorite of the night and won all his games while Michaël Dupret was a well-deserved runner-up.

Final standings after 4 sessions in Swiss system (all players Belgians unless noted):

1. Matthias Averlant (Hennuyer)
2. Michaël Dupret (Tournai)
3. Raphael Dhondt (Templeuve)
4. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
5. Jordan Bonte (Wattrelos)
6. Sébastien Sorge (FRA/Wattrelos)
7. Ursule Dhondt (Templeuve)
8. Nicolas Malfait (FRA/Wattrelos)

Gouda (the Netherlands), June 18 2025

On Wednesday the Dutch Legends had a successful evening with 10 players taking part and the MVV Rijnmond players were in great shape to dominate the tournament!

Final: Casey van Os - Jerrel van Keimpema 1-0
Final 3rd place: Rinaldo van Dijk - Fabrizio Cavazza 3-0
Final 5th place: Marco de Bruin - Xavier Aret 1-0
Final 7th place: Martijn de Jong - Richard Oranje 0-4
Final 9th place: Sjoerd van Bentem - Fedde Aret 1-2

Sydney (Australia), June 18 2025

A delightful premiere game night a The Station in Pyrmont on Wed 18 June was attended by seven fine flickers. Theoretically hosted by the Hipfingerz Sydney East (homeless since the sale of the much-loved Captain Cook Hotel), the schmick new venue was really the ‘find’ of Northern Falcon stalwart and local Pyrmont denizen Eliot aka ‘Doc’ aka ‘Elbow’ Kennedy. It worked beautifully, cost-free, neat, well-appointed with good storage, a kitchen and a helpful caretaker, it’s clear this space will not only suit monthly club nights but also decent sized invitational tournaments – with room for probably 9 boards.

On this night, four boards were sufficient, but extra tables and chairs were all on hand to make for a comfortable pizza dinner and a viewing of State of Origin II on the big screen (nice tech ‘casting’ by Louis Dettre!).

For this Swiss System WASPA, it was also mate against mate; and fittingly Steve Dettre – mid-rehab after an ankle operation - arrived with a surgical boot and wheelie scooter, doing a good impression of an injured ‘rugba league gladiator’. In the event, he ‘took it easy’ playing only two of the four rounds on offer and picking up 6 of his 7 points (and all his goals) with byes. It was a brave performance though – and what he lacked in mobility, he made up for in cheeky banter.

As it transpired, local boy Eliot won the day with three wins and a draw – the latter a 0-0 draw (‘whose way, mate?”) against a plucky Geoff. The Hipfingerz man picked up two wins (against Louis and stablemate Greg) but lost to Franck. Frank and Adrian pulled out similar results (two wins and a draw) and only goal difference determined that Adrian and Geoff shared the ‘silva medal’ - named after Bernardo of course. Franck and Steve also ended up on 7 points, but Steve’s two 2-0 byes put him ahead… yep, sucked in Franck! It was, nevertheless, a night when everyone took some points - and a share of the glory.

Thanks to all for coming… we’ve definitely begun a new chapter in Sydney Subbo history. See you all – and many more no doubt – next time round. Diarise Tuesday Tues 15 July 6pm set-up for 6.30 flick-off.

Go the Blues! (report by Geoff Sirmai - Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1063342333730453)

Final standings:

1. Eliot Kennedy
2. Adrian Grunbach
3. Geoff Sirmai
4. Steve Dettre
5. Francis Cozzarin
6. Greg Werner
7. Louis Dettre

Ellicott City, MD (USA), June 14 2025

June 14 saw the playing of a challenge cup by the Maryland Subbuteo Club. 7 players competed in a round robin group. Daniel Cranston took the title with 6 wins. Final standings with points:

1. Daniel Cranston - 18
2. Paul Eyes 13
3. Bryan Arnold 11
4. Collin Dohner 9
5. Claudio Santos 5
6. Zach Swope 2
7. Ryan Belcher 1

April and May 2024: results from around the world

WASPA event are played in many countries. Sometimes there are small tournaments but players are always happy to take part in an international circuit. Here is a brief summary of results from several events played in Northern Ireland, England, Belgium, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, Wales and Austria.

Derry, Northern Ireland, April 23, Group format

1. Martinog Bradley
2. Oisin Mór
3. Frankie Connolly

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/DerryCityTableFootball

Dagenham, England, April 24, Swiss system

1. Adam Jackson
2. Stephen Moreton
3. Jonathan Beales
4. Gary Gladwell
5. Ben Torr
6. Samantha Levy
7. Michele Claydon

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314595413269756

Worthing, England, April 25, Swiss system

1. Malcolm Jamieson (Solent)
2. Ian Maskell
3. Steve Taylor
4. Dave Cope
5. Nathan Holley
6. Nigel Pestelle
7. Chris Stapleton

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/worthingfivestar

Gillingham, England, April 28, Consolation tournaments of the FISTF Satellite.

Final: Joe Harrington - Mike Williams 1-4
Final 3-4: Dave Cope - Gerry Harrington 1-3
Final 5-6: Thomas Lacey - Nigel Morgan 3-0

B category (Group format)

1. Kyle Jamieson
2. Dave Hunter
3. Phil Davis
4. James McCormick

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/KentInvictaTFC

Brisbane, Australia, April 28, Group format

1. Gus Gillespie
2. Giuseppe Tardiota
3. Gareth Whalley
4. Wayne Miller

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/brisbanesubbuteoclubinc

Firenze, Italy, April 29, Swiss system

1. Marco Bonciani
2. Luca Pini
3. Stefano Barducci
4. Gabriele Casati
5. Tiberio Becucci
6. Marco Trevisan
7. Gabriele Allegria

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/894913724019874

Milton Keynes, England, April 29, Group format

1. Ian Aggett
2. Mark Green
3. John Cooper
4. Greg Lickorish

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1526416458124954

Templeuve, Belgium, April 30, Swiss system

1. Geoffrey Marain (AS Hennuyer)
2. Matthias Averlant (AS Hennuyer)
3. Sébastien Rochez (Templeuve)
4. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
5. David Sardi de Letto (Wattrelos)
6. Michaël Dupret (MT Tournai)
7. Franck Santer (Templeuve)
8. Benjamin Marain (AS Hennuyer)
9. Marc Sceraert (Eugies)
10. Olivier Bodelle (Wattrelos)
11. Eric Caillaux (Templeuve)
12. Sébastien Sorge (Wattrelos)
13. Thibaut Marville (Wattrelos)

Facebook links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/25637672693 & https://www.facebook.com/TempleuveUnited

Leicester, England, May 1, Swiss system

1. Ian Aggett (Milton Keynes)
2. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
3. Martin Holmes (Kettering)
4. Mark Weaver (Leicester)
5. Andy Henly (Leicester)
6. Paul Taylor (Leicester)
7. Martin Hill (Kettering)

North Shields, England, May 3, group format

1. Chris Kaberry
2. Rob Heseltine
3. Nigel Lamond

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/northshieldssubbuteotablefootball

Vienna, Austria, May 5, group format, consolation of the Baumfalken Cup

1. Marcus Tilgner (Germany/Sparta Spreeathen 74/82)
2. Alfred Strommer (Austria)
3. Reinhard Schöberl (Austria)
4. Marian Flemer (Germany/Sparta Spreeathen 74/82)

Auckland, New Zealand, May 6, Swiss format

1. Mark Rossi
2. Conrad Mudge
3. Richard Edeson
4. Andy Shearer
5. George Miller
6t. Andy Miller
6t. Craig Wright

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4898270816916585

Stembert, Belgium, May 7, group format

1. Noah Janssens (Wamme)
2. Lucas Père (AS Hennuyer)
3. Noah Dirick (Wamme)
4. Aurélien Feye (Stembert)
5. Mélina Scheen (Stembert)
6. Pascal Scheen (Stembert)

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1527136117349276

Cardiff, Wales, May 6, groups in 2 rounds

Winners group

1. Phil Dacey (Cardiff)
2. David Lauder (Cardiff)
3. Darren Barnes (Cardiff)
4. David Samuel (Cardiff)

Consolation group

1. John Lauder (Cardiff)
2. Alan Hounsell (Cardiff)
3. Stuart Briffett (Bristol)

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/978571135493228

December 2023: last results of the year

Just before we finalize the rankings of December, it's important to have a look at the latest results we collected in December. Thanks once again to all organizers who put energy to host WASPA events.
You can note there will be events on January 6 in Letham, Scotland (organized by Dundee United) and in Prague, Czech Republic.

Brian Daley winner in North Wales

The latest London Road WASPA tournament took place on december 10. 

London Road players were joined by Shaun Dunne, Lenny Parsons and Nick Pearson, a 7 players league was the format. Brian Daley was undefeated and took the honors.

1. Brian Daley
2. Shaun Dunne
3. Cayne Matthews
4. Len Parsons
5. Ruby Matthews
6. Nick Pearson
7. Brendan Ashley

London Road SC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1699324517049032

Richard Wilson makes it in Sydney

On December 17 the 7th Edition of the traditional Sydney TFC Christmas Cup has taken place. 10 players competed into this FISTF Satellite tournament to conquer the title of Christmas Champion 2023. Thank you everyone who made it possible with a special mention to Richard Wilson who came from South coast to play and won our December WASPA. Congratulations to Eliot Kennedy to claim the trophy after an intense final with our captain Fabrizio Coco won 2-1 at extra time. 

1. Richard Wilson
2. Paolo Credentino
3. Vincent Coco
4. Louis Dettre

Sydney TFC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sydneytfc

Christmas Cup in Austria

In Austria David Busch organized a Christmas tournament and finished on top of the league after home and away fixtures!

1. David Busch
2. Katharina Waldorf-Busch
3. Florian Daxböck
4. Theresa Waldorf

Luca Lanzani wins on December 31

Last week-end the Morecambe Bay subbuteo club held a small tournament with 4 players. 2 wins and a draw were enough to give Luca Lanzani the trophy of the day.

1. Luca Lanzani
2. Stuart Andrews
3. Rob Wilkinson
4. Keith Carman

Morecambe Bay SC: https://www.facebook.com/themorecambebaysubbuteo

Justin Finch in a great day in Pedmore

Here is Richard Roper's report of the recent Pedmore tournament:

Young players also attended the event

"32 Players contested the Pedmore Subbuteo & Table Football Club “Festive Flick-Off” World Amateur Subbuteo Players Association (WASPA) Open Event on December 29. It was a great day and a big shout out to all who attended and travelled the distances that you did to play in the event… Awesome support! Big Shout outs to Robert Ramsay, Nathan Prentice & Quarry Bank Social Club for the venue. I would also like to thank Simon Bodily and Graham Harwood for their efforts and the guys from Wolves TFC for their help and support.

Main Event Winner – Justin Finch

Plate Winner – Simon Bodily

S’ Fortunato Finger (Otherwise Known as the Shield) Winner – Dave Samuel.

PS - Robert Ramsay, standing in (sorry Kneeling in) for his Son Zach Ramsay in the picture showing the 4 Under 17's Entrants.

A Huge Thanks to Tesco Dudley Street, Wolverhampton (Helen Smith) & Tesco Birches Barn (Matt Smith) & to Richard Badger for the support with the Raffle Prizes."

Quarter-finals: Brian Daley - Alan Lee 0-2 ; Bob Varney - Shaun Dunne 5-0 ; Miguel Pereira - Chris Short 1-4 ; Chris Short - Justin Finch 4-5.

Semi-finals: Alan Lee - Bob Varney 1-0 ; Chris Short - Justin Finch 0-2.

Final: Alan Lee - Justin Finch 0-3.

Consolation semi-finals: Gage Badger - Robert Ramsay 1-3 ; Graham Harwood - Simon Bodily 1-2.

Final: Robert Ramsay - Simon Bodily 2-3

Pedmore TFC: https://www.facebook.com/groups/176810971922999

3 winners in Sydney

The Western Sydney Christmas Binge attracted 11 players from 2 different clubs. The event was played in wiss system but the ASA power ranking system was also used (the system takes into account the relative strength of your opponent when you win or draw). In the end, organizers decided on a 3-way tie for first position as Steve, Eliot and Adrian had all played each other and all had draws against each other!

1. Eliot Kennedy (Northern Falcons)
1. Adrian Elmer (Western Sydney)
1. Steve Dettre (Northern Falcons)
4. Tim Phokos (Western Sydney)
4. Æowyn Elmer (Western Sydney)
6. David Wright (Western Sydney)
7. Adrian Grunbach (*) (Northern Falcons)
8. Imojjen Elmer (Western Sydney)
9. Katelyn Grunbach (Northern Falcons)
10. Paul Magee (Western Sydney)
11. Tom Bednarek (Western Sydney)

PS: Steve Dettre winner in WASPA records, Eliot Kennedy 2nd and Adrian Elmer 3rd but the 3 players get same ranking points (decision of the organizer)

PS2: David Wright 4th in WASPA records but Æowyn Elmer and Tim Phokos get the ranking points of 4th place (decision of the organizer)

Western Sydney Subbuteo: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1379501845629782

Charles Aquilina wins Christmas Cup in Malta

Bormla SC held a WASPA tournament in Saturday. It was great to see Charles Aquilina taking the honors!

1. Charles Aquilina
2. George Ebejer
3. John Zammit
4. Mauro Camilleri
5. Josef Camilleri

Bormla SC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057403241271

Leicester WASPA tournament

Here are the standings of the latest Leicester WASPA tournament played in Swiss ladder. It was nice for the organizers to have new players Richard Wilkinson and Neil Fletcher involved.

1. Trevor Arthur
2. Graham Harwood
3. Mark Weaver
4. Jay Williams
5. Alex Ashcroft
6. Andy Henly
7. Trevor Allen
8. Scott Hunt
9. Nigel Edwards
10. Kevin Coleman
11. Richard Wilkinson
12. Neil Fletcher

Leicester Foxes SC: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1388271968705973/

Miguel Pereira wins in Gillingham

Miguel Pereira takes the win over Kye Arnold in the Kent Invicta New Year’s Eve WASPA.

With 12 players assembled for a swiftly arranged club meet up, there was some great action as the players put in some good performances in a friendly atmosphere.

In the end Mig was victorious with a 3-2 win over Kye in the final. Martin Colwell was the winner of the plate with a 2-1 (0-0) shots win over David Hunter.

Most improved player of the year for Kent Invicta was u12 player Hadley who put in some strong performances through the last few months. Was also great to see Rob McCormick back playing.

Kent Invicta will be playing in tournaments across the UK and Europe in the New Year and continuing Club Nights at the Gillingham Labour Club from January.

Happy New Year from everyone at Kent Invicta !

Final: Miguel Pereira - Kye Arnold 3-2

Final 3-4: Jason Christopher - Malcolm Jamieson 4-1

Final 5-6: James McCormick - Terry Arnold 2-3

Final 7-8: Thomas Lacey - Max Pereira 0-4

Final 9-10: Martin Colwell - Dave Hunter 0*-0

Final 11-12: Rob McCormick - Hadley Chapman 1-0

Kent Invicta: https://www.facebook.com/KentInvictaTFC/

Alexander Haas wins come-back tournament in Vienna

Top 3 of the day: Heinz Eder (2), Alexander Haas (1) and Christian Haas (3)

Table football was back in Austria last week-end with the TSC Royal 78 club organizing a WASPA tournament in their premises in Vienna. 8 players competed in a fair a positive spirit with Alexander haas defeating Heinz Eder int he final to claim the title. Christian Haas defeated Günther Bamberzky in the game for the third place. Bamberzky has been number 1 in the FISTF ranking of veterans but made his WASPA debut on Saturday.

August 2019: news from around the world

Some news from around the world as we recived results from Wales, Austria, Australia and Hungary.

Players in Wrexham

The Wrexham Subbuteo Club WASPA tournament took place on August 18. Wrexham players Iestyn Bevan, Tyler Bevan, Callum Parry and Michael Harper were joined by London Road players Cayne Matthews, Ruby Matthews, Brian Daley and Lucasz Whittle. After the group stage and the semi-finals, Cayne Matthews managed to beat Brian Daley on shots for the very first time. Ruby Matthews and Lucasz Whittle were the semi-finalists while Michael Harper won the consolation tournament.

In Austria, the Royal 78 club in Vienna organized their yearly club championship under WASPA banner.

One month after Heinz Eder's victory, Alexander Haas (see picture) took the honors this time af defeating Stefan Sandner in the final (3-3 and shots). Congratulations Alex!

Final standings:
1. Alexander Haas
2. Stefan Sandner
3. Murat Tünger
4. Christian Haas
5. Reinhard Schöberl
6. Daniel Vranovitz
7. Karl Vranovitz
8. Ferhat Cicek


In Australia, the Perth players had their monthly gathering this week-end and Ross McNulty finished on top of a group of 5. It was great to see Ross back in action. The Perth club will continue hosting more WASPA tournaments next season.

Final standings:
1. Ross McNulty
2. Alan Kimber
3. Hugh Best
4. Noel Mani
5. Chris Thorn

In Brisbane, six players met for the monthly tournament of Brisbane Subbuteo Club. For this tournament they played "The Wigan system", with a slight alteration in that you played everyone with the results counting to the individual and team cups but results against your own team mates didn't count towards the team cup.

For this tournament we played "The Wigan system", with a slight alteration in that you played everyone with the results counting to the individual and team cups but results against your own team mates didn't count towards the team cup.

The theme was Bundesliga and in the final, Giuseppe Tardiota defeated Gus Gillespie (1-0). The team cup was won by Team A by 13 pts to 10. "The next tournament will be played the same way but the final standings will decide the teams for next time and each team will be a different national league, eg team A is the Italian league and team B is the Spanish league", explained Gareth Whalley.

Finally, some news from Hungary where the Budapest club had the visit of an Italian Subbuteo player, Angelo Micoli (Subbuteo Club Valdarno). Angelo was in Hungary with his family and played games two times. A small WASPA event was organized on August 11 where three players played each other three times. It was a small event but it was great fun, according to the players. Gábor Baross was the winner of the day with Áron Mácsik being runner-up and Michele Micoli as third.
Full results and some photos can be found here:
https://budapestsubbuteo.blog.hu/2019/08/12/olasz_vendegjatek_budapesten

Latest results from around the world - April 2019

A quick look at the latest events held in April. We didn't get stories of all these tournaments so here is a brief view at the results.

In Australia, many events were held to raise awareness and money for testicular cancer. Many clubs held tournaments under WASPA banner. The Hipfingerz held a tournament with 12 players taking part and Fabrizio Coco defeated Olliver Ollnow in the final (2-1) while Hermann Kruse and Tony Credentino made it to the semi-finals.

Northern Phoenix tournament

The Northern Phoenix tournament consisted in a group of six with Benny Ng taking the honors after winning his five games. Steve Wright was runner-up while Benjamin Ng, Beth Eveleigh, Kevin Grant and Arjuna Hanafi also took part.

Canberra also had a tournament with three players. Nick Brill was the winner with Ryan Farrall and Bruce Millar being the other players taking part!

Giuseppe Tardiota won the Brisbane tournament. Four players competed in home and away fixtures and Chris Scholess was runner-up.

Players at the Sydney TFC tournament

Sydney TFC had a good turnout of 6 for their event. Fabrizio Coco defeated Steve Dettre in the final. Tony Credentino and Jonty Brener made it to the semis.

Olliver Ollnow won the Chastwood tournament, finishing on top of a group of five. Hermann Kruse was runner-up.

Eliot Kennedy won the Western Sydney tournament with Adrian Grunbach and Paul Magee also reaching the podium. 8 players were taking part including newcomer Andriko Nicola.

Finally Jayden Truter won the promotional event organized by the Western Flickers. Benedict Ng, Angeline Ang and Aaron Ang also took part. All four competitors were juniors!

In Spain, the Marina Citerior club had two small events with Pasquale Carrassi winning both tournaments. Bill Dunham was runner-up un April 13 and David Mc Aulay took the second place one week later.

In Austria, during the Grand Prix of Vienna, eight players played a consolation tournament under WASPA banner. Thrasyvoulos Gagas from Greece defeated Austria's John Luc Magdits in the final. Local player David Scherbantin and Áron Mácsik from Hungary reached the semis.

Liverpool TFC in England had a good event with 8 entries. Brian Daley defeated Eric Williams int he final. Jim Hannah and Lucasz Whittle reached the semis.

The was a small gathering in Helsinki, Finland where George Papadopoulos (Greece) finished on top of a group three. Robert Green from Australia and Kari Hakkarainen from Finland were the other players taking part.

Subbuteo news from Cyprus, Australia, England and Austria

Here are the last stories with results from March.

The final in Limassol

Cyprus was definately the nation on top in March as the Famagusta tournament held on March 31 was a big success with 18 players taking part. There was yet another winner as Kyriakos Stylianou won the 8th stage of the national circuit after defeating Marios Nikolaou in the final (4-1). Panagiotis Panaretos and Demetris Bekos reached the semis. To be noted there are a lof of Juniors involved int he national circuit in Cyprus and the clubs of Erimi Limassol, Famagusta TFC and Erimi Limassol will appear in the "WASPA ranking of clubs for Juniors" to be out in the next few hours.

In Heckmondwike, two WASPA tournaments have been held during the recent FISTF Grand Prix of England. 29 players were involved. Open players competed in a knock-out event with Cypru's Paul Andreas defeating Aaron Skineer from Bristol in the final. Brian Kinrade (Isle of Man) and Richard Badger (England) made it to the semi-finals. In the Veterans, England's Craig Heward took the honors after defeating italy's Pasquale Carrassi in the final. Robert Ramsay (Scotland) and Kevin Adderley (England) also reached the final 4.

Nice people in Melbourne

In Australia, the Northern Phoneix Club had a great event with 9 players involved. Luke Radziminski from Melbourne TFC was in a great day and defeated local organizer Christos Garagounis in the final. Paul Mercer and Anthony Madiona made it to the semi-finals while Steve Wright defeated Beth Eveleigh on shots in the game for the 5th place.

Finally, Austria had a tournament in March with six players meeting in Ebenfurth. David Busch finished on top of the league while Horst Deimel took the second place. We are very happy to see action in Austria and we were also very glad to see Thomas Eppensteiner's comeback in the Ebenfurth tournament.

Some news from around the world - October 2018

Some results of several WASPA events have not yet been published so here is a brief recap of events held in different countries.

Players in Northern California

In Northern California, Conan Mullen finished on top of a group of five to win the "NCSC Halloween WASPA". There were some new players involved and some great games.

In Austria the Ebenfurth club had a small tournament a few weeks ago with 4 players taking part. Congratulations to Horst Deimel for the win while Rene Buchler was runner-up.

In Wales the latest Knighton tournament saw Dan Nicholls finishing on top of a group of 4. Tom Taylor took the second place.

In Australia the Western Flickers TFC players had a great gathering on October 14. 8 players competed in a round robin so that everyone had seven game. Benny Ng took the honors while benjamin Ng was runner-up and Steve right took the thid place.

Three more events were played under WASPA banner during the Melbourne Open.

Junior U19 WASPA: The junior WASPA was held for all those eliminated from the FISTF event. Second seed for the FISTF Junior competition, Billy Wright, overcame his disappointment at elimination from the main event to make the final but didn’t join his sister on the winners’ list, going down on penalties to promising debutant Liam Browne in the Junior WASPA final. (report from Subbuteo Australia)

MTFC Open WASPA: The Melbourne IO Event also saw the debut of the Power Rankings to decide the outcome of a WASPA tournament. The rules were:
- 1. Players not occupied referreeing the Junior, Women’s or Teams events on the Saturday were free to organise themselves games on the spare tables and record results.
- 2. The final standings were made using the new Power Rankings system given that not all players played a similar number of games, or games against players of the same standard. Only results on the day counted. A win over a player who had performed well on the day was worth more than a win against a player who was winless.
- 3. All enquires on how Power Rankings are calculated should be directed to Richard Wilson.
- 4. For disputes on the outcome, see rule 3 !
The completion was narrowly taken out by Raffaele Lombardi from Eliot Kennedy and Giuseppe Tardiota in a good indicator of players to watch in the main Open event on Sunday. It was great to see 10 players from 5 different clubs taking part. (report from Subbuteo Australia)

WASPA Open: To ensure the WASPA was complete prior to the FISTF IO Final, the format was a straight knockout competition with 2x10min halves and penalties (no extra time). There were 9 competitors in the WASPA Plate Event, with the previous days’ junior runner up Gabriel Lombard joining the 8 players eliminated from the FISTF Open event. Gabriel played Charlotte Wright in the barrage. After a scoreless draw Charlotte won 2-1 on penalties to move into the quarter finals.
In the quarter finals, Charlotte continued her impressive run of results by defeating Adam Deverell 2-1 on penalties. This set up a semi final showdown with her brother Billy who progressed after Beth Eveleigh needed to forfeit due to illness. Benny Ng accounted for Christos Garagounis to set up a clash with his son Benjamin in the other semi final after Benjamin defeated Juliette 1-0.
In the battle of the Wrights, it was Billy that prevailed 2-1 on penalties after a scoreless draw. In the other semi Benjamin continued his run of wins over his father to progress to the final 3-1.
The final saw two of the Western Flickers’ juniors battle it out for the WASPA Open win. In the end the FISTF Junior IO winner,
Benjamin Ng, proved to strong for the WASPA Junior IO winner Billy Wright. (report from Subbuteo Australia)

Canada had two events in October and both tournaments were played on the same date (October 20).

In Montreal, Simon Harvey won his first WASPA tournament after defeating Pierre Chastenais in sudden death in the final. More importantly, it was fantastic to see five players gathering for a tournament. We really hope for a good future in Quebec.

The monthly event in Toronto had a good turnout of four with Mike Sgro defeating Final Howard Christie in the final.

Finally, in Spain Pasquale Carrassi won the Marina Citerior SC "promotional event" in Javea, which was held a few weeks ago. the italian finished on top of a group of 3 with Scotland's Bill Dunham and Italy's Lisa carrassi also taking part.

Please keep mind all results are welcome. Even if you have only three players, that's enough to have a WASPA tournament. And if you are visiting a foreign country, you can always organize a "WASPA test-match" against a local player to show some WASPA presence.

For any question, contact WASPA at vincent.cop@rsca.com

Erich Hinkelmann winner in Steinabrückl

On Thursday six players competed in a league format in Steinabrückl, lower Austria. There were good and fair games but the level was very high. Erich Hinkelmann won the tournament, finishing on top of the league while Stefan Sandner was runner-up. A good day was had by all. Huge thanks to Alexander Haas for making things happen under WASPA banner.

The final standings were as follows:
1. Erich Hinkelmann
2. Stefan Sandner
3. Manfred Pawlica
4. Alexander Haas
5. Robert Lenz
6. Christian Blümel

Short news from around the world

Some small events have been held in several nations in the last few days. here is a brief summary of these events.

Action at the latest Sydney tournament

Eliot Kennedy wins in Sydney
The club of Sydney TFC held a great WASPA tournament last week with 8 players taking part. Eliot Kennedy (Northern Falcons TFC) defeated local player Fabrizio Coco (1-0) in a close final to claim the honors. Hermann Kruse and Kostas Barbaris made it to the semi-finals.

Austria: action in Ebenfurth
TFC Ebenfurth was playing a tournament this week with six players. A league system was set up wo that everyone had five games and to decide the winner of the "35 Year Jubilee Tournament". In the end David Busch won his five games and was the winner while Mario Perrti was runner-up and Hungary's András Hicz took the third place.

Final standings:
1. David Busch
2. Mario Peretti
3. András Hicz
4. Roland Schwacha
5. Rene Buchler
6. Horst Deimel

Scotland: Steve Bennett still reigns in Dundee
The 7th stage of the Dundee United domectic circuit took place last week-end with six players meeting each other. Steve Bennett too the honors and Andy Beskaby was runner-up.

Final standings:
1. Steve Bennett
2. Andy Beskaby
3. David Baxter
4. Rob Conway
5. Dave Minty
6. Craig Thom

Players in Javea

Promotional event in Spain
The third promotional tournament in Spain was played in Javea earlier this week. Pasquale Carrassi finished on top of a group of 3 with 9 points while David Mc Aulay also finished with 9 points but less goals scored. Bill Dunham, who was a new entry in the WASPA circuit, finished in third place.

Italy: first tournament in Angri
A small event was held last week in Angri, Italy. Three players with no club had a first tournament together and Gianpaolo Abagnale defeated Giuseppe De Amicis in the final. Francesco Martino was the third player in action. Welcome to them in the WASPA family!

Australia: Great debut for Mark Ryan in Perth
The recent Perth tournament was full of surprises. Mark Ryan was playing his first WASPA tournament and managed to win the final against Alan Kimber while Ross McNulty defeated Chris Thorn in the game for the third place. A total of six players were competing and everyone had the chance to play at least seven games.

International news - Results of 6 events

Reports from several events held in Spain, Austria, Malta, Northern Ireland, Wales and Belgium in the last few days. Enjoy!

3rd Mont Goal tournament in Javea

In Spain, the 3rd "Mont Goal" tournament in Javea had a small turnout of 3 after several players dropped out due to the flu. Players met each other twice and in the end Pasquale Carrassi (Italy) defeated David Mc Aulay (Scotland) in the final (4-) to claim the title.

Top picture: Alfie get his medal
Left picture: David and Pasquale






Roland Schwacha is a winner in Ebenfurth
In Austria, the second tournament in Ebenfurth saw the victory of Roland Schwacha who finished on top of a group of 4. Horst Deimel was runner-up while Hungary's András Hicz took the 3rd place. Robert Lengyel was fourth. To be noted Robert, Horst and András finished with the same number of points and the goal-difference was needed to decide the winner.

Action in Malta during the FISTF Satellite

WASPA games durung a FISTF tournament in Malta. Thank you Josef Camilleri!

The FISTF Satellite of Bormla in Malta had a consolation tournament under WASPA banner. Melvin Barun took the honors after defeating Jamie Bonnici in the final. Thanks to Josef Camilleri for making things happen!

5th tournament of the season in Derry

Players in Derry

In Derry, league night number 6 was run as the club's 5th WASPA tournament of the season. 6 players competed in the league format with Martinog Bradley coming out on top, closely followed by Brendan Rodgers. The next Derry tournament will be held on January 19.

Final standings:
Martinog Bradley - 13 (13:1)
Brendan Rodgers - 11 (13:2)
Lawrence Watson - 5 (2:6)
Craig Stewart - 3 (3:7)
Liam Monaghan - 3 (3:10)
Martin Bradley - 3 (1:9)

Dan Nicholls wins in Knighton
A Promotional tournament was held in Knighton on Sunday. Dan Nicholls finished on top of a group of 4 while Tom Taylor was runner-up, Danny Bird took the 3rd place and Kenny Evans was 4th.

Jos Ceulemans still on top in Belgium

Jos Ceulemans, in the center of the picture, celebrates his victory

Finally, the 46th WASPA tournament of SC Flanders took place on Monday in Hofstade-Zemst, Belgium. Six players were attending in Swiss system and Jos Ceulemans won his four games to finish on top of the Swiss ladder. Great job!

Final table:
1. Jos Ceulemans (12)
2. Geert Leys (7)
3. Johan Lourdon (7)
4. Bart Vandevliet (4)
5. Willy Debandt (3)
6. Danny De Greef (1)

Short news from around the world

Here are short reports of several tournament held in the first part of the month.

In Austria, the club of Royal 78 had a Christmas Cup on January 14. There was a very good field of 15 players. "Stefan defeated Alex in the final while Christian and Karl reached the top 4", commented the organizers.

Scotland was back in action on January 14 with five players meeting in Lettham. Players met each other twice and in the end Steve Bennett finished on top of the table with 22 points. Rob Conway was runner-up (19) while David Baxter (9), Andy Beskaby (9) and Dave Minty (0) were also taking part.

Players at the Sydney TFC tournament

Australia had some tournament in the last few weeks. We will soon come back on what happened before and during the Asian Cup but some other results are worth a mention. Sydney TFC had a tournament last week with a good field of 10 players. Robert Green defeated Daniele Lombardi to claim the honors. Tony Credentino and FISTF president Steve Dettre made it to the semi-finals.

A bit earlier, Subbuteo Parramatta also had a tournament with seven players taking part. Hermann Kruse and Paul Magee played the final and there was no winner (0-0) so organizers decided to share honors so that there were two winners. Adrian Elmer and Steve Dettre reached the semis.

The Northern Falcons had a nive evening of play to prepare the Asian Cup. Fabrizio Coco finished on top of a group of 5 while Steve Dettre was runner-up, Tony Credentino took the third place, John Palamara was 4th and Kostas Barbaris was 5th.

In Wales, the first Knighton promotional tournament took place last Sunday. Dan Nicholls finished on top of a groupe of four while Danny Bird was runner-up. Tom Taylor and Kenny Evans were the other players taking part.

A first tournament in Ebenfurth

There were great moments on December 13 in Ebenfurth, Austria where Ebenfurth TFC had an inaugural tournament, "Furthi Cup" which is the Christmas tournament, under WASPA banner and five players taking part. it was great to see some old faces and some people coming back to the game.

The tournament was played as a group robin of 5 with Mario peretti taking the honors while Horst Deimel was runner-up. Rene Buchler was 3rd, Roland Schwacha 4th and Markus Ziergoi took the 5th place.

More details about the club can be found here: http://www.tfcebe.tischfussballverband.at/index.htm

The next event in Ebenfurth will be played in the end of January and interested players can contact Horst deimel for details.

Marco Zucchi wins in Austria

In the last week-end of April, the famous "Baumfalkencup" was played in Austria and some players decided to play a consolation tournament under WASPA banner. Marco Zucchi from Czech Republic defeated Austria's Alfred Strommer in the final. Gabor Baross (Hungary) and Andreas Jung sr (Germany) reached the semi-finals.

A second title for Lukas Eppensteiner

Last Tuesday the TFKN Dragons had their latest tournament in Mödling with seven players taking part. After winning his group against experienced players such as Thomas Bergholz and Roland Schwacha, Lukas Eppensteiner won the final against his father Thomas. With the Vranovitz, organizers had another "father and son team" and guests from TSC Royal 78. Everyone had a lot of fun and hopefully there will be another WASPA tournament in Mödling in December.

David Busch wins in Mattersburg

On November 5 the club of TFC Mattersburg was hosting a second WASPA tournament with 12 players coming from 6 different clubs and András Hicz from Hungary helping to make it an international event. David Busch (ASD Master Sanremo) was on fire and claimed the honors after beating Christian Haas (TFC Wiener Neustadt) in the final. Matterburg players Robert Lenz and Erich Hinkelmann reached the final 4.

David Busch with no surprise

On 20th of September we had the first training in our new club room and we decided to play a WASPA tournament after a long break. 7 players attended, with Andras Hicz from Budapest Subbuteo (Hungary) and with David Busch from San Remo a bronze medalist of Frameries. We had 5 sessions in Swiss System. It was no surprise that David took the honors, behind him every thing was close like every time.

We hope to have interested players for a WASPA tournament in october, below you can find the ranking of the evening:

1. David Busch/San Remo
2. Thomas Bergholz/TFKN Dragons
3. Mathias Eppensteiner/TFKN Dragons
4. Lukas Eppensteiner/TFKN Dragons
5. Roland Schwacha/TFKN Dragons
6. Thomas Eppensteiner/TFKN Dragons
7. Andras Hicz/Budapest Subbuteo