May 25: results from around the world

We are happy to see many WASPA events played in many different countries. We have struggled to get stories about different tournaments but we publish here a summary of events held around the world. Thanks to our friends in Australia, Belgium, Greece, Wales, New Zealand, Romania and Germany. We hope to see many more tournaments in many more countries.

Melbourne (TFC), Australia, April 26 2025

On Saturday, Melbourne Table Football Club celebrated a major milestone — 12 years since its founding — with a special WASPA tournament held at our home venue of East Ivanhoe Bowls Club. It was a fantastic day of matches, showcasing the growth, talent, and spirit that has characterised Melbourne TFC since its beginnings.

The competition in was incredibly tight, with players battling for every point. After a tense and hard-fought group stage, the standings were extremely close, reflecting the high level of competition and determination among all participants. Every match was meaningful, and several players were separated by just a single result.

A special mention goes to Nathan Heard, representing Northern Phoenix, who delivered an outstanding performance throughout the day. Nathan continues to show rapid improvement in his game, and his efforts were rewarded with a spot in the semi-finals — a fantastic achievement and a sign of great things to come.

In the knockout stages, I was lucky to get on a roll and defeat Adrian Connolly 2–0 in the semi-final and Christos Garagounis 3-0 in the final to claim the tournament title.

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make this 12th anniversary event a success. Here's to many more years of Melbourne TFC and the ongoing growth of table football in Australia!

Original story: https://www.facebook.com/groups/359073844214135

There will be a Northern Phoenix tournament also in Melbourne on May 25 (https://www.facebook.com/events/2530439713956569/).

Group stage:

1. Benji Batten (Melbourne)
2. Christos Garagounis (Northern Phoenix)
3. Nathan Heard (Northern Phoenix)
4. Adrian Connolly (Western Sydney)
5. Beth Eveleigh (Northern Phoenix)

Semi-finals: Benji Batten - Adrian Connolly & Christos Garagounis - Nathan Heard

Final: Benji Batten - Christos Garagounis

Nassogne, Belgium, May 3 2025

During the "Luxembourg Cup", the consolation tournament was played under WASPA banner and Richard Boulanger from the home club was the undefeated winner!

Semi-finals: Lulani Verhoeven - Maxance Legros 3-0 & Richard Boulanger - David Boulanger 7-1

Final: Lulani Verhoeven - Richard Boulanger 0-5

Club link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/180520979012248

Thessaloniki, Greece, May 6 2025

During the visit of Austria's Alfred Strommer, a WASPA tournament was held in Thessaloniki. Young and older players were playing together. Congratulations to Nikos Giotlis for winning the tournament.

Club link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/508391319337029

Category A:
1. Ilias Galanopoulos (Crimson Horses - Larissa)
2. Nikos Giotlis (Thessaloniki)
3. Alfred Strommer (Phoenix)
4. Takis Tsagkaridis (Thessaloniki)
5. Giannis Psihopoulos (Thessaloniki)

Final: Nikos Giotlis - Ilias Galanopoulos 2-0

Category B:
1. Nikos Stavropoulos (Thessaloniki)
2. Dimitris Topaloglou (Thessaloniki)
3. Ernis Stavropoulos (Thessaloniki)
4. Marinos Dimitrakipoulos (Thessaloniki)
5. Maximos Mpoutsikos (Thessaloniki)

Pireas, Greece, May 1 2025

A small WASPA event was played in Pireas as a good way for local players to prepare for the Open of Chalkida.

1. Leonidas Koutromanos (Piraeus Lions TSC)
2. Vassilis Kondylis (Piraeus Lions TSC)
3. Stavros Lioumos (Piraeus Lions TSC)
4. Spyros Koustas (Piraeus Lions TSC)
5. Ioannis Dimopoulos (Piraeus Lions TSC)

Aberaeron, Wales, May 3 2025

The Welsh national circuit has another successful tournament in Aberaeron earlier this month with some players from England also taking part. Ruby Matthews was sentional and defeated all older players.

Quarter-finals: Rob Fitch - Martin Bellefontaine 1-4, Darren Barnes - Cayne Matthews 2-0, David Lauder - David Samuel 2-1, Ruby Matthews - Matthew Rowley 7-0;

Semi-finals: Ruby Matthews - David Lauder 3-1, Martin Bellefontaine - Darren Barnes 0*-0;

Final: Ruby Matthews - Martin Bellefontaine 4-0

The third stage of the circuit will take place on June 3 at the Parrot in Buckley.

Auckland, New Zealand, May 12 2025

The new season started in New Zealand with a food turnout for the first WASPA event. Mark Rossi took the honors but several platyers are really improving.

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2858174651002860

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

Karlsruhe, Germany, May 10 2025

A big International WASPA tournament took place in Karlsruhe as 24 players from several nationalities were taking part. Players were coming from Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany, Romania and Serbia and there was even a player from Croatia. The winner was Pietro Di Pietrantonio who defeated Janus Gersie in the final while Eric Lienhardt was third. Congratulations to Milan Knezevic for a great organisation and special thanks to Cezar Stoilescu who travelled from Romania to play!

Tralee, Ireland, May 12 2025

The latest Tralee tournament was a success with 7 players taking part and italy's Mario Frittalli taking the honors. We are glad to see new players improving week after week.

1. Mario Frittelli (Italy/Cork)
2. William Magnier (Cork)
3. David Elton(Tralee)
4. James Murphy(Tralee)
5. Sean O'Connell(Tralee)
6. Liam O'Sullivan(Tralee)
7. Donall O'Sullivan(Tralee)

Nassogne, Belgium, May 10 2025

The consolation tournament of the FISTF Open of Wamme Subbuteo Club saw 16 players competing in knock-out games Congratulations to the very young Romain Joris who took the honors after defeating local player Luc Grosdent in the final.

Quarter-finals: Nico Marks - Luc Grosdent 2-4, Mathieu Marlair - Quentin Van Glabeke 0-2, Romain Joris - Antonio Timpano 2*-2, Benoit Lagneau - Delphine Dieudonné 1-4;

Semi-finals: Luc Grosdent - Quentin Van Glabeke 3-1 , Romain Joris - Delphine Dieudonné 2-1

Final: Luc Grosdent - Romain Joris 4-4*

Drury , Wales, May 18 2025

London Road WASPA at The Parrot last Sunday was held with four players. League format then two finals.

Final: Brian Daley - Cayne Matthews 1-0

Final 3rd place: Brendan Ashley - Ruby Matthews 0-5

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1699324517049032

Bucharest, Romania, May 19 2025

The local group in Bucharest is improving and new faces are showing up now, including Italy's Michele Sterlechini who proves already to be a good support for the Romanian players. Michele won the latest WASPA tournament held last Monday.

1. Michele Sterlechini (Italy)
2. Cezar Stoilescu
3. Mauro Cavalli (Italy)
4. Bogdan Panait
5. Ciprian Necula

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

January 2025: more results from Northern Ireland, Germany, Japan and Australia

More WASPA results from around the world. For the final note of January results, we received news from Northern Ireland, Germany, Japan and Australia. it's always exciting to see returning players and some new faces. It's also extremely important to remember that small events are also part of the development process in many different nations.

Thanks to contributors Martinog Bradley, Simon Stewart, Andrew Martini and Steve Dettre.

Derry, Northern Ireland

Derry City TFC recently held the ’Paul Boyle New Year Cup’ with 7 players divided in two groups. In the semi-finals, Martinog bradley defeated Ian Greer (3-0) while Barry Spence took the best on Lawrence Watson (4-1). Martinog won the final against Barry (1-0) while Dee Jenkins won the Plate final.

Hamburg, Germany

The Sankt Pauli players held their first WASPA for several years at their new venue on January 30. It was the club's first tournament for several years. The new venue, situated under the iconic South Curve at the Millerntor Stadion hosts many sports activities officially affiliated with the football club. On the night Marius took the honours but special mention to father and son Julian and Levy making their debuts who both recorded wins.

Tokyo, Japan

This week-end the Tokyo Sunzeol players held a small challenge cup under WASPA banner. Suguru Sugino, Tomoyoshi Ikeya and New Zealand's Andrew Martini were taking part. Andrew won the tournament on goal-difference while Suguru was runner-up.

The group is hoping to attract more players next time.

Another tournament will be held in March (see attached poster) and all ideas to promote the game in Japan and WASPA tournaments are always welcome!

Adelaide, Australia

We are extremely happy to see the first WASPA tournament taking place for years in Adelaide, Australia. It's a great example of how ATFA has been encouraging players in Adelaide, and now one is making the pilgrimmage to the FISTF AGP25, while they staged their first WASPA in 10 years!

Final table:
1. Stephen Wilson (12 points)
2. Mick Phillips (4 points)
3. Richard Gwynne (1 points)

News from around the world - January 2025

The last few days have been full of subbuteo tournaments in many different countries. We will come back later with all the results from England but here is a summary of the other recent tournaments added in the WASPA records.

Karlsruhe, Germany

Last Saturday, 11 players from different nations met in Karlsruhe, germany, for a wonderful day of Subbuteo. "There were some old faces but there were also some new players. That is the most important thing and the main goal to show the game to others and that's why we organize WASPA events", commented Milan Knezevic, the happy organizer of the tournament. "Results are not important. The important thing is that we meet from different cities and that we had a wonderful day. There were players from Basel, Mulhouse, München, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe attending".

For the records, Milan Knezevic defeated John Imbrogiano (2-1) in the big final to win the tournament.

Final standings of the tournament:

1. Milan Knezevic (Serbia)
2. John Imbrogiano (Switzerland)
3. Janus Gersie (Germany)
4. Peter Erb (Switzerland)
5. Pierre Troestler (France)
6. Nicola Mariconda (Italy)
7. Alessandro Indellii (Italy)
8. Charlotte Troestler (France)
9. Pascal Chevalier (France)
10. Daniele Giulianelli (Switzerland)
11. Gionatan Luppolo (Italy)

Limassol, Cyprus

The 5th stage of the domectic circuit took place last Sunday in Limassol with 7 players taking part. Giorgos Zangylos (Famagusta) finished on top of the main event, which consisted in a group of 5, while Christos Panaretos (Phoenix) won the beginners section.

Main event:

1. Giorgos Zangylos (Famagusta)
2. Petros Kosmas (Famagusta)
3. Marcos Kalopsidiotis (Salamis)
4. Marios Nikolaou (Phoenix)
5. Giorgos Stylianou (Famagusta)

Beginners: 

1. Christos Panaretos (Phoenix)
2. Christos Andreou (Salamis)

Gouda, the Netherlands

Last week the Dutch Legends held another WASPA event with 9 players taking part. Three groups of three in the first round and some three other groups of 3 in the second rounds managed to define the final ranking. Fabrizio cavazza was the big winner. Congratulations.

Final table:

1. Fabrizio Cavazza (Gorizia)
2. Nico Marks (Dutch Legends)
3. Jarno Marks (Dutch Legends)
4. Marco de Bruin (Dutch Legends)
5. Xavier Aret (Dutch Legends)
6. Maurice Montone (no club)
7. Rinaldo van Dijk (Rijnmond)
8. Richard Oranje (Dutch Legends)
9. Cailim Marks (Dutch Legends)

Genova, Italy

On Saturday, the club of Rebels Genova held another WASPA tournament with 10 players from different ages taking part. Three players were attending their very first WASPA tournament, which is a great satisfaction. After the group format, finals were played to define the winners as follows:

Final: Massimo Garatti - Tommaso Sani 0-1
Final 3-4: Samuele Bignardi - Luca Bignardi 2-1
Final 5-6: Filippo Careddu - Alessandro Gandin 1-3
Final 7-8: Rononio Rossi - Massimo Togo 2-0
Final 9-10: Andrea Gandin - Simone Pennati 3-0

Tralee, Ireland

In Ireland, the Tralee club held their latest tournament on January 20. 8 players from 2 different clubs (Tralee and Cork) were taking part and after the 5 sessions of the Swiss system, William Magnier was the big winner. It was also James Murphy's first tournament so we are glad to see another beginner from Ireland.

"Very well done to William who took first place in the Monday night WASPA in Tralee. An excellent turnout of 8 players and with 4 missing through illness the numbers are improving. A closely fought contest with the Cork man just shading it. Keep a close eye on our new recruit James. One point behind in his second outing. Undoubtedly one to watch for the future", commented David Elton.

Final standings:

1. William Magnier (Cork)
2. David Elton (Tralee)
3. Cian Hogan (Tralee)
4. James Murphy (Tralee)
5. Jeff Murphy (Cork)
6. Silvia Martin Simal (Spain/Tralee)
7. Barry Higgins (Cork)
8. Sean O'Connell (Tralee)

Johannesburg, South Africa

The ETS club in Johannesburg, South Africa had 2 small tournaments on December 24. The first one was held to re-introduce Shaun Majendie to the game and the other one was a group format with five players before everyone went on leave. The next ETS tournament will be in February for the club's Anniversary Birthday (5 Years).

First tournament (every player met each other twice)

1. Jason Kennedy (ETS Club)
2. Shaun Majendie (ETS Club)
3. Johan Niewenhuis (Johannesburg TFC)

Second tournament (group of 5)

1. Clifford Graaff (Johannesburg TFC)
2. Jason Kennedy (ETS Club)
3. Fernando Rodrigues (ETS Club)
4. Shaun Majendie (ETS Club)
5. Liam Chapman (ETS Club)

The Lower Saxony Open 2024 in Hannover

On November 23rd, 10 Subbuteo friends met to play the Lower Saxony Open in Hannover. In addition to players of the last year event, Klaus Fritz (from Laatzen) and Jens Röttjer (from Lüneburg) made their debut.

The "draw fairy" actually managed to place all the "Underdogs" in Group A. Noah, Luc, Klaus and Carsten made it to the next round ahead of Linus. In Group B of the "favorites" and "co-favorites", Charis was eliminated by the narrowest of margins.

In the quarterfinals, Michael, Fred, Edin and Jens prevailed against their challengers from Group A. In the semifinals, Edin showed Michael his best with a 4-1 win. Fred was forced into a free kick shootout with Jens, but narrowly won with a 3-2 score.

In the match for 5th place, Luc crowned his very good performance against Noah with a 4-2 Victory. Jens won the 3rd place with 1-0 against Michael, celebrating his great "comeback". In the repetition of last year's final, Fred turned the tables this time and defeated defending champion Edin with a 2-1 score.

Conclusion

In terms of sport, there was a lot that will continue to be talked about in the future. Starting with the incredible group draw, through to impossible goals and exciting games.

The fact that "veteran" Klaus Fritz made his debut and Jens Röttjer made a comeback at the regional level is also one of the many positive aspects of the Lower Saxony Open.

Congratulations to the new Lower Saxony champion Fred. He was perhaps the most consistent and strongest player in this tournament, just ahead of Edin. Linus should also be mentioned positively here. He never gets tired of challenging his opponents again and again.

Special thanks go to SG '94 Hannover members, without whom this year's competition would not have been possible.

Michael Nixdorf (Bad Fallingbostel, 24/11/2024)

Final standings:

1. Fred Elesbao (SG '94 Hannover)
2. Edin Mulasmajic (SG '94 Hannover)
3. Jens Röttjer (Sparta Spreeathen 74/82)
4. Michael Nixdorf (SG '94 Hannover)
5. Luc Kaouane (SG '94 Hannover)
6. Noah Wulff (SG '94 Hannover)
7. Carsten Bock (SC Berlin)
8. Klaus Fritz (Sparta Spreeathen 74/82)
9. Linus von Schultzendorff (SG '94 Hannover)
10. Charis Chatziplaton (SG '94 Hannover)

The Niki de Saint Phalle Cup in Hannover

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Hannover Nanas, the SG '94 Hannover organized a small WASPA competition in the name of the artist Niki de Saint Phalle, who created the Nanas. One of the Nanas is even used on the club's crest, as a symbol of cultural identification with the city.

9 players competed for the Cup in a 5-round league system and Edin Mulasmajic was unbeatable with 5 wins in a row, showing that he is more than ready to defend his title as German champions next week at the Nationals in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The SG '94 Hannover wishes Edin much success on the Nationals and thanks the Heidekreis guest players  Michael Nixdorf and Carsten Bock, who came to the competition in Hanover. Come back soon, Boys!

Final standings:

1. Edin Mulasmajic (SG '94 Hannover) -15 points
2. Fred Elesbao (SG '94 Hannover) - 10 points
3. Michael Nixdorf (SC Berlin) - 9 points
4. Carsten Bock (SC Berlin) - 8 points
5. Noah Wulff (SG '94 Hannover) - 7 points
6. Peng Qiao (SG '94 Hannover) - 3 points
7. Luc Kaouane (SG '94 Hannover) - 3 points
8. Linus von Schultzendorff (SG '94 Hannover) - 1 point
9. Noan Friedrich (SG '94 Hannover) - 1 point

Michael Stolzenberg winner in Häuslingen

We are always pleased to see returning players to the circuit. On Friday a tournament was played in Häuslingen, Germany and seven players competed in a league format. It was nice to see Michael Stolzenberg taking the honors.

Special thanks to SC Berlin and Carsten Bock for organising the tournament under WASPA banner!

We hope to see more tournaments like this in Germany in the future.

Final table:

1. Michael Stolzenberg (Sparta Spreeathen 74/82) 18 points
2. Jens Röttjer (Sparta Spreeathen 74/82) 15
3. Michael Nixdorf (SC Berlin) 7
4. Nico Müller (SC Berlin) 7
5. Klaus Fritz (Sparta Spreeathen 74/82) 7
6. Carsten Bock (SC Berlin) 5
7. Ralf Offenborn (St. Pauli) 1

Milan Knezevic winner in Switzerland, organizer in Germany

At the back: Peter Erb, Matthias Stechern, Milan Knezevic, Renato Parussini, Luigi & Giuseppe Zaccheria & Alessandro Indelli. In front: John Imbrogiano, Nicola Mariconda, Roman Bernhardsgrütter, Martin Wiesmann.

The winning trio: John (2), Milan (1), Renato (3)

On March 2nd, the Linth Sliders Subbuteo Club organised the 1st SWISS-CUP 2024 in Eschenbach. Once again 12 players registered, 6 of them were coming from Munich, which was appreciated by organizers.

It was another super tournament with many great games which was always under the patronage of fair-play, fun and friendship.

Group A was won by Milan Knezevic (SER) from Baden-Baden ahead of John Imbrogiano (SUI), Martin Stechern (GER), Martin Wiesmann (SUI), Nicola Mariconda (ITA) and Giuseppe Zaccheria (ITA).

Group B was won by Peter Erb (SUI) ahead of Renato Parussini (ITA), Fabio Domenico (SUI), Alessandro Indelli (ITA), Roman Bernhardsgrütter (SUI) and Luigi Zaccheria (ITA). Group B was won by Peter Erb (SUI) ahead of Renato Parussini (ITA), Fabio Domenico (SUI), Alessandro Indelli (ITA), Roman Bernhardsgrütter (SUI) and Luigi Zaccheria (ITA).

In the semi-finals, Milan won 3-1 against Renato and John 3-2 against Peter. Milan Knezevic won the SWISS-CUP again, beating John Imbrogiano 2-1. Renato Parussini came third ahead of Peter Erb.

Final standings:

1. Milan Knezevic (SER/GCT DLF Gorizia)
2. John Imbrogiano (SUI/subbuteo.ch)
3. Renato Parussini (ITA/Pinco Devils TS)
4. Peter Erb (SUI/subbuteo.ch)
5. Alessandro Indelli (ITA/-)
6. Martin Wiesmann (SUI/subbuteo.ch)
7. Matthias Stechern (GER/GCT DLF Gorizia)
8. Fabio Domenico (SUI/-)
9. Roman Bernhardsgrütter (SUI/Linth Sliders SC)
10. Nicola Mariconda (ITA/Subbuteo Club Höpfigheim)
11. Luigi Zaccheria (ITA/-)
12. Giuseppe Zaccheria (ITA/-)

Players in Baden-Baden

One week earlier, Milan Knezevic had organized a small tournament in Baden-Baden with 6 players competing in a league format. After howe and away games, Pietro Di Pietrantonio was the winner.

Final table:

1. Pietro Di Pietrantonio (ITA) - 30 points
2. Eric Lienhardt (FRA) - 24
3. Milan Knezevic (SER) - 11
4. Janus Gersie (GER) - 9
5. Peter Erb (SUI) - 8
6. John Imborgiano (SUI) - 4

Marcel Schulz winner in Karlsruhe

Last Saturday 14 players travelled to Karlsruhe, Germany for the WASPA tournament organized by Milan Knezevic. As always, Subbuteo was the real winner as every player was given the chance to play many games. Competitors were divided in 2 groups of 7 and then knock-out games were organized to decide places 1 to 8 while the other six players played for places 9 to 14. Marcel Schulz was the big winner of the deay after defeating club mate Janus Gersie.

It was nice also to see several french players coming from new clubs "Guebwiller Alsace Subbuteo Club" and "RC Lorrain Subbuteo Club". It was a great experience for them to play against players from Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Serbia and Bosnia.

Thanks to Milan Knezevic for an excellent tournament and for playing it under WASPA banner!

Edin Mulasmajic wins the Stjepan Filipović Cup

Back-to-back titles in Hannover for Edin who already secured the Drugova Cup in September.

Not an easy task! Because this time the German record  female champion Victoria Büsing from TVG Kaiserau was among the 9 participants of the Stjepan Filipović Cup.

After 9 long rounds, Edin confidently reached the final - without losing a single game. He scored a total of 19 goals and only conceded 2 goals. Great performance. 

It was a hard fight over who would play against Edin in the finals. Carsten Bock from SC Berlin, the Hanoverian Fred Elesbao and German female champion Vicky Büsing all had good chances. In the end, the experience paid off for Vicky. She won against Carsten 2:0, beat Fred 1:0 and secured her place in the final.

The final turned into a great Subbuteo lesson for the public that stayed until the end. Edin and Vicky showed great quality in an open game with many goals. Victory for Edin in a 4:2 score.

Congratulations Edin! And many thanks to Vicky and the other players for their visit to Hanover! We hope you'll come back soon!

Results after Qualification Rounds:
1. Edin Mulasmajic (USC Wuppertal) - 24 points
2. Victoria Büsing (Germania Kaiserau) - 21 points
3. Fred Elesbao (SG '94 Hannover)   - 18 points
4. Carsten Bock (SC Berlin)  - 15 points
5. Leon Schneider (SC Berlin) - 12 points
6. Luc Kaouane (SG '94 Hannover)- 7 points
7. Noah Wulff (SG '94 Hannover)   - 4 point
8. Fisnik Sopa (SG '94 Hannover)  - 3 point
9. Linus von Schultzendorff (SG '94 Hannover) - 1 point

Final : Edin Mulasmajic vs.  Victoria Büsing  (4:2)

A very international tournament in Karlsruhe

Last week-end 12 players from five different countries met at the Serbian Cultural Center in Karlsruhe, Germany. More than the competition itself, it was amazing to see guests from Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and Serbia meeting around the green pitches. It was nice to see two French players of the new "Alsace Subbuteo Club" taking part.

"It was an outstanding friendly tournament under WASPA banner, it was nice to see old but also some new friends, and that is the most beautiful thing, the connection with people from Germany and other countries. This is the Power of Subbuteo, to connect all people from around the World, in our case Europe", commented organizer Milan Knezevic who insisted on the friendly side of the tournament. "We played and have fun the whole day and after tournament we went to dinner all together. Thanks to Serbian Cultural Center we could organize this event and this is not the last one, we have the Green Light to organize it again."

As for the results, there were two groups of 6 and then players competed in knock-out games. The final standings were as follows:

1. Pedro P. (Italy)
2. Janus Gersie (Germany)
3. Milan Knezevic (Serbia)
4. Eric Lienhardt (France)
5. Pana Krommydas (Germany)
6. Lorenzo Lo Preti (France)
7. Peter Erb (Switzerland)
8. Maurizio Zironi (Italy)
9. Martin Wiesmann (Switzerland)
10. Pierre Troestler (France)
11. Matthias Stechern (Germany)
12. Frederic Staine (France)

Fred Elesbao winner in Sankt Pauli

Three visitors met with three of our “Braun und weiß” regulars for our small monthly competition on Tuesday. Fresh from their World Cup exploits Leon Schneider and Carsten Bock made their debuts in Hamburg from the Berlin Subbuteo Club, with monthly regular Fred Elesbao travelling up from Hannover SG94. 

Every player recorded a win on the night in a tightly fought league, although winner Fred did win all 5 of his fixtures to finish 5 points clear of 2nd placed Simon. Berlin SC’s Leon is fast improving and finished 3rd with Andre 2 points above Carsten & Dimitrios who scrapped it out at the bottom. Thanks to our friends who travelled to us on another cold Hamburg night.

(Report by Simon Stewart)

Edin Mulasmajic wins the Pokal Drugova in Hannover

Friendship is about commitment, and the "Pokal Drugova" (meaning, "Friendship Cup" in Serbo-Croatian) proved that when 9 players from different parts of the country showed up in the Lower Saxony Capital for a nice Subbuteo evening.

After 5 rounds in a Swiss system there was a nice surprise. The young national player Leon Schneider won against the experienced Simon Stewart and ended up in 3rd place. Leon has proved that he is fit to represent Germany in the World Cup in Rome this month.

The final was played between the Hanoverian Fred Elesbao and the Wuppertaler Edin Mulasmajic which ended up 1-1 with a very funny equaliser from Edin close to the end of the 1st half. After this result, shoot outs were necessary to decide who would bring the trophy home. Edin won in the end with a 2-0 score.

Congratulations Edin. Well deserved title!

Results after Qualification Rounds:

1° - Edin Mulasmajic (Germania Kaiserau) - 15 points
2° - Fred Elesbao (SG '94 Hannover) - 10 points
3° - Leon Schneider (SC Berlin) - 9 points
4° - Simon Stewart (SG '94 Hannover) - 8 points
5° - Carsten Bock (SC Berlin) - 7 points
6° - Charis Chatziplaton (SG '94 Hannover) - 6 points
7° - Linus von Schultzendorff (SG '94 Hannover) - 1 point
8° - Noah Wulff (SG '94 Hannover) - 0 point
9° - Fisnik Sopa (SG '94 Hannover) - 0 point

Final : Edin Mulasmajic vs. Fred Elesbao (1:1, 2:0 after shoot-out)

August 2022: Some results from around Europe

Here is a brief summary of recent results from Wales, England, Northern Ireland, Germany and Belgium. Please note the season is almost finished so all results of events played in August are due to be sent ASAP so that the final standings of the season can be published ASAP. Please e-mail results to vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

Thanks for your help!

Northern Ireland: Barry Spence won this month's tournament in Derry. Barry finished on top of a league of 7 players while Kenny Beggs was runner-up.

Final table:
1. Barry Spence
2. Kenny Beggs
3. Martinog Bradley
4. Craig Stewart
5. Oisin Mór
6. Frankie Connolly
7. Jude Morrow

See more about the club here: https://www.facebook.com/DerryCityTableFootball

Wales: this month's London Road Subbuteo Club tournament had a small turnout of 4 players. Brian Daley and cayne Matthews finished the league wih the same number of points and Cayne was decided winner on goal difference. Ruby Matthews took the third place while Brendan Ashley was 4th.

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

England: The Coventry & Warwickshire club held a first tournament under WASPA banner on August 11. 10 players from different clubs played in Swiss system and Mick hammonds of the Wolverhampton club took the honors after being undefeated in the four rounds of games. Final standings are as follows:

1. Mick Hammonds (Wolverhampton)
2. Justin Scott (Wolverhampton)
3. Richard Roper (Wolverhampton)
4. Alex Scott (Wolverhampton)
5. Andrew Fake (North East Midlands)
6. Mark Weaver (Leicester SC)
7. Bob Tyler (Coventry & Warwickshire)
8. Graham Harwood (Wolverhampton)
9. Paul Taylor (Leicester SC)
10. Gary Simpson (Coventry & Warwickshire)

Worthing tournament: Shaun Allison won the monthly tournament of the Worthing club. 8 players from the host club competed in five sessions of Swiss ladder. Allison and Ian Maskell finished with 9 points so the goal difference decided the winner.

1. Shaun Allison
2. Ian Maskell
3. Steve Taylor
4. Paul Woodhouse
5. Nigel Pestelle
6. Sam Virgoe
7. Chris Stapleton
8. Gary Moores

More about the club here: https://www.facebook.com/worthingfivestar

The Morecambay Bay tournament was played by 5 players and it was Brian Daley's come-back to the game after a few weeks break. Brian (London Road SC) was undefeated while Luca Lanzani (Morecamba Bay) was runner-up, Shaun Dunne (Manchester) was 3rd. Local players Rob Wilkinson (4th) and Keith Camran (5th) were also taking part.

Rochford and Southend SC: Niel Sparks took the hoinors in this month's tournament. It was surprising to see him defeating Alan Lee in the big game. Final standings are as follows:

1. Neil Sparks
2. Alan Lee
3. William Target
4. Jack Target
5. Gary Gladwell
6. David McCartney
7. Adam Jackson
8. Jim Jamison
9. Ian Horncastle
10. Stewart Grant

Rochford & Southend Casual Subbuteo Club Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RAS.Subbuteo.Club

On August 11, Alan Lee (Wobbly Hobby SC) too the honors in the Stanway Rovers tournament. Kevvin cordel (Stanway) was runner-up. Adam Douglas (Rochford & Southend) was 3rd and Ian Welby  (Rochford & Southend) was 4th.

More about Stanway Rovers: https://www.facebook.com/Stanway-Rovers-Flickers-SC-117892350012434

Germany: Fred Elesbao wins in Sankt Pauli

The July Sankt Pauli tournament was attended by 7 players from the local club but also from Hannover. Fred Elesbao won his five games to win the trophy while Simon Stewart was runner-up. Other involved players were Marius Willhaus (3), Luc Kaoune (4), Andre Lange (5) Ralf Offenborn (6), Dimitrios Tolias (7).

Subbuteo Sankt Pauli Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SubbuteoStPauli

Pascal Flémal vs Sébastien Sorge

Belgium: Templeuve is back. After the summer break, the Templeuve club opened doors on August 19. 8 players attended the club's 11th WASPA tournament of the season. Matthias Averlant had to leave early due to football commitments so Vincent Coppenolle finished the evening on top whil Brussels's Pascal Flémal was runner-up.

1. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
2. Pascal Flémal (BX SC)
3. André Flémal (BX SC)
4. Didier Moons (Templeuve)
5. Stéphane Lambert (Yokohama)
6. Sébastien Sorge (FRANCE/Templeuve)
7. Matthias Averlant (AS Hennuyer)
8. Jocelyn Celton (Templeuve)

Templeuve United Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TempleuveUnited

Fred Elesbao wins monthly event in Hamburg

WASPA Sankt Pauli - Tuesday 7th June

Maybe it was the beautiful weather but there was smaller turnout than usual at Subbbuteo Sankt Pauli with just 5 players competing for the monthly prize. Fred topped the table with four wins to add to his WASPA collection, with Simon finishing 2nd after missing 6 weeks due to illness. Marius rolled in third courtesy of two wins over 4th placed Dimitrios and 5th placed Ralf. 

We will do it all again next month but please be aware our clubnight is every Tuesday at the Fanladen and we‘d love to see you there!

Sven Schilling wins Sankt Pauli May tournament

Sven Schilling won the May WASPA at Subbuteo Sankt Pauli thanks to 3 wins and a draw as 7 players battled it out for the monthly crown. Monthly regular Fred travelled from Hannover with teammate Luc who was making his debut at the Millerntor, but both struggled after the long drive with Fred finishing 3rd behind the always consistent Marius. Phillip rolled in 4th undefeated with 3 draws and a win and in the bottom three Andre grabbed 5th with 2 draws and Luc pipped Ralf to 6th courtesy of goal difference.

Another great night, and always great to see a new face. We will see you again on Tuesday 7th June for our WASPA or every week for club training.