Raul Benita claims first WASPA title

The club of Marina Citerior in Javea (Spain) organized a tournament counting for the "Province of Turia" under WASPA banner. 8 players were taking part and both clubs of Turia and Marina Citerior were fielding four players. In the end experienced player Raul Benita defeated clubmate Fernando Gómez in the final while Pedro Benavent took the third place and Pasquale Carrassi was the other semi-finalist.

Second tournament in Javea

The players

Iryna and David

David and Pasquale

On Saturday the club of Marina Citerior Subbuteo Club organized in Javea, Alicante, Spain, the second MontGoal Tournament. The club is holding tournaments every month. "It was another funny Subbuteo Saturday morning, good matches and good vibrations", reported Pasquale Carrassi who won the final against the pride of Scotland, David Mc Aulay. David used to play with the national Scottish team few decades ago, and now the passion is back and he has got again the Subbuteo fever. Alfie Hannah and Lisa Carrassi are improving day by day and ended respectively in third and fourth places. Iryna Symonenko from Ukraine also joined us and there were five flickers taking part to the event, two Italians, two Scottish and Iryna to bring a touch of beauty… The after school Subbuteo clubs will eventually start next week, so hopes to increase the number of flickers for next events are pretty high.

Fernando Gomez first winner in Javea

Elena in action

On Saturday the club of "Marina Citerior" organized in Javea, Alicante, Spain, their first "MontGoal Tournament" of a series of events to be held every month. As a start is was a good day, even if there was a small field of six players. A couple of usual players were on a trip but generally speaking it was a funny Subbuteo event. The participants were from different countries and all ages were present. for the very first time, 2 representatives from Bulgaria were taking part!

The winner was Fernando Gomez, an experienced player, very active since decades and with few world cups participations on his shoulders. The final was against Pasquale Carrassi, who came back playing after thirty years of lethargy, and it was a equal match, so Pasquale was quite satisfied.

Photos and results available here:  https://we.tl/VMSj3iR6L7

Podium of the day

Alfie and Alex

During the next few weeks the club will start activities in a couple of local schools so hopefully that will increase the numbers of participants to future events.

Congratulations to Marina Citerior Subbuteo Club for the excellent work of promotion!

New partner club in Spain

We are very pleased to have a new partner club in Spain. Marina Criterio SC based in the Alicante area in Spain will be starting a new season  next Saturday, so that they will organize a first tournament in the near future, share photos and results with WASPA.

Interested players can contact Pasquale Carrassi at subbuteo.marina@gmail.com

Big start for the Liga in Madrid

This week-end will be an important date for Subbuteo in Madrid as there will be the start of the "Liga Madrilena de Subbuteo", a league consisting of 20 players, mostly newcomers. The league is a way to promote the game, to get players interested and to help newcomers to improve their level. The game will of course be played with FISTF rules but without referees and with only Subbuteo material. The brand Subbuteo will test some new products during the league, in particular new sets of bases. There will be regular updates of the League on the WASPA blog and some points will be awarded in the WASPA ranking once the league is over. Good luck to all the players involved!

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Euro 2016 tournament in Mostoles

Earlier in June, there was Subbuteo action in Mostoles, Spain, where the local club SC Mostoles was hosting a Euro 2016 tournament in a shopping mall. It was not only a chance to play a tournament but also to promote the sport. The 12 players were divided into two tournaments of six plyers. Int he Junior section, Carlos Pinto (Sweden) defeated María Muñoz (Croatia) in the final. In the Open section, Alberto Gómez (Northern Ireland) took the honors after beating Juan Antono Garcia (Wales) in the final.

Álvaro Martínez wins in Basque Country

For the very first time a WASPA tournament was organized in the Basque Country in the North of spain last week-end. Only four players were competing but everything was run in a smooth and faire atmosphere. Álvaro Martínez (SC Madrid), who represented Italy in this "Euro 2016" tournament, defeated local player Kepa Etxebarria (Germany) in the final. Iñigo Ibáñez (Northern Ireland) was third and Moises Ramos (Spain) was fourth. It was nice to see for the first time the club of Euskal Subbuteo represented in a WASPA tournament. Well done!

Final table
1. Álvaro Martínez (SC Madrid)
2. Kepa Etxebarria (Euskal Subbuteo)
3. Iñigo Ibáñez (Euskal Subbuteo)
4. Moises Ramos (Euskal Subbuteo)

Poster of the forthcoming event in Spain

Forthcoming event in basque Country

José Manuel Rosas is the first winner in Tabernas

A nice group picture

This sunday, October 18, the first subbuteo tournament played under WASPA banner in Tabernas, in the area of Almería (Spain) was attended by 11 players. The event was played in the premises of the FC Barcelona fans of Tabernas. The event was organized by the club "Al-Taberne junto" wxith the help of the "Asociación Cultural Viejo Dragón de Tabernas".

The winners: José García, José Manuel Rosas & Quillo Suanes

The final ranking was as follow:
1. José Manuel Rosas
2. Quillo Suanes
3. Alan Santos
4. Angel Suanes
5. José García
6. Lucas Soler
7. Sergio Moran
8. Francisco Soler
9. Alejandro Espinosa
10. Andrés Guirado
11. José Aguilera

The final between José Manuel Rosas and Quillo Suanes ended on 0-0 but José Manuel won on shots.

More events in Spain and Greece

Two more tournaments have been added in the WASPA calendar. The greek club of Flaming Flickers will host their first WASPA tournament of the season this sunday in their premises in Athens. Spain will also have a first tournament and this time it will be in a new city of Tabernas (near Almería) on October 18. Tabernas is a city where several movies (including the 3rd episode of the Indiana Jones saga and Ridely Scott's Exodus) have been filmed. The tournament will also include a meal for the competitors. Contact for the tournament in Tabernas is Almeriazz@hotmail.com

Jose Carlos Guerrero and Jorge Pinero win in Madrid

Last week, a tournament was played in the shop "We are Games" in Madrid (Spain). 14 players were competing and they were divided in 2 categories. In the Open section, Jose Carlos Guerrero defeated Piero Capponi in the final (2-1). Semi-finalists were Juanjo Gomez and Paco Muñoz. In the Junior section, Jorge Pinero was the winner as he beat Carlos Barios in the final. Maria Muñoz and Gonzalo Guereta lost in the semis. Congratulations to all. See hereunder a video with the best images of the tournament.

Jose Carlos Guerrero wins in Madrid

A small WASPA tournament was organized in Madrid this week-end. Jose Carlos Guerrero won the final against Juanan Garcia (1-0) while Paco Muñoz finished third. Games were played in a positive and constructive spirit. Congratulations to all.