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

Brian Daley winner in Drury

The latest London Road Subbuteo Club WASPA Regional Tournament took place on 14th October 2018. It was a 5 players league, all play each other twice. Brian daley took the honors with 8 wins.

The next London Rondon tournament will be held on November at The Parrot, Drury, North Wales.

Results
Rich S 4-0 Dave K
Ruby M 0-3 Brian D
Cayne M 2-1 Ruby M
Brian D 2-0 Rich S
Brian D 5-0 Dave K
Cayne M 0-3 Rich S
Rich S 2-0 Ruby M
Dave K 0-1 Cayne M
Cayne M 0-2 Brian D
Ruby M 0-1 Dave K
Dave K 0-3 Rich S
Brian D 2-0 Ruby M
Ruby M 0-1 Cayne M
Rich S 1-2 Brian D
Dave K 0-4 Brian D
Rich S 2-0 Cayne M
Ruby M 0-6 Rich S
Cayne M 2-0 Dave K
Brian D 4-0 Cayne M
Dave K 0-2 Ruby M

League Table 
Brian D 24 pts
Rich S 18 pts
Cayne M 12 pts
Ruby M 3 pts
Dave K 3 pts

A great week-end in North Wales

London Road SC winner on Sunday

London Road Subbuteo Club held the "Weekender" tournament last week-end with the individual tournament in Saturday and a team event on Sunday. 15 individuals were taking part with 10 players from the home club, but also 4 from Glasgow and one from Cardiff. Players were divided intou four groups with the top two qualifying for the next round and other players competing in the Plate tournament. Richard Stock took the honors in the end after defeating Martin Blanchard (1-0) in the final. Brian Daley and Tom Burns managed to reach the semi-finals. Cayne Matthews defeated his daughter Ruby in the Plate final.

On Sunday only three team ettended the event and games were played in home and away fixtures. The home team of London Road took the honors with 12 points while Glasgow had 6 and London Road B finished in third position. A great week-end was had by all.

More than ever Subbuteo lives on in North Wales!

News from around the world - August 2018

Several small events have been held during the month in many different countries.

First trophy for Richard Ruffolo

In Toronto, Canada there was a turnout of 4 players for the latest TSC tournament with Richard Ruffolo winning the final against local top player Mike Sgro. Dan Santianni and Mike Devey also had some great games and prove to be improving au lot.!

In Scotland, Dundee United had two small events also to prepare the trip to the world cup. Steve Bennett won both event with Andy Beskaby being runner-up int he first event, David Baxter taking the second place of the second tournament.

In Australia, the Brisbane club organized a tournament under the theme of the world cup. Gus Gillespie defeated Gerry Vickers in the final to claim the honors.

In England, the Bristol club held a pre-season tournament with a small turnout of four players competing in a league format with home and away games. Simon Donadel took the honors while Bob Fairbrother was runner-up. Adam Fraser and Tim Mourant also managed to win some games!

Big game between Arudyo and Winaldo

Steve Dettre (left) in action

We have been glad to see some action in Indonesia after a long hiatus. During Steve Dettre's visit in Jakarta, the FISTF president managed to play a small tournament with Arudyu Putro Rudy and Winaldo Swastia Artaraya. Steve won the event but more importantly it was a good time to meet and discuss and the future of the game in the country.

The "Sporting Club 18", part of the "Podjistan Subbuteo Association", a new club based in Northern Ireland, held a first tournament last week. Martinog Bradley took the best on local organizer Simon Stewart and Lawrence Watson. There should be more events to come in the near future.
See the club's Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/podjistanflickers/

Players in Vreese

In Belgium, the club of Semois SC based in Vresse had a preseason event with four players. Pascal Droeven finished on top of a group format with Grégory Berte as runner-up, Philippe Thys being 3rd and Marc De Vos also playing some good games.

In Spain, the latest promotional tournament in Javea had a small field of 3 players with Pasquale Carrassi taking the best on Bill Dunham and Lisa Carrassi. It was a good way for Lisa to prepare for the forthcoming world cup in Gibraltar where she will proudly represent her club of Marina Citerior!

Finally, Knighton TFC in Wales had a promotional event last Friday with 5 players taking part. Dan Nicholls took the honors with Tom Taylor being 2nd. Rory Gittoes, Matt Booth and Kenny Evans confirm they are very motivated for the new season and the Knighton club will continue to grow in the future!

Richard Stock wins London Road tournament

A good field of 13 players with three players travelling from Wolverhampton to play

Richard gets trophy from local
star junior player Ruby Matthews

Last Sunday London Road Subbuteo Club had another great tournament with 13 players. the event was held at the usual venue, the Parrot in Drury, North Wales. Players were dropped into two big groups of 7 and 6 players, giving a lot of games to everyone. Group A saw Brian Daley finishing on top with 5 wins and a draw while Martin Blanchard also qualified for the semis. Group B saw Mick Hammonds from the Wolverhampton club finishing in first place while Richard Stock took the second place. In the semis, Blanchard and Stock managed to surprise the group winners to qualify for the final. In the last game of the day Richard Stock took the honors after winning by a single goal (1-0). Danny Bird won the plate tournament after beating Justin Scott in the final game.

LRSC will have a big tournament on September 15 and 16 with the individual tournament on Saturday (limited to 24 players) and a team event on Sunday.

Congratulations to LRSC and thanks to Cayne for putting so much energy to get people playing together and making the game popular again in North Wales.

Daley and Nicholls winners in Wales

Players in Drury

Wales had two great WASPA tournaments this week-end.

Brian Daley gets trophy from Cayne Maathews

London Road Subbuteo Club held their monthly tournament with a good field of 8 players. Martin Blanchard and Cayne Matthews came on top of their respective groups but failed to qualify for the final. In the final Brian Daley defeated Richard Stock (1-0) to claim the title while Dan Nicholls defeated Danny Bird (3-1) in the Plate final.

On Friday Knighton TFC was holding a Regional tournament with six players. In the end of the Swiss ladder, Dan Nicholls finished on top with 4 wins. In the standings Danny Bird was runner-up while the other players were Tom Taylor, Rory Gittoes, Matt Booth, Kenny Evans.

Subbuteo events in Wales and England

Dave and Adrian in Gillingham

Kent Invicta had a small WASPA event Friday (13th) night. In an evening of sometimes very tight games, it was the Welsh Wizard, Adrian Davies who topped the group of 5 players with 4 wins from his 4 games. Kye Arnold came second after a slow start but soon found the net frequently as the evening progressed with 3 wins from 4 games.

Table:
1. Adrian Davies 12pts+6
2. Kye Arnold 9pts +5
3. Terry Arnold 4pts -1
4. Dave Collier 2pts -3
5. Paul Frank 1pt -7

Action in Knighton

Last Friday six players met in Knighton to play a WASPA promotional tournament in Swiss format. Danny Bird took the honors as he won his four games to finish with 12 points. Dan Nicholls (9), Tom Taylor (6), Matt Booth (4), Rory Gittoes (3) and Kenny Evans (1) were also taking part. It is great to see the Knighton club growing with regular events.

There were three smaller events in England held earlier this month with turnouts of three players. In Chopwell (July 5) Nigel Lamond took the honors after defeating Dave Brothers while Chris Kaberry was runner-up with 2 draws.

In North Shields (July 8), Chris Kaberry was the winner of the evening with two games won against Dave Brothers and Stephen Dobbison while Brothers defeated Dobbison to be runner-up.

Also in North Shields but on July 12, Dave Brothers took the honors with 4 points in 2 games while Nigel Lamond (3) was runner-up and Andy Mill took the third place (1).

Mick Hammonds wins the Parrot Cup

London Road Subbuteo Club held the Parrot Cup on June 24 and it was good to see a turnout of 14 players from England, Wales and the Isle of Man's Brian Kinrade.

There was a group stage, then quarter-finals and more knock-out games till the final while other players were allowed to play the Plate tournament.

Mick Hammonds from the Wolverhampton club defeated Richard Stock in the final to claim the title. Brian Daley and Dan Nicholls were stopped in the semis. Dave Kelly won the Plate tournament.

Congratulations to Cayne and his friends for doig a great work of promotion and for being one of the most active clubs on the WASPA scene. Well done for attracting some old and new faces at tournaments. That's the way to go!

Richard Stock wins in Knighton

Knighton TFC was holding another WASPA tournament last Friday and the club had the visit of Richard Stock.

Richard also finished on top of a group of 6 to claim the title (with 4 wins and a draw) while Dan Nicholls was runner-up.

Final standings:
1. Richard Stock
2. Dan Nicholls
3. Danny Bird
4. Tom Taylor
5. Rory Gittoes
6. Kenny Evans

Two titles for Danny Bird

Danny against Tom

Knighton TFC is continuing to work to develop local activities. In May the club had two tournaments under WASPA banner and Danny Bird firstly won the Regional tournament after finishing on top of a group of 5 while he later won the Promotional event with 6 players competing in Swiss system.

Knighton Regional event:
1. Danny Bird
2. Dan Nicholls
3. Tom Taylor
4. Kenny Evans
5. Rory Gittoes

Knighton Promotional event:
1. Danny Bird
2. Dan Nicholls
3. Tom Taylor
4. Matt Booth
5. Rory Gittoes
6. Kenny Evans

Martin Blanchard wins in North Wales

Martin Blanchard and organizer Cayne Matthews

The monthly tournament of London Road Subbuteo Club took place in the usual venue of the Parrot, Drury on Sunday. There was a good turnout of 9 players and this time it was and all-Elgland final between Brian Daley and Martin Blanchard. In the end, Martin Blanchard won the final on shots to claim the honors. Dan Nicholls and Cayne Matthews made it to the semi-finals while Yanik Merrilees-Kelly won the consolation tournament. A great day was had by all.

Action in Knighton and Drury

Players in Drury

There was a lot of action this week-end in Wales with two events being played in Knighton and Drury. The Knighton tournament had a small field of four with every player meeting each other twice. After six sessions Dan Nicholls finished on top with 16 points while Danny Bird was runner-up, Tom Taylor took the third place and Kenny Evans finished in fourth position.

Trevor Schott taking the honors

The Sunday event in Drury was supposed to be attended by 16 players but because of the snow only 10 players could make it. After the group stage (two groups of five), the quarter-finals saw no surprise and in the end, Trevor Schott won his second consecutive tournament after defeating Brian Daley in the final. Martin Blanchard and Cayne Matthews reached the semi-finals. Dave Kelly won the final for 5th place while Mark Tilling won the plate against Clive Schott. It was a nice day of Subbuteo. Huge thanks to London Road Subbuteo Club for hosting.

The next London Road tournament will be held on April 29 in Drury.

News from England, Wales and Australia

Several small events have been held in many different countries. Here is a summary of the different tournament.

Australia: FISTF Satellite consolation event
After the successful WASPA tournament hosted by Illawarra TFC on Saturday, there was a consolation event after the FISTF Satellite held on Sunday. Kostas Barbaris (Sydney TFC) defeated Steve Wright in the final to claim the title.

Wales: promotional events in Knighton and Sychdyn
Two promotional events have been held int he last few days. The Knighton tournament had fous players and Dan Nicholls finished on top of the table after winning his six games. Tom Taylor was runner-up, Danny Bird was third and Kenny Evans was fourth.

London Road Subbuteo Club also held a promotional event where Richard Partington made his WASPA debut. Cayne Matthews finished on top of the group but Richard proved to be a good players and took the second place. Ryby Matthews and Mark Hopwood were also taking part.

England: Harrow Satellite consolation
After the FISTF Satellite organized in Harrow last month, six players had the chance to play a consolation tournament under WASPA banner. Terry Arnold (Kent Invicta) took the honors after defeating Dave Croucher (Worthing) in the final while Italy's Matteo Lulli and Kye Arnold made it to the semi-finals.

England: Bristol tournament
Last week the new club of Bristol (England) held a WASPA tournament during the club meet. Aaron Skinner finished on top of the table while Simon Donadel was runner-up and Bob Fairbrother took the third place.

Trevor Schott on top in North Wales

A part of the players

Action at the Parrot

Trevor Schott won the final

Last Sunday London Road Subbuteo Club was holding the monthly WASPA regional tournament with a new record of 13 entries. On of them was the club's new member Martin Blanchard. Organizers decided to do their best to give as many games as possible to everyone so the first round was played with two groups of 6 and 7 players. After the group stage, the top four players from each group qualified for the last 8 round. In the end, there was a surprising final between Trevor Schott and Tony McCann while usal finalists Brian Daley and Richard Stock were stopped in the semis. Trevor won the final (3-0) to claim the title. Yani Kelly defeated Cayne Matthews on shots in the Plate final.

The club's next WASPA regional tournament will be held at the Parrot, Drury on March 18.

Dan Nicholls wins in Knighton

Five players attended the WASPA regional event held in Knighton on Sunday. Dan Nicholls finished on top with 12 points while Danny Bird was runner-up with 9 points. The next event in Wales will be the London Road tournament in Drury next Sunday.

Final standings:
1. Dan Nicholls (Knighton TFC)
2. Danny Bird (London Road SC)
3. Tom Taylor (Knighton TFC)
4. Kenny Evans (Knighton TFC)
5. Nick Stimpson (Knighton TFC)

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)

News from Scotland, Italy, Wales, Spain

Several WASPA events have been held in the last couple of days. Here is a summary of the different results.

Action in Letham

In Scotland, it was great to see Dundee United TFC running their second event of the month. 7 players were taking part and competed in a league so that everyone had six games. Steve Bennett finished on top with 17 points while Andy Baskaby (15) was runner-up and Rob Conway (12) took the third place. Gareth Christie, David Baxter, Dave Minty and Craig Thom were also taking part. It was already Steve Bennett's 40th WASPA title!

There is a something going on in Wales for sure. The Knighton club had another event on Sunday. Danny Bird (London Road SC) finished on top of a group of 4 with 14 points in 6 games. Danny Bird had 10, Tom Taylor took the third place and Kenny Evans was the 4th player. Who knows is Knighton TFC will not become the next "WASPA top club"?

The players in Valencia

The second tournament of the "Province of Valencia" league took part on Sunday in Valencia (Spain) with seven players from two different clubs: Turia and Marina Citerior. Raul Benita claimed his second WASPA title after defeating Fernando Gomez in the final. Pasquale Carrassi (Italy) defeated Jorge López in the game for the third place. Stefka Pirova (Bulgaria), Abraham Martinez and Scotland's David Mc Aulay were also taking part.

Logo of Subbuteo Firenze

Finally, the club of Firenze in Italy had another successful evening on Monday with 16 players taking part. Marco Bonciani managed to claim his 10th WASPA title after defeating Davide Visani in the final (3-2). Mirko Masini and Matteo Cherici reached the semi-finals. Firenze remains Italy's top club in the WASPA circuit with very nice turnouts at every evening.

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.

Some great events in Wales

There is a lot of action going on in Wales for the moment. After a great tournament in Cardiff, three more events have been held recently.

Trevor Schott won the promotional event

First of all, London Road SC held a promotional event on January 13 with a small field of four players but some great games were played. Trevor Schott from England took the honors, finishing on top of the table while Cayne Matthews was runner-up.

On January 14 it was fantastic to see Knighton TFC holding a great tournament with 23 players and five teams. The team event consisted in a group of 5. Cardiff TFC finished on top while London Road SC was runner-up, Wolverhampton SFC was 3rd, Cardiff B was 4th and Knighton TFC took the 5th place. The individual tournament had a great turnout and Phil Dacey took the honors, defeating Brian Daley in the final. Sensation of the day was caused by Ruby Matthews. The young girl managed to reach the semi-finals after defeating Danny Bird in the quarter-finals. Darren Barnes was the other semi-finalist. To be noted the final matches were filmed by the Welsh TV channel for their Sgorio Mwy programme on S4C.

As for Knighton TFC, from Sunday 21st January Knighton Table Football Club/Trefyclo Clwb Peldroed Bwrdd is moving to the Plough Inn in Market Street/Heol Farchnad. Meetings start at 13.00 and finish at 16.15.

See on the left side the story published in the local paper.

Brian Daley won the LRSC WASPA regional tournament

Finally, on January 21, London Road had another great tournament with 9 players involved. Brian Daley defeated Richard Stock in the final while Yanni Kelly and Trevor Schott made it to the semi-finals. Cayne Matthews won the plate event. A great day was had by all.

Giolio Astengo first winner of 2018

Cardiff TFC was holding a New year tournament on January 2 with 9 players taking part. Congratulations to Giulio Astengo who travelled 1100 miles just to say he won the 1st Subbuteo trophy of 2018. There was a closely fought final with Darren Barnes. Semi-finalists were Dave Samuel and Colin Lewis. Special mention to Ronald Scheffer who travelled 800 miles to be part of the show!