Mike Burns wins in Glasgow

Mike Burns (left), tournament winner with Tom Burns

Trevor Schott (runner-up) and Tom Burns

The WASPA event organized in Glasgow (after the group stage of the FISTF Grand Prix of Scotland) this week-end was played by 15 players from Glasgow, Dundee, Perugia, Yorkshire and Kent Invicta. The event was eventually won by Mike Burns of Perugia against Yorkshire's Trevor Schott. Tony McCann and Jeremy Boothman were the semi-finalists.

Dwi Putranto wins the Easter Cup in Indonesia

The Batavia Garudas club recently held their Easter Cup in Jakarta (Indonesia). 8 players were taking part and among them 3 were playing their first WASPA tournament. Dwi Putranto took the honors in the final as he beat Syarif Hidayat (2-0) while the semi-finalists were Arudyo Putro Rudy and Winaldo Swastia. Congratulations to all of them.

Peter Alegi takes the Michigan Spring Classic

Nathan Pate (left) and Chris Sweetland played to a scoreless draw in the Spring Classic

On Saturday, April 11, a WASPA tournament took place at the Woodland Sports complex in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was the first official event of the year organized by the Michigan Subbuteo Table Football Association and a warm up to the FISTF Satellite "Flicko de Mayo" scheduled for May 2. Peter Alegi won the Spring Classic with four victories and no goals conceded, with Nathan Pate just edging out his dad, Paul, for second place. Chris Sweetland (from Chicago) and Alex Galarza rounded out the table during a fun and competitive afternoon of flicking. Unfortunately, Mike Ewer was a last-minute scratch due to illness.

Scores
Nathan Pate - Peter Alegi 0-2
Chris Sweetland - Alex Galarza 2-0
A. Galarza - N. Pate 0-3
P. Alegi - Paul Pate 3-0
C. Sweetland - P. Alegi 0-1
A. Galarza - P. Pate 0-2
A. Galarza - P. Alegi 0-3
N. Pate - C. Sweetland 0-0
N. Pate - P. Pate 1-0
P. Pate - C. Sweetland 1-0

Final Table
P. Alegi 12 pts
N. Pate 7 pts
P. Pate 6 pts
C. Sweetland 4 pts
A. Galarza 0 pts

(Report by MiSTFA)

Poster of the California Cup 2015

The very first WASPA tournament in Perth

Chris Thorn won the first WASPA Tournament held in Perth (Australia). Big Thanks to Irwan Iskandar from Singapore for getting in touch and making this all possible. Full report and Results here: http://subbuteoaustralia.com/?p=1284

Players interested in joining Chris and John in Perth should contact Chris Thorn at barbsthorn@bigpond.com

Frank Lannoy does the job

Alain Flament, Frank Lannoy and Jos Ceulemans

Eight players attended the monthly tournament of the SC Flanders club in Hofstade-Zemst on monday. There was a low turnout dut to the Easter holidays but seven different clubs were represented, which was probably a record. This time, there were many close games and the victory seemed to be decided after session 2 when Frank Lannoy defeated Jos Ceulemans (2-1). Frank had a perfect evening, beating Stéphane Lambert, Alain Flament and Vincent Guyaux to claim his third WASPA title. Jos finished second with 9 points while Alain Flament was third with a better goal difference than Vincent Guyaux. The final ranking of the evening was as follows:
1. Frank Lannoy (SC Temploux)
2. Jos Ceulemans (SC Stembert)
3. Alain Flament (SCAF Quévy)
4. Vincent Guyaux (Bormla SC)
5. Eddy Beernaert (SC Flanders)
6. Stéphane Lambert (Kent Invicta TFC)
7. Dany Timmerman (Templeuve United)
8. Bert Feyens (SC Flanders)

Chris Kaberry wins in North Shields

North Shields SC hosted its 2nd WASPA tournament this weekend and once again, Chris Kaberry took the honours.  Only four players were involved this time but, as usual, the competition was tight and enjoyed by all.  Round 1 saw Chris and Jeff play a close game with few chances.  A well worked move 6 minutes from time gave Chris the win 1-0. Andy failed to take his chances against Dave who scored his first ever WASPA goal to win 1-0. Chris gave Dave a lesson in finishing in game two winning 5-0 whilst Andy and Jeff fought out another close match. Once again, Andy failed to take chances and let Jeff get behind his defence to win 1-0. The final session saw two very close games.  Andy played a superb defensive game against Chris and deserved a 0-0 draw whilst Jeff beat Dave 1-0.  Big thank you to Andy Mill for his hospitality. Look forward to seeing everyone at NETFA Teeside on Friday night!

(Report by Chris Kaberry)

WASPA report file of March 2015

Dear all, here is the monthly report of the WASPA circuit.

WASPA Golden Book (March 2015)
WASPA ranking of March 2015

Group picture in Singapore

This month we had 26 "regional" tournaments and one with advanced rules. We had some great improvements and great happenings:
- we are growing with 1541 ranked players (+24) from 38 different nations.
- the Templeuve tournament was spectacular with 28 entries and the top 3 of the WASPA ranking (Geoffrey Marain, Steve Bennett, Jos Ceulemans) were there.Anyway, none of them managed to finish in the top 4 as we had big names such as Daniel and Pascal Scheen, Lucio Canicchio,... taking part;
- great events in South Africa (3 different tournaments), Switzerland, Greece, England, Scotland,...;
- the individual tournament of the UL & Ireland championship was played under WASPA banner;
- Australia is still doing extremely well and had a tournament under both FISTF and WASPA banners;
- England is now the nation that has organized the largest number of regional tournaments (78 - 75 for Italy);
- England is also now third in the ranking of nations (+1) and Australia is now fourth (+1);

FISTF tournament in Berry (Australia) also under WASPA banner

There are already a couple of events in the calendar for April and please note it's never too late to add more events.

The venue of the UK and Ireland championship

WASPA is trying to become stronger but we will need ideas of everyone to keep on growing. WE ARE WAITING YOUR FEEDBACK!

Keep in mind for any request about the WASPA circuit and for sending results, you must use the following e-mail address: vincent.cop@rsca.com

Please note the blog is updated as often as possible at http://waspa-circuit.blogspot.com

The FISTF website is http://www.fistf.com

Have a great day and keep on flicking!

Vincent Coppenolle

Second WASPA trophy for Kostas Kalopsidiotis

There was subbuteo action this wednesday in Limassol( Cyprus) with another great event counting for the WASPA circuit. 17 players were present and the level of the competitors is improving as Georgios Zangylos was defeated in the quarter-finals by Kyriakos Stylianou. In the semis, Kyriakos Stylianou lost to Kostas Kalopsidiotis in sudden death and in the grand final, Kostas Kalopsidiotis managed to beat Giorgos Stylianou (3-1). Giorgos Stylianou had won a sensational game against Marcos Kalopsidiotis on shots in the semi. Congratulations to all Cypriots involved to help improving things in Cyprus.

Second tournament of the Veroia Labradors

This sunday 12 players attended the tournament organized by the Verioa Labradors (Greece). Among them, there were three players from Larissa TFC and Athinaikos to meet the local players. In the final, Thrasyvoulos Gagkas defeated Georgios Niavis to claim the trophy. Congratulations to all.