New poster for the Sliders Tour

Thanks to Danny Lilley for this great poster and his great work to promote the game!

Amazing tournament in Rome

On wednesday 24 players attended the Waspa Lazio League tournament held in Rome. it was the first time the clubs of Lazio and Black Rose had a WASPA tournament together and the result was amazing. Enrico Guidi (Black Rose) won the tournament with 13 points while Matteo Del Brocco was second, Luigi Barone was thrid and Remo Fusco was third.

Superb group picture

Did you know that...

...the Isle of Man is the 31st "nation" to be part of WASPA? And that's not a joke!

New club in South Africa

There are some good news from South Africa where the newly-born Pretoria Flickers Club has asked to join the national association. The Flickers have already 8 members and Julian van der Merwe is the local organizer. Interested players can contact Julian by e-mail at julianrvdm@gmail.com

Vatican Subbuteo team?

Great picture found on the italian subbuteo forum, which means Italians have a very particular sense of humor.

First tournament in Wales

The first WASPA tournament in Wales will take place on March 28th in Llanishen, Cardiff. Interested players can check the Cardiff subbuteo blog at http://cardifftf.blogspot.co.uk/ or e-mail John Lauder at wrkl@hotmail.com

Giannarelli wins again

12 players attended the tournament held in Viareggio (Italy) last wednesday. The event was run with four groups of three players and the top 2 qualified for the next round. In the end, Enrico Giannarelli beat Marco Bacci (2-1) in the final to claim the title. Massimiliano Goldoni and Ruggero Torboli were the semi-finalists. Well done Enrico!

Another trophy for Enrico Giannarelli

Tournament postponed in Bangor

Unfortunately the Bangor tournament has been postponed due to snow. It will be rearranged in April and the new date will be confirmed soon. On friday the international football game between Northern Ireland and Russia had also been postponed due to the snow.
Also, the Forestside Open, in a busy Belfast Shopping Mall, will take place on 1st June and will be a WASPA event.

First Promotional Tour Event in Calgary

The Calgary boys are going to run a 'WASPA Promotional Tour Event' on Tuesday the 26th. This will be a learn to play event at Revolution Games & Music in Calgary. Open to anyone not in the top 50 in WASPA or in the top 50 that has not won a regular event. Doors open with Setup and a learning session at 5pm. Games will get underway at 6pm and should wrap up around 9pm. Contact Shane Hoopfer for more info. This will not count under the Canadian Standings but is set up to introduce new players to the game.

French winner in a belgian tournament

We had a great time tonight in Templeuve for the WASPA tournament attended by 12 players (including 5 from France) who were dropped in 2 groups of 6. In group A three players had 4 wins but Ulrich Linquercq was first on goal difference. There were many surprises but Grégory Puissant was the strongest player in group B before defeating Maxime Hoguet in quarter-final, Geoffrey Marain in the semi and Vincent Coppenolle in the final. The french club of Louvroil is now thinking to host a WASPA tournament that could be the "revenge" of this great evening.

A great field of 12 players were present

The finalists, Grégory Puissant & Vincent Coppenolle

The ranking:
1. Grégory Puissant
2. Vincent Coppenolle
3. Jérémie Gosset & Geoffrey Marain
5. Ludovic Midoux & Ulrich Linquercq
7. Maxime Hoguet & Ludovic Wienecke
9. Renald Deloose
10. Stéphane Lambert
11. Cyprien Godart
12. Philippe Godart