Vicenç Prats and Ferran Coll winners in the Catalan Circuit

Better late than never, we finally publish news from the Catalan Country and we are happy to collect results of the last two stage of the Catalan Circuit.

Earlier this season, Breda hosted the second tournament of the 2025-2026 season, an event that once again brought together a large number of participants and consolidated the good momentum of the discipline throughout the territory. p to 28 players from various parts of Catalonia, and also with representation from Occitania and Mallorca , filled the Cercle Bredenc Multipurpose Hall with intense competition, a good atmosphere and closely contested matches from the group stage.

Prats and Araujo redid the final

Àlex Araujo and Vicenç Prats competing in the final in Breda

As happened in Montornès at the start of the season, Vicenç Prats once again demonstrated his great form and was proclaimed tournament champion. In the final he again beat Àlex Araujo 2-1, who had another very regular tournament and remains one of the essential names on the Circuit. The semi-finals offered high-level duels. Ferran Coll and Alfred Laporta were the other two great protagonists of the main draw, reaching the top 4 after a day full of rhythm and intense matches.

Vicenç Prats receiving the trophy and diploma from the local organizer Albert Carles of the Breda club

High-level consolation with Mallorcan victory

Barcelona FT's Mallorcan Josep David Somoza with the Consolation Tournament trophy

The consolation also made headlines. The Mallorcan Josep David Somoza, after having beaten local player Ricard Carles in the semifinals, on penalties, won in the final against Montornès' representative Toni Hernández. The fact that players who are usually at the top of the rankings end up competing in the consolation round —as happened in the first tournament— once again demonstrates the growth in the competitive level of the Circuit in recent times. The differences are narrowing and each match becomes a demanding challenge, even in the early rounds.

The Catalan Table Football Circuit experienced a day to remember this Sunday, February 1st, in Mataró, home of the third tournament of the 2025-2026 season. The event set an absolute record for participation , with a total of 36 players, the highest number recorded so far in a tournament on the circuit.

Record participation and great atmosphere in Mataró

The day was marked from the start by the high number of participants, which generated a very demanding group stage with high-intensity matches. The presence of several local players contributed to creating a great competitive atmosphere throughout the tournament, with numerous duels decided by small details.

A high-level final decided in extra time

Classic final of the Circuit between Ferran Coll and Vicenç Prats

The grand final offered a duel of the highest level between Ferran Coll and Vicenç Prats, two of the current leaders of the Catalan Circuit. The match was extremely close and needed extra time to decide the champion. Finally, Ferran Coll managed to prevail in the decisive minutes, proclaiming himself champion after a very solid performance throughout the competition. Prats, for his part, once again demonstrated great regularity and added a new final this season.

Ferran Coll from the Barcelona FT club with the diploma and trophy that accredit him as the tournament champion

The semi-finals also featured remarkable performances. Alfred Laporta confirmed his good form with a new presence in the final rounds, while local player Àlex Araujo had an excellent tournament, coming within touching distance of a third consecutive final after a very meritorious run throughout the day.

Rafel Blasco wins the consolation

Rafel Blasco raising the Consolation champion trophy

In the consolation round, the triumph went to the Tàrrega player, Rafel Blasco, who completed a great tournament and won in the final against another local representative, Arnau de la Hoz.

The fourth stage of the circuit will take place in Girona on April 12.

(Special thanks to Ricard Carles for the stories - Article translated from the Internet)

Extra links:

Stage 2 original report: https://futboldetaula.cat/2025/12/07/vicenc-prats-repeteix-triomf-a-breda-en-el-segon-torneig-del-circuit-catala-2025-2026/

Stage 3 original report: https://futboldetaula.cat/2026/02/08/ferran-coll-triomfa-en-el-tercer-torneig-a-mataro-amb-record-absolut-de-participacio/

January 2026: more WASPA results from around Europe

Subbuteo clubs are working to promote the game in many different countries and we are happy to receive results from several nations. Here is a summary of recent events held around Europe.

Some of the players in Néchin

Please note it's not too late to send your January results (by e-mail to vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com). We will close January records by January 5 in the evening and we will hopefully be able to publish rankings soon. Alfred also invites players to the "Golden Grand Prix Baumfalkencup" to be played on 1-3 of May 2026 in Traiskirchen!

In Austria, TSC Phoenix players agreed to take part in the WASPA circuit so we are happy to receive the first results from the clubs courtesy of Alfred Strommer. The next tournament of the club will be held on February 17.

Belgium had three events last week with many good players taking part. In the Sout of the country, Noah Dirick won his first tournament at Wamme Subbuteo Club, finishing on top of a league of six players. In Manaihant, East of the country, 7 players were competing in Swiss system and Christophe dheur claimed the honors after being unbeaten. Finally, in Néchin (in the West of Belgium, if was a close fight between Matthias Averlant and Sébastien Rochez but Matthias was the winner of the evening on goal difference.

The guys of Virtus Calabria in Lamezia Terme do a great job organizing various local tournament. Vittorio Giummo won the final of the latest event against Angelo De Santis. 6 players were taking part.

In the Netherlands, the latest tournament in Gooda had a good turnout of 11 players. Every player had at least four games and after the group sessions, there were close games to decide the winner but Casey van Os was once again in a great day to beat Fabrizio Cavazza in the final.

Finally, more results from England as the Godiva players in Coventry held their latest tournament last week. Two players made their WASPA debut while Richard Grimley was the best player of the night.

If you organize Subbuteo tournaments in your club, don't hesitate to register the event to WASPA as our doors are always welcome for new players!

Vienne, Austria, January 28 2026

1. Manfred Pawlica (TSC Phoenix)
2. Igor Ljubisavljevic (TSC Phoenix)
3. Jürgen Lizar (TSC Phoenix)
4. Alfred Strommer (TSC Phoenix)
5. Alexander Scheller (TSC Phoenix)
6. Manfred Joseph (TSC Phoenix)

Bande, Belgium, January 29 2026

1. Noah Dirick (Wamme SC)
2. Luc Grosdent (Wamme SC)
3. Jean Grosdent (Wamme SC)
4. Salvatore Visconti (Verviers-Herve)
5. Maxim Grosdent (Wamme SC)
6. Vincent Dirick (ELM'Aye)

Néchin, Belgium, January 30 2026

1. Matthias Averlant (AS Hennuyer)
2. Sébastien Rochez (Stembert)
3. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
4. Raphael Dhondt (Templeuve)
5. Sébastien Sorge (France/Wattrelos)
6. Jann Segers (AS Hennuyer)
7. Jean-Marc Matha (France/-)
8. Ursule Dhondt (Templeuve)

Manaihant, Belgium, January 30 2026

1. Christophe Dheur (Valletta SC)
2. Arnaud Nullens (Verviers-Herve)
3. Benoit Vanwissen (Verviers-Herve)
4. Lucas Père (AS Hennuyer)
5. Pascal Scheen (Stembert)
6. Quentin Van Glabeke (Stembert)
7. Mélina Scheen (Stembert)

Lamezia Terme (Virtus Calabria), Italy, January 30 2026

Final: Vittorio Giummo - Angelo De Santis 1-0

Gouda, the Netherlands, January 28 2028

Semi-finals: Fabrizio Cavazza (Gorizia) - Xavier Aret (Dutch Legends) 2-1
Jerrel van Keimpema (Rijnmond)- Casey van Os (Rijnmond) 0-2

Final: Fabrizio Cavazza - Casey van Os 0-1

Coventry, England, January 29 2026

1. Richard Grimley (Godiva SC)
2. Damian Mayes (Godiva SC)
3. Graham Harwood (Godiva SC)
4. Richard Wilkinson (Godiva SC)
5. Sean Gabriel (Godiva SC)
6. Adrian Fielding (Godiva SC)

Results from WASPA events held in England in January 2026

Cayne Matthews, winner of the Plate at the Pedmore Satellite

We are working on January rankings and we receive a lot of results from events held in the last few days. It's amazing to see we are adding results from 9 more events held in England. here is a quick summary of results. Thanks to all organizers who continue to support the WASPA circuit and offer great tournaments. Well done o the clubs of bristol, Worthing, Haverhill, Leicester, South Devon, Chasers, Solent, Morecame Bay and Pedmore!

Bristol, England, January 26 2026

1. Stuart Briffett (Bristol)
2. Dave Fletcher (Bristol)
3. Malcolm Jarvis (Bristol)
4. Steve Wonnacott (Bristol)
5. Aaron Skinner (Bristol)
6. Andy Jarvis (Bristol)
7. David Samuel (Wales/Cardiff)
8. Lyndon Davies (Bristol)
9. Phillip Bryant (Bristol)
10. David Lauder (Wales/Cardiff)
11. John Lauder (Wales/Cardiff)
12. Bob Fairbrother (South Devon SC)
13. Taylor Randles (Bristol)
14. Matthew Rowley (Wales/Cardiff)
15. Gareth Hughes (Bristol)
16. Peter Marshall (Bristol)
17. Alan Twiddy (Bristol)
18. Mick Hammonds (Wolverhampton)
19. Darren Barnes (Wales/Cardiff)
20. Alex Salter (Bristol)
21. David Pawsey (Bristol)
22. Simon Bodily (Pedmore)
23. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
24. Dennis Perry (Bristol)
25. Darren Clarke (Murcia)
26. Phil Dacey (Wales/Cardiff)

Worthing, England, January 27 2026

1. Malcolm Jamieson (Scotland/Worthing)
2. Connor Gregory (Worthing)
3. Ian Maskell (Worthing)
4. Allan Ewart (The Retro Place Caterham)
5. Dave Cope (Worthing)
6. Shaun Allison (Worthing)
7. Steve Taylor (Worthing)
8. Nathan Holley (Worthing)
9. Colin Houlson (Worthing)
10. Daryl Radwell (Worthing)
11. Ricardo Castagna (Worthing)

Haverhill, England, January 27 2026

1. Martin Hodds (Yorkshire)
2. Joe Harrington (Haverhill)
3. Mike Williams (Haverhill)
4. Peter Holmes (Haverhill)
5. Gerry Harrington (Ireland/Haverhill)
6. Rob Fitch (Stanway)

Leicester, England, January 14 2026

1. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
2. Martin Holmes (Kettering)
3. Scott Hunt (Leicester)
4. Sean Wenlock (Northern Ireland/Leicester)
5t. David Everitt (Kettering)
5t. Nigel Edwards (Leicester)
7. Stephen Hack (Leicester)
8t. Dave Tressler (Kettering)
8t. Andy Henly (Leicester)

South Devon, England, January 27 2026

Players at the South Devon New Year Cup

1. Simon Francis (South Devon SC)
2. Bill Berkley (South Devon SC)
3. Marcus Ellis (South Devon SC)
4. Oakley Francis (South Devon SC)

Dagenham, England, January 28 2026 (FISTF rules and small balls)

1. Gary Gladwell (Chasers)
2. Jack Cossington (Chasers)
3. Adam Jackson (Chasers)
4. Marc Grant (Chasers)
5. Samantha Levy (Chasers)
6. Michele Claydon (Chasers)

Solent, England, January 28 2026 (old rules)

1. Jason Christopher (Solent)
2. Andy McGovern (Solent)
3. Rob Piggott (Solent)
4. Gary Birch (Solent)
5. Steve Smith (Solent)
6. Reggie Cramer (Solent)
7. Chris Burford (Solent)
8. Simon Hawley (Solent)
9. Russell Cramer (Solent)
10. Jon Lee (Solent)
10. Tim Hill (Solent)

Morecambe Bay, England, January Jan 31 2026

1. Luca Lanzani
2. Lee Hatfield
3. Perry Sinacola
4. Keith Carman
5. Rob Wilkinson
6. Tom Eddington
7. Henry Eddington
8. Steven Dobinson

Pedmore, England, January 31 2026

Satellite Plate Semi-finals: Brendan Ashley (London Road) - Damian Mayes (Godiva) 0-2
Ian Sharp (Yorkshire) - Cayne Matthews (London Road) 2-2*

Final: Damian Mayes - Cayne Matthews 1-1*

Satellite Shield Semi-finals: Chris Shilling (Kent Invicta) - Stuart Briffett (Bristol) 1-1*
Richard Roper (Pedmore) - Andy McGovern (Solent) 1-1*

Final: Andy McGovern - Stuart Briffett 3-2

Eric Lienhardt wins (again) in Karlsruhe

Last Saturday, 12 players from Germany, France, Serbia, Croatia and Italy met in Karlsruhe, Germany for another great tournament organized by Milan Knezevic.

Players were divided into two groups of six players with Hervé Fino and Milan Knezevic winning their respective groups. In the knock-out games, there were several surprises, and in the final, Eric Lienhardt managed to beat Janus Gersie to win his fourth tournament in Karlsruhe. It was nice to see Stefan Panhans reaching the semi-final for his first tournament for many years while the young Mauro Paglia was also playing his first tournament. At the end of the day, every player had played 8 games and everybody was happy to take part in a real long day of Subbuteo table football.

Special thanks to Milan Knezevic for the perfect organization. We are also glad to see some French players taking part in WASPA tournaments.

Semi-finals: Stefan Panhans - Janus Gersie 0-3

Eric Lienhardt - Milan Knezevic 1-0

Eric and Milan in the semi-final

Final: Janus Gersie - Eric Lienhardt 0-4

Final standings:

1. Eric Lienhardt (FRA/Guebwiller Alsace Subbuteo Club)
2. Janus Gersie (GER/BSC Schwalbach)
3. Milan Knezevic (SER/Guebwiller Alsace Subbuteo Club)
4. Stefan Panhans (GER/SC Rittheim)
5. Edin Mulasmajic (BOS/SG '94 Hannover)
6. Matthias Stechern (GER/Pinco Devils)
7. Hervé Fino (FRA/Guebwiller Alsace Subbuteo Club)
8. Cédric Dreyer (FRA/Guebwiller Alsace Subbuteo Club)
9. Jérémy Idoux (FRA/RC Lorraine Subbuteo Club)
10. Nicola Mariconda (ITA/Pinco Devils)
11. Gionatan Luppolo (CRO/no club)
12. Mauro Paglia (ITA/Pinco Devils)

Stavros Giapoutzis winner in Thessaloniki

Last Sunday our friends from Panorama 1978 Subbuteo Club held their second WASPA tournament of the season in Thessaloniki, Greece. Stavros Giapoutzis finished on top of a league of 5 players after many contested games.

Final standings:

1. Stavros Giapoutzis 10 points 2. Ioannis Terzidis 8 3. Vasilos Vasilis 3 4. Nikiforos Giapoutzis 2 5. Constantios Giapoutzis 2

More January results from around the world

Here is a summary of results from tournaments held in England, Malta, Australia, Italy and South Africa. Special thanks to all organizers who keep Subbuteo alive and focus on helping new players to get experience!
We are more than convinced that WASPA events remain very important to develop our beautiful game. 

Players in Brisbane

Among the recent events held in January, we are happy to see action in Brisbane, Australia. The latest tournament took plae at the Sundowner hotel in Caboolture and local players had the visit of Japanese player Tomoki Ono. Gus Gillespie won the grand final against Gareth Whalley (4-2).

The Pedmore tournament was part of the English Subbuteo Championship. Chris Short (Pedmore TFC) managed to win the final against Sam Curtis (Yorkshire) on shots (3 v 1) after a close and tactical affair which also went to golden goal, where they could still not be separated while Mick Hammonds (Wolverhampton) and Aaron Skinner (Bristol) made it the the semi-final and Michael Mayes (Godiva) won the Plate final, beating Simon McMurray 4-0. Connor Gregory was the Under 18's category Winner with Colchester's Jamie Warren taking the Runner Up spot.

The second tournament in Caterham was another success. Players from "That Retro Place Subbuteo Club" spent some great time and Adam Welle was the undefeated winner.

Old rules events are still the priority for players in Terni where the local club held their 12th (and then last for this season) tournament with Marco Perotti taking the honors.

Richard Roper won the latest Stourbridge Casual Subbuteo meet, finishing on top of a group of six players.

In South Africa, Ian Clarke dominated the recent New year Cup organized by the ETS club.

The Victus Calabria boys had a different venue for their latest event. The time the event took place in Catazanro instead of Lamezia Terme and Vittorio Giummo proved to be the man of the day!

Stanley Farrugia won his first tournament for a long time in Malta when finishing on top of the 5th event of the season in H'Attard.

Finally, the CHASERS New Year Open took place on Sunday with 30 players travelling to Dagenham for another fantastic day of table football. Gary Gladwell and his friends make a great events and had the vist of a special guest as Australia's Bob Green was taking part. Bob managed to reach the semi-finals but the big winner of the day was Kye Arnold who defeated Malcolm Jamieson in the final. Congratulations to the others winners: Rob Fitch (Stanway) in the Plate, Jack Cossington (Chasers) in the Shield and Hadley Chapman (Kent) as best junior.

Brisbane, Australia, January 19 2026

Gus Gillespie

1. Gus Gillespie (Brisbane SC)
2. Gareth Whalley (Brisbane SC)
3. Derek Hovell (Brisbane SC)
4. Tomoki Ono (Japan/Tokyo Sparkling Shooters)
5. Jordan Heal (Brisbane SC)

Pedmore, England, January 18 2026

Open winner Chris Short (right)

Quarter-finals: Alan Lee - Sam Curtis 2-2*
Mick Hammonds - Kevin Cordell 2-1
Paul Sutton - Aaron Skinner 0-0*
Chris Short - Marco Ghigliotti 3-1

Semi-finals: Sam Curtis - Mick Hammonds 4-3
Aaron Skinner - Chris Short 1-6

Sam Curtis (right)

Final: Sam Curtis - Chris Short 1-1*

Plate semis: Jamie Samuel Warren - Michael Mayes 0-5
Simon McMurray - Jason Christopher 3-2

Michael Mayes (right), Plate winner

Michael Mayes - Simon McMurray 4-0

Caterham, England, January 22 2026

1. Adam Wells (That Retro Place SC Caterham)
2. Richard Myers (That Retro Place SC Caterham)
3. Joe Parody (That Retro Place SC Caterham)
4. Paul Peachey (That Retro Place SC Caterham)
5. Havard Spring (That Retro Place SC Caterham)

Terni, Italy, January 20 2026

1. Marco Perotti (SC Terni 2014)
2. Simone Perotti (SC Terni 2014)
3. Riccardo Pazzaglia (SC Terni 2014)
4. André Giovenali (SC Terni 2014)

Stourbridge, England, January 22 2026

1. Richard Roper (Pedmore TFC)
2. Arthur Collins (Pedmore TFC)
3. Matthew Powell (Stourbridge SC)
4. Andy Pountney (Pedmore TFC)
5. Stuart Collins (Stourbridge SC)
6. Neil Walker (Stourbridge SC)

Johannesburg, South Africa, January 24 2026

1. Ian Clarke (Easterns)
2. Fernando Rodrigues (ETS)
3. Johan Niewenhuis (Johannesburg)
4. Jarryd Westerdale (ETS)

Catanzaro, Italy, January 24 2026

1. Vittorio Giummo (Virtus Calabria)
2. Angelo De Santis (Virtus Calabria)
3. Antonio Di Lieto (Virtus Calabria)
4. Francesco De Santis (Virtus Calabria)

Attard, Malta, January 24 2026

1. Stanley Farrugia (H'Attard SC)
2. Mark Baldacchino (H'Attard SC)
3. Robert Farrugia (H'Attard SC)
4. Walter Attard (H'Attard SC)
5. Luke Xerri (H'Attard SC)

Dagenham, England, January 25 2026

Kye Arnold, Open winner (right)

Semi-finals: Chris Burford (Scotland/Solent) - Malcolm Jamieson (Worthing) 0-3

Kye Arnold (Kent) - Robert Green (Australia/Northern Falcons) 2-0

Finalist Malcolm Jamieson (right) with Gary Gladwell

Final: Malcolm Jamieson - Kye Arnold 1-1*

Semi-finalists Chris Burford (center) and Bob Green (right)

Plate final: Rob Fitch (Stanway) - Simon Hawley (Solent) 1*-1

Shield winner: Jack Cossington (Chasers)

Junior winner: Hadley Chapman (Kent)

We have recently collected results from different events held around Europe. Here is the summary of recent WASPA tournaments in England, Romania, the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium.

The Solent club opened the year with a brilliant event held in Swiss system. Jason Christopher took the honors after the fours sessions. 14 players were attending the meeting. In North Shields, Top Heslop was the best player of the night. Unfortunately there was a smaller turnout than expected with only 3 players. The Bristol tournament was a success with a food field of 13 entries including some guests from the Cardiff club. Dave Fletcher took the win.

Adam Jackson won the latest Chasers tournament in Dagenham while Jerrel van Keimpema was the best in Rijnmond, the Netherlands. This was the third WASPA event organised by MVV Rijnmond, which means the club will be part of the Conference League in the forthcoming ranking of january.

Our mates in Bucharest, Romania still do their best to promote the game and, once again, Michele Sterlechini was undefeated in the latest club tournament.

In Italy, the Virtus Calabria guys competed in a old rules tournament with Andrea Pagano finishing on top of a group of 5. Finally, in Belgium, the Templeuve United club had their first "club WASPA" with 8 players taking part and Sébastien Rochez in a great day to win the tournament.

Solent, England, January 5 2026

1. Jason Christopher (Solent)
2. Paul Izard (Solent)
3. Dave Hunter (Solent)
4. Andy McGovern (Solent)
5. Simon Hawley (Solent)
6. Jerry Lovegrove (Solent)
7. Gary Birch (Solent)
8. Chris Burford (Solent)
9. Nigel Morgan (Solent)
10. Rob Piggott (Solent)
11. Tony Martin (Solent)
12. Jon Lee (Solent)
13. Steve Smith (Solent)
14. Russell Cramer (Solent)

North Shields, England, January 9 2026

1. Tom Heslop (North Shields)
2. Jeff Parsons (Wolverhampton)
3. Nigel Lamond (North Shields)

Bucharest, Romania, January 12 2026

1. Michele Sterlechini (Italy/Bucharest)
2. Massimo DalPrà (Bucharest)
3. Cezar Stoilescu (Bucharest)
4. Bogdan Panait (Bucharest)
5. Ciprian Necula (Bucharest)

Bristol, England, January 12 2026

1. Dave Fletcher (Bristol)
2. Stuart Briffett (Bristol)
3. Aaron Skinner (Bristol)
4. Phillip Bryant (Bristol)
5. Alex Salter (Bristol)
6. John Lauder (Wales/Cardiff)
7. Matthew Rowley (Wales/Cardiff)
8. Malcolm Jarvis (Bristol)
9. Alan Twiddy (Bristol)
10. David Lauder (Wales/Cardiff)
11. Andy Jarvis (Bristol)
12. Darren Barnes (Wales/Cardiff)
13. Lyndon Davies (Bristol)

Dagenham, England, January 14 2026

1. Adam Jackson (Chasers)
2. Gary Gladwell (Chasers)
3. Samantha Levy (Chasers)
4. Jonathan Beales (Chasers)
5. Martin Colwell (Chasers)
6. Michele Claydon (Chasers)

Rijnmond, the Netherlands, January 14 2026

1. Jerrel van Keimpema (Rijnmond)
2. Marco de Bruin (Dutch Legends)
3. Casey van Os (Rijnmond)
4. Rinaldo van Dijk (Rijnmond)
5. Xavier Aret (Dutch Legends)
6. Richard Oranje (Dutch Legends)

Lamezia Terme, Italy, January 14, old rules

1. Andrea Pagano (Virtus Calabria)
2. Gianpaolo Pulice (Virtus Calabria)
3. Angelo De Santis (Virtus Calabria)
4. Antonio Di Lieto (Virtus Calabria)
5. Francesco De Santis (Virtus Calabria)

Néchin, Belgium, January 16, Club WASPA

1. Sébastien Rochez (Stembert)
2. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
3. Matthias Averlant (AS Hennuyer)
4. Nicolas Malfait (France/Wattrelos)
5ea. Jean-Michel Cordier (France/Wattrelos)
5ea. Romain Laloy (France/Wattrelos)
7. Sébastien Sorge (France/Wattrelos)
8. Martin Laloy (France/Wattrelos)

Subbuteo in Italy: January WASPA events in Genova, Lamezia and Terni

Things are on the up in Italy where several WASPA tournaments have been held in the last few days. In a country where Subbuteo is part of the national culture, it is great to see that some clubs continue to work on local development and try to recruit new players.

In Genova, the "Rebels" held a great event last week-end with 18 players taking part. The players were divided in three divisions of 6 players so that everyone had 5 games. Riccardo Berioli (from the neighbors of "Figures Genova"), Massimo Garatti and Davide Balito won in their respective divisions. The "Rebels" are proving they do an amazing job of promotion and it's great to see representatives from 4 clubs in total where taking part.

There will be an old rules tournament in Genova on Friday, also organized by the Rebels.

In Lamezia Terme, the club of Virtus Calabria held a tournament played with the old rules. 9 players were divided in 3 groups with then another 3 groups to decide the final standings. Congratulations to Andrea Pagano for being not only the organozer of the event but also the winner.

Finally, the latest tournament of SC Terni 2014 took place last week with 3 players. Simone Perotti took the honors. This was already the club's 11th tournament this season, which means they have one tournament left to reach the maximum of 12 events before the end of the season.

Results section

Genova, January 10, modern rules

Champion's League

1. Riccardo Berioli (Ligures Genova)
2. Christian Canessa (Ligures Genova)
3. Tommaso Sani (Club Rebels Genova)
4. Alessandro Gandin (Club Rebels Genova)
5. Samuele Bignardi (Club Rebels Genova)
6. Massimo Risso (PierCrew Genova)

UEFA League

1. Massimo Garatti (Club Rebels Genova)
2. Francesco Polverini (Club Subbuteo Tigullio)
3. Filippo Sottili (Club Rebels Genova)
4. Filippo Careddu (Club Rebels Genova)
5. Riccardo Dordoni (Club Rebels Genova)
6. Massimo Togo (Club Rebels Genova)

Conference League

1. Davide Balito (Club Rebels Genova)
2. Samuele Corrias (Club Rebels Genova)
3. Andrea Bolioli (Club Rebels Genova)
4. Filippo Di Rosa (Club Rebels Genova)
5. Thomas Villa (Club Rebels Genova)
6. Lisa Canessa (Ligures Genova)

Terni, January 6, old rules

1. Simone Perotti (SC Terni 2014)
2. Marco Perotti (SC Terni 2014)
3. Moreno Margheriti (SC Terni 2014)

Lamezia, January 9, modern rules

1. Andrea Pagano (Virtus Calabria)
2. Giuseppe Andricciola (Virtus Calabria)
3. Vittorio Giummo (Virtus Calabria)
4. Gianpaolo Pulice (Virtus Calabria)
5. Francesco Pujia (Virtus Calabria)
6. Domenico Gigliotti (Virtus Calabria)
7. Francesco De Santis (Virtus Calabria)
8. Angelo De Santis (Virtus Calabria)
9. Bernardo Bai (Virtus Calabria)

Great Subbuteo action in Australia during Summer events

Three WASPA events have recently been held in Australia. Thanks to Adrian and Steve for the great reports!

8th annual Christmas Binge WASPA tournament

The Clubhouse, Toongabbie

WSS hosted its traditional Christmas Binge as 7 players turned up to waddle around the pitches and try to burn off a few Christmas kilojoules. Steve started the evening with complaints about the fixture scheduling system. Adrian started the evening not having a clue what fixture scheduling system was even going to be used. But a full league, with quickfire games, was settled upon, to find the final Australian Subbuteo tournament champion for 2025.

Eliot got off to flyer, beating Franck 2-0 - a result which had significant repurcussions later on in the evening. Franck's evening was a mixed one, with 3 draws, against Adrian, John and Gordon respectively, while he also picked up wins over Steve and Gabriel.

Gordon progressively got better as the evening wore on, with the blip of a 0-2 loss to Steve followed by a tight 0-1 loss to Eliot and a draw with Franck. In spite of only picking up a few points, Gabriel showed his improving skills with goals against Steve and Eliot (the only goal Eliot conceded all evening!) and, most importantly, a crushing 2-0 victory in the final round of the evening - the Phokos Derby. John himself struggled for results, though played well - his 0-0 draw with Franck late in the evening a reward for his efforts.

Adrian went undefeated across the evening without conceding a single goal. Keeping up with Eliot was necessary for a chance to win the evening, and a 0-0 draw in that fixture was a step forward, but a 0-0 draw against Franck where Eliot was able to beat him proved to be the difference. Steve had a mixed bag, with equal losses and wins. He was unfortunate to lose to Adrian in the final round - a tight game was decided by a slow shot from Adrian that somehow dribbled under Steve's 'keeper at the near post. 

And so it was, unfortunately, the lone outsider who went away with the title in WSS's last tournament for the year. Congratulations to Eliot, you earned the extra slice of leftover panatone!

(Report by Adrian Elmer)

Please note Western Sydney will hold their next tournament on January 18.

Two winners for the Northern Falcons tournament

Jonty Brener and Adrian Grunbach shared the January WASPA after finishing the five-round Swiss level on 11 points, and having drawn 0-0 in the first round.

It was an epic night of surprises, close matches and all-round fun - as only a Sydney WASPA can be.

Franck and Eliot jumped to the lead after three rounds, but then things got interesting!

When Eliot went into the lead after 4 rounds it was still all to play for, and then Adrian G beat Eliot and Jonty claimed a share of the title by beating Franck.

The normally dominant Daniel couldn't find his shooting finger, Adrian E suffered from three draws, while Johnny Ball had his best performance in ages.

It was great to see Katelyn in action, showing her defence is improving at every outing.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the coming WSS night and Hipfingerz outing before the Australian Grand Prix.

(Report by Steve Dettre)

Finally, Melbourne TFC held their January WASPA on Saturday at East Ivanhoe Bowling Club. Adrian Connolly won his three games to win the league format. Congrats!

Results section

Sydney, Western Sydney, December 29

1. Eliot Kennedy (Northern Falcons)
2. Adrian Elmer (Western Sydney)
3. Francis Cozzarin (Western Sydney)
4. Steve Diasinos (Western Sydney)
5. Gordon Dudley (Western Sydney)
6. Gabriel Phokos (Western Sydney)
7. John Phokos (Western Sydney)

Sydney, Northern Falcons, January 6

1. Jonty Brener (Northern Falcons)
2. Adrian Grunbach (Northern Falcons)
3. Eliot Kennedy (Northern Falcons)
4. Johnny Ball (Northern Falcons)
5. Francis Cozzarin (Western Sydney)
6. Tony Credentino (Sydney TFC)
7. Steve Dettre (Northern Falcons)
8. Louis Dettre (Northern Falcons)
9. Adrian Elmer (Western Sydney)
10. Daniele Lombardi (Sydney TFC)
11. Katelyn Grunbach (Northern Falcons)

Melbourne TFC, January 10

1. Adrian Connolly (Northern Phoenix)
2. Benji Batten (Melbourne TFC)
3. Luke Radziminski (Melbourne TFC)
4. Beth Eveleigh (Northern Phoenix)

WASPA standings of December 2026

Dear Subbuteo friends,

we are pleased to present the WASPA standings of December 2026. The end of the year is usually a calm period in the circuit but we have added 27 regional tournaments and 5 old rules events in the records.

Results file in PDF format

Rankings and statistics in Excel file

Highlights of the months were:

- the last stage of the Irish Circuit in Derry. Kenny Beggs was the big winner of the day;

- first WASPA tournament of the club "Stradivari Cremona" in Italy;

- John Lauder winning the first Bristol tournament and Aaron Skinner winning the other one two weeks later;

- first tournament of the season in Greece organize in Thessaloniki;

- many young players involved in the tournament in Genova, Italy;

- good turnout for the 4 evens held in Belgium;

- many events held all around England;

- the hard work of local organizerts in the Netherlands, Ireland, Scotland and Romania;

- popular old rules events in Terni, Italy;

- Matthias Averlant (AS Hennuyer) taking the lead in the Open Season ranking.

Important notice: the only valid e-mail address to send results is vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

If you see missing, results in the PDF file, it's not too late to send them.

In the January rankings, we will add results of events collected in the last few days from Sydney (Western Sydney and Northern Falcons), Solent, Attard, Yorkshire and Terni.

We try to publish regular stories about WASPA events on our Facebook links and the WASPA blog. Thanks to the organizers who send a small story and some pictures of their events.

Your feedback to improve the WASPA circuit is more than welcome.

The doors of the WASPA circuit remain open for all players and clubs around the world ;-)

For any question, feel free to send me a message at vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

Best wishes for 2026. I really hope we can continue to grow this year and to attract more new players and clubs.

Best regards,

Vincent Coppenolle

Best pictures of the month

South Devon, England

Northern Phoenix in Melbourne, Australia

Wamme SC, Belgium

Edinburgh, Scotland

Thessaloniki, Greece

Bucharest, Romania