2011 back in the mirror - 2011 has been a good year for WASPA, not only because it was the first year of the new association. We had 15 tournaments organized by 9 different clubs from 8 different countries and 135 players from 14 countries (from the 5 continents) took part in the tournaments. There were small events with 4 players but also larger tournaments with up to 30 players. The beginning has been very positive. It will be important to continue to work and to increase the number of tournaments in 2012. Hopefully more nations, clubs and players will join in the next few months.
End of the year and number 1 players - As the year 2011 is going to end in a few hours, we can already announce the names of the different "number 1".
WASPA number 1 player: Darren Bezzina (Malta)
WASPA number 1 nation: Malta
Number 1 player in Asia: Rudy Hesty Roselan (Singapore)
Number 1 player in Africa: Clifford Graaff (South Africa)
Number 1 player in North America: Andrea Gasparini & Wayne Smith (USA)
Number 1 player in Oceania: Bob green (Australia)
Number 1 player in Europe: Darren Bezzina (Malta)
News from Attard SC - the club of Attard recently organized their Christmas cup. Daniele Spadaro Spadaro won the final on shots against Hector Scerri.W ell done to both players.
Forthcoming events - Here is a list of the forthcoming WASPA tournaments. We hope many more will be added in the near future. You can see the contact person for every tournament in the section "forthcoming events" (on the right column).
- March 4 - Tournament in Singapore
- Tournament in Johannesburg (South Africa) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Templeuve (Belgium) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Nicosia (Cyprus) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Stockholm (Sweden) -> Details coming soon
Top 10 nations this week on the blog - This week the bigger number of visitors came from Spain, Germany, Singapore, Italy, Portugal, the UK, Malta, Sweden, Belgium and Finland.
Have a great week-end and keep on flicking,
Vincent
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Thursday, 22 December 2011
The news of the week (27)
Merry Christmas - Just a quick note to wish everyone a great christmas period. Family and friends should have a special attention at this time of the year and we hope all WASPA players and friends will have a great Christmas.
Updated results file and rankings - The "Golden book" is updated int he download section. Results from Attard and Singapore are included as well as the new rankings. 143 players are now involved. Darren Bezzina is still the number 1 in the individual table.
Another tournament in Singapore - Rudy Hesty has just confirmed there will be another WASPA tournament in Singapore on March 4, 2012. There are hopes that by announcing the event early in advance, there will be some players from abroad. Details are available from Rudy at norrud@singnet.com.sg
Templeuve tournament - It's Christmas period and it's a calm period for subbuteo players. The templeuve United club (Belgium) had a national tournament last saturday counting for the belgian circuit. 29 players took part, which is a poor turnout comparred to previous similar events. There were some good players taking part though and David Leroy (Rochefort TS) took the title after beating Alain Jadot (SC Charleroi) in the final. other winners were Stelio Tsangouris (Open B), Joffray Laurent (Open C), Jody Henrioul (U19), Kenny De Schuyteneer (U15), Corentin Bouchez (U12) and Olivier Dubois (veterans).
Forthcoming events - Here is a list of the forthcoming WASPA tournaments. We hope many more will be added in the near future. You can see the contact person for every tournament in the section "forthcoming events" (on the right column).
- March 4 - Tournament in Singapore
- Tournament in Johannesburg (South Africa) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Templeuve (Belgium) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Nicosia (Cyprus) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Stockholm (Sweden) -> Details coming soon
Top 10 nations this week on the blog - This week the bigger number of visitors came from Spain, Germany, Malta, Singapore, the UK, France, Sweden, Belgium, Canada and Italy.
Have a great week-end and keep on flicking,
Vincent
Updated results file and rankings - The "Golden book" is updated int he download section. Results from Attard and Singapore are included as well as the new rankings. 143 players are now involved. Darren Bezzina is still the number 1 in the individual table.
Another tournament in Singapore - Rudy Hesty has just confirmed there will be another WASPA tournament in Singapore on March 4, 2012. There are hopes that by announcing the event early in advance, there will be some players from abroad. Details are available from Rudy at norrud@singnet.com.sg
Templeuve tournament - It's Christmas period and it's a calm period for subbuteo players. The templeuve United club (Belgium) had a national tournament last saturday counting for the belgian circuit. 29 players took part, which is a poor turnout comparred to previous similar events. There were some good players taking part though and David Leroy (Rochefort TS) took the title after beating Alain Jadot (SC Charleroi) in the final. other winners were Stelio Tsangouris (Open B), Joffray Laurent (Open C), Jody Henrioul (U19), Kenny De Schuyteneer (U15), Corentin Bouchez (U12) and Olivier Dubois (veterans).
Forthcoming events - Here is a list of the forthcoming WASPA tournaments. We hope many more will be added in the near future. You can see the contact person for every tournament in the section "forthcoming events" (on the right column).
- March 4 - Tournament in Singapore
- Tournament in Johannesburg (South Africa) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Templeuve (Belgium) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Nicosia (Cyprus) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Stockholm (Sweden) -> Details coming soon
Top 10 nations this week on the blog - This week the bigger number of visitors came from Spain, Germany, Malta, Singapore, the UK, France, Sweden, Belgium, Canada and Italy.
Have a great week-end and keep on flicking,
Vincent
Monday, 19 December 2011
Rudy Norita wins the Eastern Elias tournament
Rudy Norita won the Eastern Elias tournament on sunday. Rudy had to wait the end of the shootout to beat John Ho. Joel Long and Tan Kok Wee lost int he semis while the young Faruq won the junior event. Well done to all the competitors.
Thursday, 15 December 2011
The news of the week (26)
Some more pictures of the Attard tournament - On the attached pictures, you can see the young Nicolai Cini with his father Michael along with the Minister of Health Dr. Joseph R.Cassar during the presentation of the trophies. Congratulations also to the young players of the San Andrea School who took part to their first tournament.
A world number 1 - The Attard tournament was very special because the winner of the event, Joseph Mifsud, is the current world number 1 int he FISTF ranking of the veterans. Congratulations to Joseph for his victory and a huge THANK YOU for taking part in a WASPA tournament.
Go ahead Singapore - The Eastern Elias club will host a tournament in Singapore next sunday. It's a last minute addition to our calendar but it's more than welcome. Well done to the Singapore guys for this great idea.
Forthcoming events - Here is a list of the forthcoming WASPA tournaments. We hope many more will be added in the near future. You can see the contact person for every tournament in the section "forthcoming events" (on the right column).
- December 18 - Tournament in Singapore
- December - Tournament in Johannesburg (South Africa) -> Details coming soon
- December - Tournament in Templeuve (Belgium) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Nicosia (Cyprus) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Stockholm (Sweden) in 2012 -> Details coming soon
Top 10 nations this week on the blog - This week the bigger number of visitors came from Spain, Malta, Greece, Germany, Belgium, the US, Singapore, Sweden, Russia, the UK.
Have a great week-end and keep on flicking,
Vincent
A world number 1 - The Attard tournament was very special because the winner of the event, Joseph Mifsud, is the current world number 1 int he FISTF ranking of the veterans. Congratulations to Joseph for his victory and a huge THANK YOU for taking part in a WASPA tournament.
Go ahead Singapore - The Eastern Elias club will host a tournament in Singapore next sunday. It's a last minute addition to our calendar but it's more than welcome. Well done to the Singapore guys for this great idea.
Forthcoming events - Here is a list of the forthcoming WASPA tournaments. We hope many more will be added in the near future. You can see the contact person for every tournament in the section "forthcoming events" (on the right column).
- December 18 - Tournament in Singapore
- December - Tournament in Johannesburg (South Africa) -> Details coming soon
- December - Tournament in Templeuve (Belgium) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Nicosia (Cyprus) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Stockholm (Sweden) in 2012 -> Details coming soon
Top 10 nations this week on the blog - This week the bigger number of visitors came from Spain, Malta, Greece, Germany, Belgium, the US, Singapore, Sweden, Russia, the UK.
Have a great week-end and keep on flicking,
Vincent
Monday, 12 December 2011
Some pictures of the Attard tournament
Here are some pictures of the Attard tournament played last friday.
Joseph Mifsud, winner
Angelo Borg, finalist
Gordon Caruana, consolation winner
Joseph M. Debono, semi-finalist
Another tournament in Singapore
Here is a last minute for a tournament to be played in Singapore on December 18. The Eastern Elias SC will be hosting a second tournament next sunday. Good luck to all players involved.
Friday, 9 December 2011
Joseph Mifsud wins the Attard tournament
Thursday, 8 December 2011
The news of the week (25)
Souvenir of the Barcelona tournament - The Barcelona tournament will remain as the largest WASPA tournament till now with 30 competitors. Here is a picture of the finalists, Flavio Watzka (runner-up) and Luis Benito (winner).
Attard tournament - The Attard tournament will take place on friday evening. It will already be the 5th tournament being played in Malta.Good luck to all competitors.
WASPA players in FISTF events - Several WASPA players took part in different FISTF tournamrents over the last few days. In the Grand Grix of Germany in Berlin, Marcus Tilgner (who won the first Stockholm tournament) was the organizer. Despite he didn't do well in the team event, he had the satisfaction to host a nice tournament with 68 players from 12 different countries! Saverio Bari from italy won the Open final.
In the Open of Msida (Malta), Angelo Borg (winner of the 3rd Attard tournament) won the U19 category. The finalist was Darren Bezzina (number 1 in the WASPA ranking). The club of Attard took the 4th place in the team event. Samuel Bartolo beat Massimo Cremona in the Open final.
In the Singapore Satellite, Hong Kong's Antonio Carabillo (finalist of the Yokohama tournament) lost in the semi-final. John Ho beat Mohd Ezan in the final.
Forthcoming events - Here is a list of the forthcoming WASPA tournaments. We hope many more will be added in the near future. You can see the contact person for every tournament in the section "forthcoming events" (on the right column).
- December 9 - Tournament in Attard (Malta)
- December - Tournament in Johannesburg (South Africa) -> Details coming soon
- December - Tournament in Templeuve (Belgium) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Nicosia (Cyprus) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Stockholm (Sweden) in 2012 -> Details coming soon
Go 20000 - This week the blog passed the interesting number of 10.000 vists. Thanks to all visitors for contributiing to this success story!
Top 10 nations this week on the blog - This week the bigger number of visitors came from Spain, Germany, the US, Italy, Malta, Russia, Greece, Singapore, Australia and Finland.
Have a great week-end and keep on flicking,
Vincent
Attard tournament - The Attard tournament will take place on friday evening. It will already be the 5th tournament being played in Malta.Good luck to all competitors.
WASPA players in FISTF events - Several WASPA players took part in different FISTF tournamrents over the last few days. In the Grand Grix of Germany in Berlin, Marcus Tilgner (who won the first Stockholm tournament) was the organizer. Despite he didn't do well in the team event, he had the satisfaction to host a nice tournament with 68 players from 12 different countries! Saverio Bari from italy won the Open final.
In the Open of Msida (Malta), Angelo Borg (winner of the 3rd Attard tournament) won the U19 category. The finalist was Darren Bezzina (number 1 in the WASPA ranking). The club of Attard took the 4th place in the team event. Samuel Bartolo beat Massimo Cremona in the Open final.
In the Singapore Satellite, Hong Kong's Antonio Carabillo (finalist of the Yokohama tournament) lost in the semi-final. John Ho beat Mohd Ezan in the final.
Forthcoming events - Here is a list of the forthcoming WASPA tournaments. We hope many more will be added in the near future. You can see the contact person for every tournament in the section "forthcoming events" (on the right column).
- December 9 - Tournament in Attard (Malta)
- December - Tournament in Johannesburg (South Africa) -> Details coming soon
- December - Tournament in Templeuve (Belgium) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Nicosia (Cyprus) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Stockholm (Sweden) in 2012 -> Details coming soon
Go 20000 - This week the blog passed the interesting number of 10.000 vists. Thanks to all visitors for contributiing to this success story!
Top 10 nations this week on the blog - This week the bigger number of visitors came from Spain, Germany, the US, Italy, Malta, Russia, Greece, Singapore, Australia and Finland.
Have a great week-end and keep on flicking,
Vincent
Thursday, 1 December 2011
The news of the week (24)
Hello, here is another newsletter
30 players in Barcelona - The very first tournament in Spain was more than successful as 30 players were taking part last sunday. They were dropped into six groups of five players and the winner of each group qualified for the play-offs round. In the final, Luis Benito won the title on shots against Flavio Watzka. Competitors were coming from three different clubs (Palomar FT, Lleons de Girona SC & Subbuteo La Selva) while 19 players were not member of any club. This was therefore a great day for the table football community and for WASPA in particular.
Promotion of the Barcelona tournament - You can see a great video promoting the Barcelona tournament BY CLICK HERE
Big moves in the new rankings - After the Barcelona tournament, there are now 118 players in the ranking. Darren Bezzina is still leading the table with 70,50 points while Daniele Spadaro is second and Nicholas Sciberras is third. Luis Benito is the most improved player this month as the newcomer from Spain is already 4th is the ranking. Spain is also coming second in the ranking of nations while Malta remains the leader.
14 entries already for the Attard tournament - There are already 14 players registered for the Attard tournament to be played on December 9. Players can still register till December 5 by contacting Joseph Debono at jmdebono@onvol.net
Forthcoming events - Here is a list of the forthcoming WASPA tournaments. We hope many more will be added in the near future. You can see the contact person for every tournament in the section "forthcoming events" (on the right column).
- December 9 - Tournament in Attard (Malta)
- December - Tournament in Johannesburg (South Africa) -> Details coming soon
- December - Tournament in Templeuve (Belgium) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Nicosia (Cyprus) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Stockholm (Sweden) in 2012 -> Details coming soon
Top 10 nations this week on the blog - This week the bigger number of visitors were from Spain, Malta, Germany, Belgium, Italy, France, Finland, Greece, Cyprus, the US.
Have a great week-end and keep on flicking,
Vincent
30 players in Barcelona - The very first tournament in Spain was more than successful as 30 players were taking part last sunday. They were dropped into six groups of five players and the winner of each group qualified for the play-offs round. In the final, Luis Benito won the title on shots against Flavio Watzka. Competitors were coming from three different clubs (Palomar FT, Lleons de Girona SC & Subbuteo La Selva) while 19 players were not member of any club. This was therefore a great day for the table football community and for WASPA in particular.
Promotion of the Barcelona tournament - You can see a great video promoting the Barcelona tournament BY CLICK HERE
Big moves in the new rankings - After the Barcelona tournament, there are now 118 players in the ranking. Darren Bezzina is still leading the table with 70,50 points while Daniele Spadaro is second and Nicholas Sciberras is third. Luis Benito is the most improved player this month as the newcomer from Spain is already 4th is the ranking. Spain is also coming second in the ranking of nations while Malta remains the leader.
14 entries already for the Attard tournament - There are already 14 players registered for the Attard tournament to be played on December 9. Players can still register till December 5 by contacting Joseph Debono at jmdebono@onvol.net
Forthcoming events - Here is a list of the forthcoming WASPA tournaments. We hope many more will be added in the near future. You can see the contact person for every tournament in the section "forthcoming events" (on the right column).
- December 9 - Tournament in Attard (Malta)
- December - Tournament in Johannesburg (South Africa) -> Details coming soon
- December - Tournament in Templeuve (Belgium) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Nicosia (Cyprus) -> Details coming soon
- Tournament in Stockholm (Sweden) in 2012 -> Details coming soon
Top 10 nations this week on the blog - This week the bigger number of visitors were from Spain, Malta, Germany, Belgium, Italy, France, Finland, Greece, Cyprus, the US.
Have a great week-end and keep on flicking,
Vincent
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