WASPA standings of January 2022

Dear friends, you will find here the updated WASPA results and rankings.

Excel file (rankings and stats)

PDF file (results)

January was an amazing month with 29 regional tournaments and 3 promotional events including only juniors in Italy.

Action in Hamburg

England is doing an amazing work of development with many local clubs organizing different types of events under WASPA banner. In total 11 events have been held in England in January and 2 new clubs (Rochford & Southend and Morecambe Bay) have held their first events!

Czech Republic is back. Marco Zucchi is happy to have friends from different nationalities living in Prague and being very enthusiasts to play the beautiful game.

WASPA action in Berlin

Germany had great groups of players and this months events have been held in Hamburg and Berlin; We hope to see more clubs joining the movement soon in the country!

Subbuteo is back in Verviers

Belgium had 3 events with 7, 10 and 12 players. Numbers could have been bigger without the pandemic. The country is on the right way!

Australia had limited activities with only one WASPA event in Perth but the country also held a great FISTF Open in Sydney. Great job!

Action in Singapore

Singapore is slowly back to normal and 9 players attended the first tournament of the year.

Subbuteo table football in Johannesburg

South Africa has 3 active clubs in Johannesburg and there will be a tournament in Cape Town this week-end!

The Netherlands also held a first small event in Gouda but the best is still to come!

Concentrated players in Derry

Northern Ireland and Wales have regular events with great groups of players, which we hope will be a source of inspiration for many others!

A great venue for the Flaming Flickers

In Greece the Flaming Flickers played a tournament with the African Cup as their theme. 16 players competed with Hasbro bases, which made the tournament was slightly different to events played with professional material.

Youth in action in Genova

In Italy the club of Firenze is still active while the Rebels Genova put their energy to focus on the youth, which is great!!!

A small word about transfers. We are aware that there are many moves int he FISTF circuit so please check if your club is correctly listed in the WASPA tables. Please note players can play for different clubs in the WASPA and FISTF circuits!

Some notes about the rankings:

- Alan Lee (Wobbly Hobby SC) is back as number 1 after winning 5 (!) events in January!
- Brian Daley (London Road SC) is still the leader of the season ranking!
- For the very first time Lucasz Whittle (London Road SC) is the leader of the Junior table.
Congratulations Lucasz!
- In the rankings of nations Australia is on top of the ranking by points why England is the leader in the ranking by places!
- London Road Subbuteo Club (Wales) is a strong leader in the top clubs section.
- SC Terni 2014 (Italy) is a solid leader in the Development league but the club will not hold any other tournament this season as they have already played 12 regional and 12 promotional events.
- We are very sad to see 3 clubs out of the Junior ranking of clubs due to different reasons. Congratulations to London Road Subbuteo Club (Wales) for being a solid number 1.
All your ideas to make the WASPA circuit more attractive are more than welcome. Don't hesitate to send your feedback. We also hope to see more and more clubs running events under WASPA banner in the future.

We also take to opportunity to thank our partners:

- Victory kits at https://www.victorykits.co.uk/

- Flicks for Kicks at http://shop.flickforkicks.com/

- MAD ABOUT GAMES at http://subbuteo2012.co.uk

Well, that's all for now. Please remember you only need 3 players to register your tournament. Don't be scared to join. It's free and tournament requests can be sent by e-mail to vincent.cop@rsca.com

Keep an eye on the WASPA blog at http://waspa-circuit.blogspot.com as there are updates almost every day.

Please invite your friends to join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/waspasubbuteo/

We also have a WASPA page here: https://www.facebook.com/WASPA-World-Amateur-Subbuteo-Players-Association-231789816834700/

Keep in mind WASPA is also looking for new partners. If you know any company ready to support us (we don’t ask for money but we want some win-win agreements so that we can promote each  other), don't hesitate to contact me at vincent.cop@rsca.com or vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Vincent Coppenolle, WASPA organizer