WASPA rankings and results as per April 2022

Some news faces appeared at the latest event in Tournai, Belgium

Dear friends, you will find here the updated WASPA results and rankings as per the end of April 2022.

Excel file with rankings and statistics

PDF file with results

We are extremely happy because we had 34 tournaments in April, which is a really big number proving that the activity of Subbuteo table football tournaments is back to normal in many countries. Cyprus and Austria had their first event for 2 years and we are glad to see 25 players making their debut in the WASPA circuit. Numbers as slowly rising again, which is a very encouraging sign. it's also good to see the number of juniors rising to 85 but we are sure we can do much better in the future. The youth must be a priority for our clubs as only 7 clubs have 3 juniors involved and can appear in the junior ranking of clubs.

A good turnout of players in Hamburg, home city of the Sankt Pauli club

Here are some highlights of the month:

- TSC 69ers in Italy have been back in action with a first tournament since September and 10 players taking part;

- England is amazing with so many tournaments run by different clubs in different regions of the country. Alan lee and the different involved clubs deserve respect for what they are doing;

- The Sankt-Pauli players in Germany almost beat records as their latest event had a great turnout of 9 players;

- 9 players also showed up in events in the Netherlands and Singapore;

Players at the latest Northern Falcons tournament in Australia

- Australia is still doing well with events held in three different cities;

- We are glad to see small but nice meets in South Africa and Italy (old rules);

- The tournament in Tournai (Belgium) had 14 players including four beginners, which is really nice;

- French players in Symphorien sur Coise did a great job with 12 players taking part, some beginners and plans for another event to be held in May:

Action in Saint-Symphorien, France

- In Baden-Baden (Germany), four players from 4 different nations met for a great day of play;

- In Czech Republic players met for a small tournament, not in Prague this time but in a smaller city called Kladno;

- Players in Limassol met for the first time in 2 years, helping Cyprus to be back in the ranking of nations;

Latest event in Singapore

- Marian Flemer from Germany won the tournament held under WASPA banner during the recent FISTF Open of Traiskirchen (Austria).

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

After 2 years the game is back in Cyprus!

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/

Modern and old rules played in the same venue in Greece

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

Action in Borgo Vercelli, Italy

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Vincent Coppenolle, WASPA organizer