Subbuteo is back in Macerata

We are pleased to see Subbuteo action undr WASPA banner in Macerata, Italy. The club of Old Lions Macerata, in the region of Marche, organized on Sunday March 19th a tournament playerd with Subbuteo Old Rules under WASPA banner. The tournament took place in the village of Sforzacosta in the outskirt of Macerata city, during the day when locals where celebrating Saint Joseph, patron of the village.  

Six players were challenging during 15 matches. The winner was Andrea Senesi. 

Old Lions Macerata is one of the most active Subbuteo Club in the Center of Italy. Founded in 2018, they are counting 15 active players. Team members and guests are meeting every Friday evening in the own site where 10 tables are always ready to enjoy playing.

Special thanks to Vittorio de Pascale for the story!

Vicenç Prats still on top in Barcelona

Some late news from Spain where the third tournament of the "22/23 in Circuit Català" took place on February 26. It was another cracking day organized by the club of Barcelona and 21 players took part.

Once again Vicenç Prats was the big winner of the day but this time, he didn't beat Ferran Coll in the final as Ferran lost his quarter-final against José Luis Márquez in sudden death.

Huge thanks to Ricard Carles Prat and his team for another good tournament!

Quarter-finals:
Ferran Coll - José Luis Márquez 2-3sd
Paco Ucha - Ricard Carles Prat 0-1sd
Ivan Acuña - Marc Ligos 0-5
Álex Araujo - Vicenç Prats 1-2

Semi-finals:
José Luis Márquez - Ricard Carles Prat 1-3
Marc Ligos - Vicenç Prats 2-5

Final:
Ricard Carles Prat - Vicenç Prats 2-8

Shootout Victory for Farrell v Beggs in Ballymena

Finalists Mark Farrell and Kenny Beggs

Dublin's Mark Farrell won the second Round of the Irish Circuit in Ballymena, beating local man Kenny Beggs 3-2 on shots in the Final, following a tense 0-0 draw. Beaten semi-finalists were Simon Stewart (NIR) and John Moore (ROI). Derry's Dee Jenkins beat Donal Convery from Mahgerafelt in the Plate Final and Daniel Kaleszewski won the Junior Final, 3-2 against Eliott Fitzpatrick. Thanks to all 18 players for travelling, despite the snow, and for making the day such a success. (Report from http://www.nitfa.org.uk)

David Elton wins Munster club night

March 13 - After a very close run night 3 weeks ago, this one was a bit more clear cut with Dave taking the honours with 3 wins and one draw.

Jeff deservedly took second place with his H/W West Ham away team and is certainly the player in the club who is improving in leaps and bounds.

Greg in third place had an interesting record. 4 games | 4 draws | 0 goals scored | 0 goals conceded!

We look forward to doing battle again in three weeks time. 3 April.

1. David Elton 10 pts
2. Jeff Murphy 5 pts
3. Greg Molone 4 pts
4. Cian Hogan 3 pts
5. William Magnier 2 pts

Jurgen Balzan wins first title in Bormla

Bormla Subbuteo Club held a WASPA tournament on Saturday in the memory of Joseph M. Debono, one of the big founders of table football in Malta, who recently passed away. Players from several clubs were taking part and there were several excellent players taking part.

Charles Aquilina vs Jurgen Balzan

In the main event, Jurgen Balzan (Stembert) was the big winner of the day after defeating Charles Aquilina (Bormla SC) on shots in the final. Semi-finalists were Mauro Camilleri and John Zammit.

Consolation final

In the consolation tournament, Jayden Bonnicci (Valletta Lions) defeated Attard's Robert Farrugia Randon (7-3) to claim the trophy.

Top 4 of the day

Huge thanks to Bormla SC for a great event. Special thanks to Josef Camilleri for the good job!

WASPA standings of February 2023

Dear friends, you will find in the attached files the updated WASPA standings as per February 2023. We added 41 regional tournaments, 6 tournaments with the old rules and 3 promotional events for a total of 50 tournaments.

Rankings - Excel file

Results - PDF file

We are glad to see the first tournaments this season played in France and Japan.

Amazing tournament in Donegal (Ireland)

It was great to see many events in Australia, including two tournaments played under WASPA banner during the recent FISTF Melbourne tournament. It was great to have New Zeland's Richard Edeson taking part in these events.

Promotional event for young players in Stembert (Belgium)

England was once again the most active nation with 19 tournaments and some clubs really do an amazing job of promotion. It's really a source of inspiration and many nations can learn from what's done in England.

Youth in action in Genova (Italy)

Numbers are growing in the Netherlands, too. Their recent tournament in Gouda had even visitors from Belgium and Singapore. Well done!

Historic tournament in Bulh, Alsace (France). It was also the 3000th WASPA regional tournament

The Irish circuit stopped in Donegal and 15 players attended a great event.

Other nations such as Singapore, Wales, Belgium, Italy, Northern Ireland and South Africa also had tournaments played under WASPA banner.

Big turnout for Erza Aripin's visit in Gouda (the Netherlands)

We had a total of 420 individual entries in February, which is a new record for the season.

Don't hesitate to run tournaments under the WASPA banner. It's a great way to promote your club, to attract new players and to create local or regional development and we all agree this is what the game needs nowadays.

Northern Falcons tournament in Sydney (Australia)

All your ideas to make the 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 the WASPA banner in the future.

We also take to opportunity to thank our partners:

- SubKits at https://www.facebook.com/subkits

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

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

31 players attended the Rochford Open in England

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