Home win for Giorgos Zangylos

The latest tournament in Cyprus was held on Sunday with five players taking and this time only Cypriots were playing. Players were dropped into a group so that everyone had four games. Giorgos Zangylos (Famagusta TFC) was unbeaten but shared points in two of his games, which was enough to win his first tournament of the season. Congratulations!

1.  Giorgos Zangylos (Famagusta TFC)
2.  Petros Kosmas (Famagusta TFC)
3.  Marcos Kalopsidiotis (Salamis Famagusta TFC)
4.  Giorgos Stylianou (Famagusta TFC)
5.  Marios Nikolaou (Phoenis Famagusta TFC)

Carlos Flores winner in La Cave

One of the most amazing WASPA tournaments took place on December 13, 2024 in the famous Stembert premises called "La Cave". The three tables in the location had special guests for a very nice evening as table football legend Carlos Flores from Spain was paying a visit to his Stembert friends along with Barcelona's Arturo Martinez, also a former FISTF veterans champion! Host pascal Scheen had other Belgian superstars in the area as Daniel Scheen and Christophe Dheur but also Tiburones's jean-Michel Cuenca were taking part. Every player had 5 games and in the end, there was no surprise as Carlos Flores won his five games to win the tournament. This was the second appearance of Carlos Flores in a WASPA tournament, 5 years after a first victory in Alicante, Spain. Daniel Scheen was runner-up while Christophe Dheur was third. Thanks to Pascal Scheen for organising things very properly and to all players for their great contribution to give credit to Subbuteo table football and to the WASPA circuit!

December 2024: latest results from Australia, South Africa and the Netherlands

The WASPA circuit never stops as we keep on receiving results from many different countries. Here is a summary of results collected from several plces in Australia, the Netherlands and South Africa. Thanks to all local organizers who continue to host WASPA events.

Melbourne (Australia), December 3 2024, home and away fixtures

1. Benji Batten (Melbourne TFC)
2. Nathan Urbaniak (Melbourne TFC)
3. Beth Eveleigh (Northern Phoenix)
4. George Theocharis (Northern Phoenix)

Gouda (the Netherlands), December 4 2024, league format

1. Marco de Bruin (Dutch Legends)
2. René Bolte (Dutch Legends)
3. Fabrizio Cavazza  (DLF Gorizia)
4. Xavier Aret (Dutch Legends)
5. Richard Oranje (Dutch Legends)

Johannesburg (South Africa), December 7 2024, home and away fixtures

1. Ian Clarke (Easterns TFC)
2. Gary Downs (Easterns TFC)
3. Craig Smith (Easterns TFC)
4. Rui Dos Santos (Easterns TFC)

Perth (Australia), December 8 2024, league format

1. Ross McNulty (Subbuteo Perth)
2. Brian Pearson (Subbuteo Perth)
3. Hugh Best (Sports TFC of Western Australia)
4. Chris Thorn (Subbuteo Perth)
5. Noel Mani (Subbuteo Perth)
6. Ron Byrne (Subbuteo Perth)

November 2024: Results of WASPA tournaments in England

12 WASPA tournaments have been held under WASPA banner in England last month. We are excited to see the Dudley-Kingswinford club back in action and the Stourbridge club running a third WASPA event, which opens the doors of the conference League. The guys in surrey had a successful FISTF Satellite and played their Consolation tournament under WASPA banner, which gave an extra incitive to play. In Solent, the monthly event had a Junior section for the first time, which is fantastic. We see growing numbers at White Notley Subbuteo club and the North Shields guys now rung great events in Swiss system. A special notice finally to congratulate Samantha Levy for reaching the semi-finals of the latest Chasers tournament.

(PS: We are always happy when organizers send us a few lines and at least one picture about their tournament so that we can publish more stories)

Surrey, November 3 2024 -> Consolation tournament of the FISTF Satellite

Last 16 round: Terry Arnold - David Hunter 1-2 ; Nigel Morgan - Rob Fitch 1-2 ; Gary Gladwell - Richard Myers 2-0 ; Michele Claydon - Gerry Harrington 0-1 ; Lee Fenton - Alex Fenton 3-1 ; David Cope - Simon Bodily 1-3 ; David Hunter - Rob Fitch 0-2 ; Chris Burford - Mark West 3-0

Quarter-finals: Tony Banks - Connor Gregory 2-4 ; Lee Fenton - Simon Bodily 0-4 ; Gary Gladwell - Gerry Harrington 0-1 ; Chris Burford - Rob Fitch 0-4

Semi-finals: Rob Fitch - Simon Bodily 1-4 ; Gerry Harrington - Connor Gregory 0-5

Final: Simon Bodily - Connor Gregory 1*-1

Haverhill, November 5 2024 -> Group format

1. Martin Hodds (Yorkshire)
2. Joe Harrington (Haverhill)
3. Mike Williams (Haverhill)
4. Martin Bellefontaine (WAL/London TFC)
5. Rob Fitch (Stanway)
6. Francesca Bellefontaine (London TFC)
7. Peter Holmes (Haverhill)
8. Daniel Vensyk (London TFC) 

Solent, November 6 2024 -> Swiss system

1. Malcolm Jamieson (SCO/Solent)
2. Jason Christopher (Solent)
3. Connor Gregory (Solent)
4. Steve Smith (Solent)
5. Jerry Lovegrove (Solent)
6. Chris Burford (Andover)
7. Tony Martin (Solent)
8. Dave Hunter (Solent)
9. Nigel Morgan (Solent)
10. Dave Skelton (Solent)
11. Tim Hill (Solent) 

Junior tournament:

1. Reggie Cramer (Solent)
2. Mason Lloyd (Solent)
3. Jayden Bishop (Solent) 

Braintree, November 11 2024 -> Swiss system

1. Rob Fitch (Stanway)
2. Mark Francis (Chasers)
3. Daniel Vensyk (London TFC)
4. David McCartney (White Notley)
5. Nico Brannigan (White Notley)
6. Francesca Bellefontaine (London TFC)
7. Rob Ellis (White Notley)
8. Ciaran Brannigan (White Notley) 

Pedmore, November 13 2024 -> groups and knock-out games

Semi-finals: Ian Aggett - Mick Hammonds 1-2sd ; Chris Short - Steve Wonnacott 5-0

Final: Mick Hammonds - Chris Short 1-2

Leicester, November 6 2024 -> Swiss system

1. Ian Aggett (Milton Keynes)
2. Graham Harwood (Pedmore)
3. John Cooper (Milton Keynes)
4. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
5. Trevor Arthur (Leicester)
6. Sean Wenlock (Leicester)
7. Paul Taylor (Leicester)
8. Jay Williams (Leicester)

Stourbridge, November 21 2024 -> Swiss system

1. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
2. Andy Pountney (Pedmore)
3. Arthur Collins (Stourbridge)
4. Matthew Powell (Stourbridge)
5. Matthew Reynolds (Stourbridge)
6. Sam Taylor (Pedmore)
7. Carl Taylor (Stourbridge)
8. Neil Walker (Stourbridge)

Dudley-Kingswinford, November 21 2024 -> group format

1. Derek Air (SCO/Dudley-Kingswinford)
2. Campbell Air (SCO/Dudley-Kingswinford)
3. Andy Lane (Dudley-Kingswinford)

Chesterfield, November 24 2024 -> groups and knock-out games

Semi-finals: Ian Aggett - Colin Fletcher 3-0
Jason Christopher - Jeremy Boothman 3-1
Final: Ian Aggett - Jason Christopher 6-1

Plate final: Brian Kinrade - Nick Pearson 0-1

Milton Keynes, November 25 2024 -> groups and knock-out finals

Final: Damian Mayes - Ian Aggett 0-1
Final 3-4: Martin Holmes - Mark Green 0-3
Final 5-6: Martin Hill - Graham Farmer 1-0
Final 7-8: Greg Lickorish - Dave McCallum 3-2sd

Dagenham, November 27 2024 -> groups and knock-out games

Semi-finals: Martin Bellefontaine - Mark West 2-0 ; Samantha Levy - Adam Jackson 0-2

Final: Martin Bellefontaine - Adam Jackson 1-0

North Shields, November 29 2024 -> Swiss system

1. Ben Staples (Yorkshire)
2. Jeff Parsons (Darlington)
3. Tom Heslop (North Shields)
4. Mike Parnaby (NETFA)
5. Chris Kaberry (North Shields)
6. Nigel Lamond (North Shields)
7. Nick Pearson (Yorkshire)
8. Dan Johnson (North Shields) 

WASPA rankings of November 2024 are out!

Dear Subbuteo friends,

December 5 is the International Volunteer Day.

Thanks to all volunteers who give time and energy for the good of Subbuteo table football.

The Hannover guys held the first tournament in Germany this season

December 5 is also the right time to publish the updated WASPA rankings.

WASPA results (PDF file)

WASPA rankings (Excel file)

A good group of players in Tralee, Ireland

Ian Clarke won the South African championship

Players in Templeuve, Belgium

WASPA test-match between Giorgos Zangylos (Cyrus) and Cezar Stoilescu (Romania)

November has been an amazing month with 35 regional tournaments, a national cup (in South Africa), a tournament played with the old rules and a promotional event. There was also a WASPA test-match played in Cyprus.

In the last few weeks, we have seen a growing interest in the ranking of clubs as this is a good way to prove the good health of the most active clubs. No surprise as English clubs dominate the "Top Clubs" and "Development League" sections but there are also interesting moves in the Conference League as 8 clubs have scored their first points in November for a total of 27 clubs involved now.

Welcome to "Stourbridge Casual SC", the newest club involved in the ranking.

We are also happy to see several organizers having WASPA games during their FISTF week-ends! This is a great way to prove FISTF and WASPA can work together!

Well, no need to say more, enjoy the different files and don't hesitate to send your results, reports and pictures ;-)

Thanks in advance!

Vincent Coppenolle, WASPA organizer, vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com  

Ferran Coll new leader in the Catalan Circuit

Barcelona's Ferran Coll won the second tournament of the Catalan Circuit last Sunday in Breda. The tournament victory also offers him the lead in the Catalan Circuit. Ferran Coll was semi-finalist in the first tournament and this toime, he defeated Alfred Laporta in the final. Alfred Laporta has a very successful rise back to the top since he started playing again in March.

Ferran Coll

21 players attended the tournament but in the last minute, organizers had to accept Vicenç Prats's dropout while Alex Araujo, winner of the first tournament, was also absent.

Toni Rosa

Despite the two major absences, the level of the tournament was high. Toni Rosa (Iluro) won the consolation tournament after defeating Jordi Geronès (Barcelona FT) in the final. To be nothd Joan Fontcuberta (Manrese) was attending his first tournament, proving the Catalan Circuit helps to recruit new players.

The final

The 3rd stage of the Catalan Circuit will take place on February 2, 2025 in Mataro and will be organized by the club of AS Iluro Futbol Taula.

Samuele Bignardi winner in Genova

The Italian players of "Club Rebels Genova" held their latest WASPA tournament last week-end with 10 players taking part. Only juniors were involved and after the group stage (2 groups of 5 players), Samuele Bignardi took the best against Alberto Capoferri in the final. "The kids are getting better than older players, which seems to prove we are doing a good job", explained local organizer Luca Bignardi. Congratulations!

Final: Samuele Bignardi - Alberto Capoferri 2-1
Final 3-4: Filippo Careddu - Filippo Sottili 4-2
Final 5-6: Davide Uva - Davide Balito 0-2
Final 7-8: Andrea Bolioli - Teo Peretti 1-0
Final 9-10: Celeste Caroleo - Simone Pennati 0-2

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/SubbuteoClubRebels

Things are going well all over the UK & Ireland. Even of england is the most active country in the WASPA circuit, we are glad to receive results from recent events in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Here is a grief summary of results.

Cork (Ireland), November 4, group format

1. William Magnier (Cork)
2. Mario Frittelli (ITA/Cork)
3. David Elton (Tralee)
4. Cian Hogan (Tralee)
5. Barry Higgins (Cork)

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558190611074

Donegal (Ireland), November 9, group format

1. Oisin Mór (Derry)
2. Brendan Rodgers (Donegal)
3. Frankie Connolly (Donegal)
4. Sean Connolly (Donegal)

Contact: tonnaithorai@hotmail.com

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/tablesoccertalk

Edinburgh (Scotand), November 15, group format

Marco took the honours in a quiet Edinburgh WASPA tournament, however, Andy Kent almost spoiled the party by scoring some cracking goals, only for Marco to win it with 7 seconds left. Although life sometimes gets in the way, it's always good to be able to continue playing WASPA events and help develop the newer players to continue to improve.

1. Marco Bevilacqua (Golazzo)
2. Arthur Kent (Golazzo)
3. Andy Kent (Golazzo)

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghSubbuteo

Drury (Wales), November 24, group format

London Road SC held a 5 man WASPA League on Sunday. It was great to see Brian Daley return after a 6 month absence. Three wins out of four games gave him a respectable runner-up spot after losing 0-1 to four game winner Ruby Matthews. The London Road Christmas tournament will take place on December 15.

1. Ruby Matthews (London Road)
2. Brian Daley (London Road)
3. Cayne Matthews (London Road)
4. Mark Tilling (London Road)
5. Harry Tilling (London Road)

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1699324517049032

Tralee (Ireland), November 25, group format (2 divisions)

The best night as a club yesterday evening! For the first time ever, the club hit double figures for a club night with 10 players giving the great game their best shot. This afforded  to have 2 competitions. An experienced and a novice comp which worked very well.

Congratulations to Mario who took top place in the World Amateur Subbuteo Players Association (WASPA) and a very well done to Ciaran who who took the newbies comp. Once again a big thank you to the guys who travelled in from Cork and Killarney as well as a special thank you to our hosts at the Klub Bar and Bistro.

Experienced players:

1. Mario Frittelli (ITA/Cork)
2. William Magnier (Cork)
3. David Elton (Tralee)
4. Cian Hogan (Tralee)
5. Barry Higgins (Cork)

Novice players:

1. Ciaran (Tralee)
2. Sean O'Connell (Tralee)
3. Silvia Martin Simal (ESP/Tralee)
4. Liam O'Sullivan (Tralee)
5. Donall O'Sullivan (Tralee)

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/382626976190248

Ian Clarke is South African champion

The South African Championships took place in Cape Town on Saturday 23 November. 8 players competed in a group format with semi-finals and a final. Ian Clarke (Easterns TFC) defeated Neil Hampton (Cape Town) in the final (1-0) while semi-finalists were Clinton Gahwiler (who now lives in Switzerland) and Sven Schilling (Germany). Mike Ryder won the Plate tournament.

After the main event, an old rules tournament was played with Clinton Gahwiler taking the honors in the final against Ian Clarke (1-0).

Congratulations to the organizers for a great tournament!

WASPA events in Manaihant and Templeuve

Top players of the night: D. Scheen, P. Scheen, C. Dheur, S. Scheen

Two WASPA events have recently been played in Belgium. In the opposite corners of the country, players had fun and Subbuteo was the winner. In Manaihant (Verviers), 12 players met the night before the national interclubs league with England's Justin Finch as special guest. After the group section, the win was decided in knock-out games. Christophe Dheur defeated Pascal Scheen in the final (4-1) while the semi-finalists were Sébastien Scheen and Daniel Scheen.

Old rules legend tournament including Dominique De Marco (with the Brazil shirt)

Besides the main event, an old rules tournament (with no ranking) was played between legends of the games as many old players came to revive the love for the game. Among the players, dominique De Marco (FISTF and FISA world champion in 1994) was for sure the star of the night.

Players in Templeuve

In Templeuve, it was not a funny time for the local club as the premises will be totally renewed in the next few months and the Templeuve guys will have to find a new venue for their training sessions and tournaments. There were many group games though and some surprises as Vincent Coppenolle finished on top of the Swiss table after beating Geoffrey Marain and sharing points with Matthias Averlant. Marain was runner-up, Averlant third and Benjamin Marain took the 4th place.

Subbuteo lives on in Cyprus

 There is a revival of the game in Cyprus as regular events are held this season in Limassol thanks to Giorgos Zangylos.

The test-match between G. Zangylos and C. Stoilescu

Last Friday, a WASPA test-match was held between local organizer Giorgos Zangylos and Subbuteo Bucharest's Cezar Stoilescu. The local organizer won the test-match (2-1, 2-0, 3-1) against the player from Romania.

On Sunday, the third WASPA tournament of the season took place in Limassol. 8 players competed in a league format and Panos Vogiatzis won his 7 games to claim the victory.

Final standings:
1. Panos Vogiatzis (GRE/Famagusta)
2. Massimo DalPrà (ROM/Bucharest)
3. Giorgos Zangylos (Famagusta)
4. Petros Kosmas (Famagusta)
5. Giorgos Stylianou (Famagusta)
6. Cezar Stoilescu (ROM/Bucharest)
7. Marcos Kalopsidiotis (Salamis)
8. Marios Nikolaou (Phoenix)

The Lower Saxony Open 2024 in Hannover

On November 23rd, 10 Subbuteo friends met to play the Lower Saxony Open in Hannover. In addition to players of the last year event, Klaus Fritz (from Laatzen) and Jens Röttjer (from Lüneburg) made their debut.

The "draw fairy" actually managed to place all the "Underdogs" in Group A. Noah, Luc, Klaus and Carsten made it to the next round ahead of Linus. In Group B of the "favorites" and "co-favorites", Charis was eliminated by the narrowest of margins.

In the quarterfinals, Michael, Fred, Edin and Jens prevailed against their challengers from Group A. In the semifinals, Edin showed Michael his best with a 4-1 win. Fred was forced into a free kick shootout with Jens, but narrowly won with a 3-2 score.

In the match for 5th place, Luc crowned his very good performance against Noah with a 4-2 Victory. Jens won the 3rd place with 1-0 against Michael, celebrating his great "comeback". In the repetition of last year's final, Fred turned the tables this time and defeated defending champion Edin with a 2-1 score.

Conclusion

In terms of sport, there was a lot that will continue to be talked about in the future. Starting with the incredible group draw, through to impossible goals and exciting games.

The fact that "veteran" Klaus Fritz made his debut and Jens Röttjer made a comeback at the regional level is also one of the many positive aspects of the Lower Saxony Open.

Congratulations to the new Lower Saxony champion Fred. He was perhaps the most consistent and strongest player in this tournament, just ahead of Edin. Linus should also be mentioned positively here. He never gets tired of challenging his opponents again and again.

Special thanks go to SG '94 Hannover members, without whom this year's competition would not have been possible.

Michael Nixdorf (Bad Fallingbostel, 24/11/2024)

Final standings:

1. Fred Elesbao (SG '94 Hannover)
2. Edin Mulasmajic (SG '94 Hannover)
3. Jens Röttjer (Sparta Spreeathen 74/82)
4. Michael Nixdorf (SG '94 Hannover)
5. Luc Kaouane (SG '94 Hannover)
6. Noah Wulff (SG '94 Hannover)
7. Carsten Bock (SC Berlin)
8. Klaus Fritz (Sparta Spreeathen 74/82)
9. Linus von Schultzendorff (SG '94 Hannover)
10. Charis Chatziplaton (SG '94 Hannover)

Results of WASPA event in England - October 2024

October 2024 was another big moth for the game in England. 14 WASPA tournaments were played in the country and many different organizers offered superb events to the entrants! Here is a brief summary of results.

Haverhill, October 2 2024

1. Joe Harrington (Haverhill)
2. Peter Holmes (Haverhill)
3. Mike Williams (Haverhill)
4. Gerry Harrington (IRL/Haverhill)

Leicester, October 2 2024

1. Ian Aggett (Milton Keynes)
2. Mark Weaver (Leicester)
3. Graham Harwood (Pedmore)
4. David Everitt (Kettering)
5. Damian Mayes (Leicester)
6. Andy Henly (Leicester)
7. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
8. Martin Holmes (Kettering)
9. Michael Mayes (Leicester)
10. Sean Wenlock (NIR/Milton Keynes)
11. Jay Williams (Leicester)
12. Kevin Coleman (Leicester)
13. Paul Taylor (Leicester)
14. Nigel Edwards (Leicester)

Solent, October 3 2024

Quarter-finals: Nigel Morgan - Malcolm Jamieson 0-4
Connor Gregory - Chris Burford 1-0
Paul Izard - Dave Hunter 3-4
Roger Duckworth - Rob Piggott 0-0*

Semi-finals: Rob Piggott - Dave Hunter 2-0
Malcolm Jamieson - Connor Gregory 1-0

Final: Rob Piggott - Malcolm Jamieson 1-2

Consolation final: Jerry Lovegrove - Tony Martin 0-1

Pedmore, October 9 2024

Final: Chris Short - Ian Aggett 3-1

Final 3-4: Justin Scott - Richard Badger 1-2

Final 5-6: Richard Roper - Simon McMurray 1-0

Final 7-8: Andy Pountney - Simon Bodily 1-3

Final 9-10: Alex Scott - Mark Weaver 2-0

North Shields, October 11 2024

1. Nigel Lamond (North Shields)
2. Chris Kaberry (Worthing)
3. Nick Pearson (Yorkshire)
4. Tom Heslop (North Shields)
5. Jeff Parsons (Darlington)
6. Rob Heseltine (North Shields)
7. Ben Staples (Yorkshire)
8. Neil Wearmouth (North Shields)

Pedmore, October 19 2024 (English Championship tournament)

Quarter-finals: Rudi Peterschinigg - Chris Short 1-4
Aaron Skinner - Victor Jones 1-0
Kevin Cordell - Mick Hammonds 3-0
Ruby Matthews - Sam Curtis 2-1

Semi-finals: Chris Short - Aaron Skinner 2-1sd
Kevin Cordell - Ruby Matthews 2-1
Final: Chris Short - Kevin Cordell 3-0

Plate final: Malcolm Jamieson - Rob Paterson 2-0

Chesterfield, October 20 2024

Quarter-finals: Ian Aggett - Luca Lanzani 4-0
Jason Christopher - Colin Tarry 2-3
Brian Kinrade - Colin Fletcher 0-2
Jeremy Boothman - Tom Heslop 4-2

Semi-finals: Ian Aggett - Colin Fletcher 2-0
Colin Tarry - Jeremy Boothman 3-2

Final: Ian Aggett - Colin Tarry 5-0

Plate final: Trevor Allen - Ian Sharp 0*-0

Milton Keynes, October 21 2024

Final: Ian Aggett - Damian Mayes 1*-1

Final 3-4: Mark Green - Greg Lickorish 1-2

Final 5-6: Graham Farmer - Matt Hinde 1-0

Dagenham, October 23 2024

1. Mark West (Chasers)
2. Mark Francis (Chasers)
3. Gary Gladwell (Chasers)
4. Jack Cossington (Chasers)
5. John Kiely (Chasers)
6. Michele Claydon (Chasers)

Stourbridge, October 24 2024

1. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
2. Andy Pountney (Pedmore)
3. Stuart Collins (Stourbridge)
4. Matthew Powell (Stourbridge)
5. Arthur Collins (Stourbridge)
6. Matthew Reynolds (Stourbridge)
7. Sam Taylor (Pedmore)

Dagenham, October 26 2024

Quarter-finals: Joe Harrington - Simon Goodman 0-0*
Ian Aggett - Jason Christopher 4-2
Malcolm Jamieson - Neil Doherty 1*-1
Victor Jones - Terry Arnold 0-0*

Semi-finals: Simon Goodman - Ian Aggett 0-1
Malcolm Jamieson - Terry Arnold 1-2

Final: Ian Aggett - Terry Arnold 5-0

Plate final: Marco Barqueiro - Gerry Harrington 3-0

Shield final: Stephen Moreton - Dave Collier 2-3

Junior final: Hadley Chapman - Fraser Chapman 1-0

Morecambe Bay, October 29 2024

1. Luca Lanzani (Morecambe Bay)
2. Stuart Andrews (Morecambe Bay)
3. Perry Sinacola (Morecambe Bay)
4. Keith Carman (Morecambe Bay)
5. Rob Wilkinson (Morecambe Bay)

Worthing, October 31 2024

1. Dave Cope (Worthing)
2. Shaun Allison (Worthing)
3. Steve Taylor (Worthing)
4. Ian Maskell (Worthing)
5. Joe Currey (Worthing)
6. Nigel Pestelle (Worthing)
7. Dave Croucher (Worthing)
8. Daniel Whittington (Worthing)

Yorkshire, October 31 2024

1. Craig Heward (Yorkshire)
2. Brian Kinrade (IOM/Chesterfield)
3. Ian Sharp (Yorkshire)
4. Luca Lanzani (Morecambe Bay)
5. Shaun Dunne (Wolverhampton)
6. Andrew Forster-Fake (Chesterfield)
7. Kevin Adderley (Yorkshire)
8. Darren Brook (Yorkshire)

International events in Oceania

Christian Haas winner of the Travellers Cup in Auckland

The very first New Zealand International Open was played last week-end and was a success with travellers from Austria and Australia among the competitors. Wolfgang Haas was the big winner of the tournament but the real winner was Subbuteo. Organizers held a WASPA consolation tournament on Saturday with 11 players taking part, including some beginners. Mark Rossi defeated Conrad Mudge in the final to claim the title.

Besides the main event, there was also a "Development League "for total beginners. New Plymouth's Ian Samson finished on top of a group of 4 players. Congratulations!

The field for the Travellers Cup

On Sunday, the "Travellers Cup" was played as a WASPA tournament with Christian Haas (Austria) defeating Luke Radziminski in the final. It was another great day of Subbuteo table football with 10 players divided in 2 groups and then semi-finals and a big final. 

Melbourne final between Benjamin Ng (finalist) and Christos Garagounis (winner)

A week earlier in Australia, a Northern Phoenix WASPA was held on the sidelines of the Melbourne International Open for the players that were knocked out of the group stages.

The event saw plenty of goals being scored during the early stages. The final became a local Derby as Christos Garagounis from Northern Phoenix TFC and Benjamin Ng from Western Flickers TFC battled out a closely fought contest that ended in a 1-1 draw. So it was onto the dreaded penalty shoot-out which saw Old Age prevail over Youth. Well done to Benjamin Ng on making the final after not having played in a year - Great effort.