Vicenç Prats prevails in Montornès

Last Sunday, February 2, 29 players met in the 3rd Catalan Circuit tournament of the season in Montornès del Vallès. The competition brought together a total of 29 participants from all over Catalonia and Mallorca. This equals the record for attendance at a Circuit tournament.

The tournament ended with the victory of Vicenç Prats (Sarrià – Barcelona), who defeated Fabio Mastroianni (Mallorca) in a contested final that ended with the result 2-1. In fact, this was Prats' first participation in the Circuit this season, which explains his current position in the general classification. However, his victory has allowed him to regain first position in the individual ranking .

The young Mataró player Julià Rosa was the winner of the consolation tournament, beating his Iluro teammate, Cesc Vidal. In this way, he continues with the great progression in his sporting career, consolidating himself as one of the young promises of the Circuit.

Fabio Mastrioanni, Vincenç Prats and Julia Rosa

With this tournament, the Catalan Circuit reaches the midpoint of the season. Therefore, the next event, which will take place on March 30 in Girona, will be decisive for the players who aspire to qualify for the end-of-season playoffs. Thus, the participants will continue to accumulate points to secure a position among the top sixteen in the general classification.

Below, you can see the link to the results.

WASPA rankings of January 2025

The WASPA rankings of January are now available.

Excel file (rankings)

PDF file (results)

We have added 32 regional tournaments and 2 tournaments with the old rules in the records.

We are happy to see Germany, the USA and Japan hold their first tournaments, which means we have had tournaments in 20 different countries since the start of the season in September.

There were all types of events, sometimes very small with 3 players taking part, sometimes very big like the Leicester tournament, part of the English circuit, with 48 players. England had many tournaments in many different clubs but there is also a fantastic domestic circuit in Australia with tournaments held in many different cities.

Sometimes tournaments have the chance to attract players from different nations. It was great to see the Karlsruhe tournament attracted players from France, Switzerland and Italy.

Keep in mind all organizers are welcome in the WASPA circuit and that it's totally free to be included in the records.

For any question regarding the WASPA circuit, don't hesitate to send a message to vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

Please use the same address for sending results.

I will stay at your disposal if you need details ;-)

Have a great week and keep on flicking!

Vincent Coppenolle

Some pictures of January events

Adelaide players back in action

Action in Tokyo, Japan

Sankt Pauli players in Hamburg, Germany

Action in Melbourne, Australia

Players in Limassol, Cyprus

Tournament in Ocean city, Maryland, USA

Players in Johannesburg, South Africa

Old rules tournament in Grottaferratta, Italy

International field in Karlsruhe, Germany

Group picture in Derry, Northern Ireland

January 2025: more results from Northern Ireland, Germany, Japan and Australia

More WASPA results from around the world. For the final note of January results, we received news from Northern Ireland, Germany, Japan and Australia. it's always exciting to see returning players and some new faces. It's also extremely important to remember that small events are also part of the development process in many different nations.

Thanks to contributors Martinog Bradley, Simon Stewart, Andrew Martini and Steve Dettre.

Derry, Northern Ireland

Derry City TFC recently held the ’Paul Boyle New Year Cup’ with 7 players divided in two groups. In the semi-finals, Martinog bradley defeated Ian Greer (3-0) while Barry Spence took the best on Lawrence Watson (4-1). Martinog won the final against Barry (1-0) while Dee Jenkins won the Plate final.

Hamburg, Germany

The Sankt Pauli players held their first WASPA for several years at their new venue on January 30. It was the club's first tournament for several years. The new venue, situated under the iconic South Curve at the Millerntor Stadion hosts many sports activities officially affiliated with the football club. On the night Marius took the honours but special mention to father and son Julian and Levy making their debuts who both recorded wins.

Tokyo, Japan

This week-end the Tokyo Sunzeol players held a small challenge cup under WASPA banner. Suguru Sugino, Tomoyoshi Ikeya and New Zealand's Andrew Martini were taking part. Andrew won the tournament on goal-difference while Suguru was runner-up.

The group is hoping to attract more players next time.

Another tournament will be held in March (see attached poster) and all ideas to promote the game in Japan and WASPA tournaments are always welcome!

Adelaide, Australia

We are extremely happy to see the first WASPA tournament taking place for years in Adelaide, Australia. It's a great example of how ATFA has been encouraging players in Adelaide, and now one is making the pilgrimmage to the FISTF AGP25, while they staged their first WASPA in 10 years!

Final table:
1. Stephen Wilson (12 points)
2. Mick Phillips (4 points)
3. Richard Gwynne (1 points)