After a successful start of the new season, we asee many clubs organising fantastic Subbuteo tournaments under WASPA banner. We are very proud to collect here some results of the latest events held in Ireland, England, Malta, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. Thanks to the organizers who publish great stories of their tournaments. We are looking forward to seeing more tournaments in the next few weeks.
Cork, IRL, September 28 2025
The recent Cork Open Subbuteo Tournament was held in The SMA, Wilton, Cork, Ireland. This is the first Major Subbuteo Tournament held in Cork for almost 50 years. William Magnier having formed the Subbuteo & Table Football Cork Club about a year and a half ago, it was a pleasure and a privilege to hold a Leg of The Irish Circuit for the first time ever. Organisers of the day were Mario Frittelli and Barry Higgins, and William ran like clockwork. Special thanks to John Moore for his expertise and experience.
Players from Ballymena, Dublin, Bray, Wexford, Tralee, Offaly, Waterford, Cork and indeed the UK and Italy made the long trip to Cork for what we hope will be the first of many successful tournaments.
The Spacious Main Hall in SMA Parish Centre was the ideal venue, with private parking and easy access. Special thanks to Catherine Magnier, Evelyn Magnier and Barry Higgins for providing food, drinks and snacks.
Mark Farrell won the Main Competition, beating Kenny Beggs in the Final.
Dario Bilucaglia won the Plate Final beating David Elton.
William Magnier beat James Murphy in the Shield Final.
Roisín Hogan beat Eliot Fitzpatrick in the Junior Final.
Quarter-finals: Mark Farrell - Cian Hogan 5-0
Joe Harrington - John Moore 4-0
Andy Fitzpatrick - Mario Frittelli 0-1
Nick Pearson - Kenny Beggs 0-1
Mark Farrell - Joe Harrington 6-1
Semi-finals: Kenny Beggs - Mario Frittelli 2-1
Mark Farrell - Kenny Beggs 1-0
Plate final: Dario Bilucaglia - David Elton 6-1
Shield final: William Magnier - James Murphy 2-0
Junior final: Roisin Hogan - Eliott Fitzpatrick 2-0
Montornès, ESP, September 28 2025
Vicenç Prats opens the season with a triumph in Montornès in the most crowded tournament on the Catalan Circuit
The Catalan Table Football Circuit 2025-2026 kicked off last Sunday, September 28, in Montornès del Vallès with a tournament that will remain in the memory. With 34 players registered —an absolute record for the Circuit— and finally 33 effective participants after the last-minute withdrawal of Sergi Ribé, the event highlighted the growing strength and appeal of the competition. Among the participants, three new faces: the Mallorcan Josep David Somoza , the Occitan Ludovic Beauvais and the return, more than two years later, of the Barcelonan Xavier Vallvé.
The day started after 9am with an intense and emotional moment: a minute of silence in memory of the recently deceased Joan Flores, a much-loved teammate on and off the playing field.
 |
| Champion Vicenç Prats receiving the trophy from Toni Hernández |
The tournament was of a very high standard and culminated in the victory of Vicenç Prats, who prevailed in the final against Àlex Araujo from Mataró. Both finalists had overcome top-level rivals in the semifinals: Prats against Fabio Mastroianni and Araujo against Ferran Coll.
And the consolation champion, Marc Ligos, also receiving recognition from the Montornès team.
The increase in competition was also noticeable in the consolation tournament, where a player in Marc Ligos ' category took the title by defeating local representative Toni Hernández in the final .
The next Catalan Circuit tournament will take place in Breda, on November 30. The rest of the dates and venues for the tournaments for this 2025-2026 season will be announced soon, which is expected to be as exciting or more exciting than the previous one.
Quarter-finals: Vicenc Prats - Jose Luis Marquez 3-1
Fabio Mastroianni - Alfred Laporta 4-1
Alex Araujo - Marti Rosa 7-3
Ricard Carles - Ferran Coll 2-3
Semi-finals: Vicenc Prats - Fabio Mastroianni 2-1
Alex Araujo - Ferran Coll 5-4sd
Final: Vicenc Prats - Alex Araujo 4-0
Consolation final: Marc Ligos - Antonio Hernandez 3-0
Solent, ENG, October 1 2025
Solent Subbuteo Club held their monthly tournemanet earlier this month with 8 players divided in groups of 4 with later finals to decide the winner. Chris Burford was the winner of the night!
Finals (after 2 groups of 4 players): Chris Burford - Andy McGovern 4-1
Final for 3rd place: Rob Piggott - Jerry Lovegrove 0*-0
Leicester, ENG, October 1 202
The latest Leicester WASPA night a a good turnout and a special guest from Australia. Jeremy Simpson met the English players but the big winner of the night was Damian Mayes from Godiva Subbuteo Club.
Swiss ladder:
1. Damian Mayes (Godiva)
2. Alex Ashcroft (Leicester)
3. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
4. Trevor Arthur (Leicester)
5. Henry Baker (Leicester)
6. Sean Wenlock (Leicester)
7. Scott Hunt (Leicester)
8. Jay Williams (Leicester)
9. Paul Taylor (Leicester)
10. Jeremy Simpson (Australia/Hipfingerz)
Gouda, NED, October 1 2025
The Dutch Legends held ther third WASPA tournament of the season. Casey van os, current leader of the WASPA season ranking, finished on top of the night.
League format:
1. Casey van Os (Rijnmond)
2. Marco de Bruin (Dutch Legends)
3. Fabrizio Cavazza (Gorizia)
4. Maurice Montone (-)
5. Rinaldo van Dijk (Rijnmond)
6. Xavier Aret (Dutch Legends)
7. Stéphane Lambert (Kent Invicta)
Genova, ITA, October 4 2025
The Rebels Genova keep on working with the youth and their latest developments are impressivle. The second WASPA tournament of the season took place last Saturday with 16 players, including a visitor from the neighboring club Ligures Genova. Samuele Bignardi took the honors after defeating Alberto Capoferri in the final.
Final: Samuele Bignardi - Alberto Capoferri 1-0
Final 3-4: Luca Bignardi - Davide Balito 0-1
Final 5-6: Alessandro Gandin - Tommaso Sani 0-1
Final 7-8: Filippo Careddu - Filippo Sottili 1-0
Final 9-10: Maurizio Cussotto - Andrea Gandin 1-0
Final 11-12: Massimo Togo - Simone Pennati 0-1
Final 13-14: Filippo Di Rosa - Andrea Bolioli 0-1
Final 15-16: Fabio Balito - Valeria Ferretti 1-0
Attard, MLT, October 4 2025
The second WASPA event of the season in the premises of H'Attard SC took place last Saturday. 6 players competed in a small league and Robert Farrugia confirmed his improvement by taking the honors.
League format:
1. Robert Farrugia
2. Vincent Mifsud
3. Mark Baldacchino
4. Stanley Farrugia
5. Luke Xerri
6. Walter Attard
Dagenham, ENG, October 5 2025
 |
| Special guest Svein Arne Brekke |
The Chasers Autumn Open took place last week-end and had a great turnout of 25 players taking part. Special guest of the day was Svein Arne Brekke from Norway. Joe Harrington (Haverhill) was the surprising winner of the Open tournament after beating Malcolm Jamieson in the final. Adam Jackson won the Plate, Martin Colwell won the Shield and Hadley Chapman won the Junior final.
Congratulations to the Chasers club for raising £80 for Gold Geese Children's Cancer Charity. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the collection.
 |
| Joe Harrington (right) |
Quarter-finals: Kye Arnold - Thomas Lacey 3-0
Connor Gregory - Joe Harrington 1-2sd
Malcolm Jamieson - Svein Arne Brekke 2-1
Rob Fitch - Simon Goodman 0-1
Semi-finals: Kye Arnold - Joe Harrington 0-1sd
Malcolm Jamieson - Simon Goodman 2-1sd
Final: Joe Harrington - Malcolm Jamieson 2-1
Plate final: Adam Jackson - Chris Shilling 2-0
Shield final: Martin Colwell - Gerry Harrington 0*-0
Junior final: Hadley Chapman - Joel Palmer-Jones 3-0
North Shields, ENG, October 3 2025
Results from the club night’s Subbuteo on Friday 3 October. North Shields next meetings are at 7pm on Friday 7 November and 7pm on Friday 5 December. Interested players can contact n.lamond@btinternet.com
League format:
1. Tom Heslop (North Shields)
2. Ben Staples (Yorkshire)
3. Nigel Lamond (North Shields)
4. Karl Dragan (-)
5. Rob Heseltine (North Shields)
6. Neil Wearmouth (North Shields)
No comments:
Post a Comment