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Tuesday, 5 May 2026

WASPA Circuit – April 2026

Final Results Round‑Up

Here’s a quick look at the final results from the WASPA circuit for April 2026. This update includes events organised by the Hipfingerz club in Australia, as well as tournaments from Chesterfield and Solent in England.

Chesterfield, England


Congratulations to Ian Aggett on winning the Chesterfield April WASPA. It was great to see several new faces in attendance, including Ben Staples and Mark Green, who shared the runners‑up spot with Colin Tarry in a tightly contested event.

Solent, England

At Solent, Jason Christopher was in unstoppable form, going unbeaten to finish first in a Swiss‑system tournament.

Australia – Hansie’s Flicks


Another great night at The Station, although numbers were limited to five players. Eliot Kennedy took the honours once again, recording four wins, 12 points, and an impressive nine goals scored without reply.
Adrian Grunbach edged out Steve Dettre for second place on goal difference. It was also great to see Greg Werner back in action. Thanks as always to hosts Geoff Sirmai and Eliot Kennedy.


Results

Sydney, Australia – April 21, 2026

  1. Eliot Kennedy (Northern Falcons)
  2. Adrian Grunbach (Northern Falcons)
  3. Steve Dettre (Northern Falcons)
  4. Geoff Sirmai (Hipfingerz)
  5. Greg Werner (Hipfingerz)

Chesterfield, England – April 26, 2026

Swiss system – 4 games per player

  1. Ian Aggett (Milton Keynes)

  2. Mark Green (Milton Keynes)

  3. Colin Tarry (Chesterfield)

  4. Ben Staples (Yorkshire)

  5. Jeremy Boothman (Doncaster)

  6. Colin Fletcher (Chesterfield)

  7. Tom Heslop (North Shields)

  8. Nick Pearson (North Shields)

  9. Andrew Forster‑Fake (Chesterfield)

  10. Paul Gildersleve (Milton Keynes)

  11. Jeff Parsons (Wolverhampton)

  12. Ian Sharp (Yorkshire)

  13. Trevor Allen (Chesterfield)

  14. Paul Taylor (Leicester)

  15. Adrian Hawcroft (Yorkshire)

  16. Andy Henly (Leicester)

  17. William Lacey (Godiva)

  18. Carl Drabble (Doncaster)

  19. Graham Farmer (Milton Keynes)


Solent, England – April 29, 2026

Swiss system – 4 games per player

  1. Jason Christopher
  2. Rob Piggott
  3. Simon Hawley
  4. Gary Birch
  5. Jerry Lovegrove
  6. Steve Smith
  7. Chris Burford
  8. Paul Izard
  9. Nigel Morgan
  10. Andy McGovern
  11. Tim Hill
  12. Russell Cramer

Added note:

The updated results file with all WASPA results is now available.
Looking ahead, May marks 15 years of the WASPA circuit, a fantastic milestone for the worldwide Subbuteo community. We’re keen to make this celebration special, so ideas, suggestions, and contributions from clubs and players are more than welcome!

Monday, 4 May 2026

Subbuteo Fiesta in Sopron

The Sopron Subbuteo Championship was held with 15 players competing in junior and adult categories, following a round‑robin format and subsequent play‑offs (semi‑finals and finals).


Junior Tournament

The podium winners of the junior competition (from left to right): Ottó Stöckert, Simon Polgár-Mayne, Gergő Kelemen, Teodor Rozman
The junior event was won by Simon Polgár‑Mayne (Budapest Subbuteo), who completed the competition undefeated and without conceding a goal, continuing his strong performances after his recent success in Vienna.

Second place went to Gergő Kelemen (SMAFC), followed by his clubmate Ottó Stöckert (SMAFC). Teodor Rozman (Váci Forte) finished fourth in what was his first ever Subbuteo tournament.

Junior Final Standings

  1. Simon Polgár‑Mayne (Budapest Subbuteo)
  2. Gergő Kelemen (SMAFC)
  3. Ottó Stöckert (SMAFC)
  4. Teodor Rozman (Váci Forte)
  5. Patrik Dominik Papp (SMAFC)
  6. Erik Stöckert (SMAFC)
  7. Ármin Kerepes (SMAFC)
  8. Botond Németh (SMAFC)

Adult Tournament

The adult competition was won by Gábor Baross (TSC Phoenix) after a closely fought final against Károly Szathmáry (Váci Forte), decided by a shoot‑out.

István Csáki (Budapest Subbuteo) finished third, while tournament organiser Gergő Inczédi (SMAFC) took fourth place.

Adult Final Standings

  1. Gábor Baross (TSC Phoenix)
  2. Károly Szathmáry (Váci Forte)
  3. István Csáki (Budapest Subbuteo)
  4. Gergő Inczédi (SMAFC)
  5. Oliver Mayne (Budapest Subbuteo)
  6. Tamás Rauscher (Váci Forte)
  7. Norbert Straszner (SMAFC)

The tournament was played in a friendly and sporting atmosphere and highlighted the continued development of both junior and senior Subbuteo players in Hungary.

🔗 Further details:
https://budapestsubbuteo.blog.hu/2026/05/04/subbuteofieszta_sopronban

The best of the adult competition (from left to right): Gergő Inczédi, Gábor Baross, Károly Szathmáry, István Csáki