More action in Japan

Last Saturday oour friends in Japan were holding a tournament in their premises of Sakura Living in Yokohama city. The tournament was organized by OSC Yamato and attracted seven players from several different clubs. The tournament winner is Suguru Fujino. Huge thanks to Hideaki Wada for helping to organize WASPA tournaments in Japan in 2017. Huge thanks also to M. Kenzo Koi, NOSK President, and Suguru Fujino, Sakuragicho TFC President  for their continuous support. OSC Yamato and Sakuragicho TFC have filled all conditions to become WASPA top clubs next season and we would be please to welcome them.

Celebrations in Japan

A tournament was held on July 15 in Yokohama city, Japan under the organisation of OSC Yamato. The tournament was scheduled late because organizers were happy to host U15 play Chihiro Takao who came back from Poland and it was a good reason to celebrate. The tournament attracted 8 players and the winner is Suguru Fujino after shoot-out. The second place is for Chihiro! Local organizers are expecting him to improve his skill very quickly.

(Report with the hlp of Hideaki Wada)

Number 3 for Suguru Fujino

On Saturday six players met in Sakura Living, Yokohama City to play the tournament organized by the club of Sakuragicho TFC. Suguru Fujino (Sakuragicho TFC) won this tournament after extra-time in the final game. Taichi Kato (Yokohama OSC) lost the final and was therefore runner-up!
the next WASPA tournament in Japan will be hosted by OSC Yamato and will be held on July 29.
Thanks to Hideaki Wada for sending regular reports of the activity of the game in Japan.

Hideaki Wada wins in Yokohama

Last Saturday the club of OSC Yamato was hosting a WASPA tourament in thir premises of Sakura Living in Yokohama city, Japan. The tournament attracted 6 players. Hideaki Wada (OSC Yamato) defeated Suguru Fujino (Sakuragicho TFC) in the final (1-0). Takafumi Tokita and Eiko Yoneda made it to the semi-finals.

Sakura Living is located near the famous sightseeing spots "Minato Mirai" in  Yokohama City. We can see the Landmark Tower from Sakura Living (second picture, left-side highest building).

(Report received from the organizers)

Suguru Fujino wins in Yokohama

On June 3 the club of Sakuragicho TFC was hosting a WASPA tournament in the premises of Sakura Living in Yokohama city, Japan. Six players were taking part and Suguru Fujino (Sakuragicho TFC) defeated Hideaki Wada (OSC Yamato) in the final. Osamu Ishihara won the final for the third place against Satoshi Kawasaki.
Well done to Sakuragicho TFC for their efforts!

Second WASPA title for Taichi Kato

This Saturday the club of OSC Yamato hosted a second WASPA tournament at Sakura Living in Yokohama city. The tournament attracted 8 players.

Taichi Kato (Yokohama OSC) defeated Takafumi Kido (Sakuragicho TFC) in the final (2-1). Suguru Fujino (Sakuragicho TFC) and Tomoyoshi Ikeya (Rockwells TFC) reached the semi-finals

Takafumi Kido wins in Yokohama

On Saturday the club of OSC Yamato was holding a WASPA tournament in Yokohama, six new players, including a new player, were taking part. Takafumi Kido defeated Katsuhiko Fukuoka in the final (2-0).
There will be some more tournaments in the future in Japan:
-  May 13: tournament in Yokohama city by Sakuragicho TFC
-  May 27: tournament in Yokohama city by OSC Yamato

The first Sakuragicho tournament

Last Saturday the club of Sakuragicho TFC was holding a very first WASPA tournament in their premises in Yokohama. The tournament attracted 8 players from Sakuragicho TFC, OSC Yamato and Yokohama OSC. In the end, Suguru Fujino defeated Hideaki Wada (1-0 in suddend eath) to claim the trophy while Satoshi Kawasaki defeated Koshiro Shibata in the game for the third place. It was a pleasant day with a fair spirit as it's always the case in Japan.

There will be another tournament in Yokohama on April 15 but this time organized by OSC Yamato.

Big fun in Japan

On December 3, just before the FISTF tournament held in the same venue, there was a WASPA tournament in Yokohama with 16 players from different ages (between 11 and 55). Taichi Kato (Yokohama OSC) defeated Singapore's Issac Lim from Singapore Lions in the final. Katsuhiko Fukuoka (OSC Yamato) and Makoto Miyake (Yokohama OSC) were the semi-finalists. Big thanks to Kenzo Koi for the support!

Pun Amos from Nepal wins in Yokohama

Kenzo Koi and the group of Yokohama players organized a tournament On October 2 for their beginners. 9 players were competing and for all of them, it was a WASPA debut. Among the players, Pun Amos was a name to remember. The guy is from Nepal and he's therefore the first representative of his country to play a table football tournament. Pun Amos did well and even very well, reaching the semi-finals and defeating Tomoyuki Yoshimurato (Adachi TFC) on shots before winning the final on shots against Koshiro Shibata (OSC Yamato). Osamu Ishihara (Yokohama OSC) was the other semi-finalist. Special thanks to Kenzo Koi and his crew for organizing the event!

First WASPA tournament in Japan

16 players attended the first WASPA tournament held in Japan on December 31. It wasa great tournament with 12 players who are now competing for less than one year. The tournament was played in Swiss system with finals for the placings. Takafumi Kido (Shonan OSC) defeated Karibu Miwa (Yokohama OSC) 1-0 to claim the title. Kenzo Koi was the organizer of the event but he was not playing to pass his experience to the beginners. Congratulations to all and welcome to Japan in the WASPA family!

Tournament in Yokohama to come

There will be a WASPA tournament in Yokohama (Japan) on December 31, 2014. Contact is Kenzou Koi at koikoifulie@mac.com