Vittorio de Pascale winner in Brescia

Tournaments played with the old rules are becoming more and more popular in italy and it's great to have several events held under WASPA banner. We received resutls of three tournaments played in the last few days with many great games being played between real lovers of the beautiful games/

Brescia, January 8 (report by Vittorio de Pascale)

A great start for this new year with another round of the Lombardia Challenge, a tournament played with Old Subbuteo rules.

14 players from Lombardia, Veneto and Emilia Romagna, joined the event. The formula awarded each player reaching the end of the games.

At 11 o’clock, draw in the presence of all players to set two groups of seven players. No referees, juts play and fun. Games starting at noon with six rounds two time 15’ each. Then everybody playing semi-finals and finals. 

Thanks to City of Brescia for hosting the event, to Basi Graziano for providing tables and equipment, to W.A.S.P.A for authorizing event under his banner.

Congratulations to all challengers, awarded with souvenir medals and refreshments. 

Final standings

1. Vittorio de Pascale - Ligures Genova
2. Giancarlo Riva - Ligures Genova
3. Claudio Colpani - Papata Ponticino
4. Federico Milan - Subbuteo Verona
5. Gaetano Ciraolo - Subbuteisti Modena
6. Davide Bacchini - Vecchia Talpa Fidenza
7. Luca Raina - Black Rose Roma
8. Carlo Beretta - Valponte Genova
9. Alessandro Girelli - Subbuteo Verona
10. Pietro Torri  - Vecchia Talpa Fidenza
11. Silvano Corleto - Vecchia Talpa Fidenza
11. Roberto Piccoli - Subbuteo Verona
13. Massimo Barisone - S.C. Piola Vercelli
13. Giancarlo C. Cavanna - Free agent

Terni, January 6

The "TORNEO DELLA BEFANA" was played by four players and Marco perotti took the honors.

1. Marco Perotti
2. Massimiliano Mancini
3. Francesco de Angelis
4. Leonardo Ascani

Aviano (January 7)

Alessandro Cafiero won his first WASPA title in the new year's tournament in Aviano, finishing on top of a group of six with 3 wins and 2 draws. Davide Chiapolino and Guido Cerullo finished the day with 9 points. It was great to see some DLF Gorizia players and some free agents playing together.

1. Alessandro Cafiero
2. Guido Cerullo
3. Davide Chiapolino
4. Pasquale Lecce
5. Fabio Chiapolino
6. Andrea Furlani

Christophe Dheur winner in La Cave

The world famous HQ of Subbuteo Club Stembert called "La Cave" (see link on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1527136117349276) hosted a WASPA tournament on Friday evening. Due to the size of the room, the number of players was limited to six but it was no problem for hosts to fill the entry list.

A special guest from Germany, Pana Krommydas, was taking part and for him, it was a great opportunity to meet some of the best players from Eastern Belgium. After the five sessions, Christophe Dheur was the undisputed winner with 5 wins. Daniel Scheen was runner-up while Pascal Scheen took the third place. "La Cave" is one of the most active places on the Subbuteo planet with training sessions organized every week (and usually several times a week) but it was great to have games played under WASPA banner on friday! Thanks to the Stembert players for doing it and also for broadcasting games live on Facebook :-)

WASPA rankings of December and news

Dear Subbuteo friends,

first of all, happy new year to all of you. We hope that 2023 will bring you a lot of great things and that Subbuteo table football will remain a source of pleasure. Hope fully you will have many games and meet some new friends around the green tables!

WASPA results file (click for link)

WASPA rankings (click for link)

Players from different nationalities attended the Hannover tournament in Germany

As for the December rankings, we are pleased to publish the usual records. We had a lot of tournaments played under WASPA banner in the last few weeks. We added the National Championship held in Johannesburg, South Africa, 30 regional tournaments, 8 tournaments played with the old rules, one promotional event (only for juniors) and one tournament played with special rules (in Greece). 40 players atteded their very fist WASPA event and we are happy to see a growing individual ranking with 1075 ranked players. 537 players have played in the WASPA circuit since the beginning of the season and we also have 94 juniors in the records (if some players are "forgotten", just send me their birthdate).

It's also really exciting to see the different clubs doing their best to do well in the "Top clubs" and "Development League" tables. It's not surprise to see England dominating the ranking of nations. England is really the power of the WASPA circuit and a source of inspiration for other nations. Since the beginning of the season, 66 WASPA events have been held in England, which is amazing. Italy (20), Australia (15) and Belgium (13) are the other most active nations in the circuit.

The latest Templeuve tournament had a good tournament of 17 players

The WASPA circuit remains a very international affair. We had great tournaments in many different countries such as Singapore, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Greece. We also see growing interest for the tournaments played with old rules, which is appreciated.

Aaron Skinner (right) winning the Wolverhampton tournament on December 11

Support for Israel

We have received a request from Israel to develop the game in the country. Here is the message we received: "The Israel Subbuteo and Table soccer association’s management is making a concerted effort to increase our membership and the number of players that still love, practice, play and follow the game worldwide. We are looking for players who may have played the “beautiful game” in their youth and may have left their native countries to settle in Israel. We would appreciate any help from our international partners who may know of and can inform us of any players who would be willing to enhance our efforts in developing our local Israel Subbuteo/ Table soccer league. Any information would be highly appreciated."

Contact: Menashe Harman: menashe.harman@gmail.com or +972 52-254-5324 (phone or Whatsapp).

Christmas tournament organized by the Roligans club in Greece

Help for the blog

You may have noticed it's really hard nowadays to publish reports of all tournaments on the WASPA blog. We are now looking for some help from one or two persons able to write some articles and publish them on the WASPA blog and also to share them on social networks. If you are interested, please send a message to vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

National organizers

Some nations are doing an amazing job to develop WASPA tournaments and to recruit new players. Once again, I believe England must be a source of inspiration for other nations. We believe some other nations are trying to do great things but unfortunately the local projects are much too isolated. We are trying to find people ready to share their passion for the game and to be the link between the WASPA circuit and their national associations. We are looking in particular for national organizers in the following countries: France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Scotland, the US, Canada, Austria. Of course ideas to start something in a new country are also more than welcome as there are many nations with absolutely no Subbuteo activity nowadays. If you are interested, please send a message to vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

More about WASPA

Don't hesitate to run tournaments under the WASPA banner. It's a great way to promote your club, to attract new players and to create local or regional development and we all agree this is what the game needs nowadays.

All your ideas to make the WASPA circuit more attractive are more than welcome. Don't hesitate to send your feedback. We also hope to see more and more clubs running events under the WASPA banner in the future.

We also take to opportunity to thank our partners:

- SubKits at https://www.facebook.com/subkits

- Flicks for Kicks at http://shop.flickforkicks.com/

- MAD ABOUT GAMES at http://subbuteo2012.co.uk

Well, that's all for now. Please remember you only need 3 players to register your tournament. Don't be scared to join. It's free and tournament requests can be sent by e-mail to vincent.cop@rsca.com

Keep an eye on the WASPA blog at http://waspa-circuit.blogspot.com as there are updates almost every day.

Please invite your friends to join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/waspasubbuteo/

We also have a WASPA page here: https://www.facebook.com/WASPA-World-Amateur-Subbuteo-Players-Association-231789816834700/

Keep in mind WASPA is also looking for new partners. If you know any company ready to support us (we don’t ask for money but we want some win-win agreements so that we can promote each  other), don't hesitate to contact me at vincent.cop@rsca.com or vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Vincent Coppenolle, WASPA organizer

Christmas time in Western Belgium

Players at the Tournai tournament

Top 3 of the Tournai tournament

The end of the year is comping quickly and the clubs of Western Belgium had two great tournaments to celebrate the end of the 2022. The Tournai tournament was played on December 9 with 8 players competing in Swiss system. Geoffrey marain was the undisputed winner after he won his four games. The fight for the second place was very close. A shootout was organize to decide who would be runner-up and Vincent Copppenolle defeated Benjamin Marain.

The final between Geoffrey Marain and Pierre De Leeuw

On December 17, a good field of 17 players attended the Templeuve Christmas tournament. Players were divided in 3 groups and then all players had knock-out games to decide places 1 to 17. Pierre De Leeuw (Bormla) was the clear winner, defeating Geoffrey Marain (3-1) in the final while semi-finalists were David Wouters and Vincent Coppenolle.

More importantly all players had a minimum of six games and all matches were played in a fair spirit so everyone was happy.

Magic Team Tournai end of the year tournament:

1. Geoffrey Marain (AS Hennuyer)
2. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
3. Benjamin Marain (AS Hennuyer)
4. Michaël Dupret (MT Tournai)
5. Stéphane Lambert (OSC Yokohama)
6. Sébastien Sorge (Templeuve)
7. Jocelyn Celton (Templeuve)
8. Loris Celton (Templeuve)

Templeuve United Christmas tournament:

1. Pierre De Leeuw (Bormla SC)
2. Geoffrey Marain (AS Hennuyer)
3. David Wouters (SC Flanders)
4. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
5. Geert Leys (SC Flanders)
6. Michaël Dupret (MT Tournai)
7. Matthias Averlant (AS Hennuyer)
8. Frank Lannoy (SC Temploux)
9. Jean-Pierre Genart (SC Temploux)
10. Steven Delfosse (Templeuve)
11. Jos Ceulemans (SC Flanders)
12. Sébastien Sorge (Templeuve)
13. Richard Boulanger (USC Huy)
14. Benjamin Marain (AS Hennuyer)
15. Didier Moons (Templeuve)
16. David Boulanger (USC Huy)
17. Jean-Luc Platiaux (Templeuve)

Bernard Lim wins on the day but Anas Rahamat emerged overall champ!

The November session of the 2022 TFAS SG League took place at the Singapore Sports Hub Library.  A total of 5 players gathered for the final League session of the year for a full round-robin format with each player getting 4 games.  While Bernard Lim won on the day with a perfect record of 4 wins; in the grander scheme of things, it was Anas Rahamant who emerged as the overall 2022 TFAS League Champion over the 9 sessions throughout the year!!

Congratulations Anas!

Vicenç Prats wins again in Barcelona

The big final

The consolation final

The second tournament of the "Circuit Català" took place this week-end in Barcelona. 20 players were competing and they were divided in five groups of 4 players in the first round.

The final was no surprise with the top seeded players meeting to decide the winner. Vicenç Prats defeated Ferran Coll in the final (2-1) while semi-finalists were Ricard Carles Prat and José Luis Márquez.

Guillem Balaguer defeated Toni Hernández in the consolation final.

Congratulations to Ricard Carles Prat and his clubmates for organizing another good tournament under WASPA banner and for helping to put Spain on the map of the WASPA circuit!

Merry Christmas to all our Spanish friends!

Edin Mulasmajic wins the Stjepan Filipović Cup

Back-to-back titles in Hannover for Edin who already secured the Drugova Cup in September.

Not an easy task! Because this time the German record  female champion Victoria Büsing from TVG Kaiserau was among the 9 participants of the Stjepan Filipović Cup.

After 9 long rounds, Edin confidently reached the final - without losing a single game. He scored a total of 19 goals and only conceded 2 goals. Great performance. 

It was a hard fight over who would play against Edin in the finals. Carsten Bock from SC Berlin, the Hanoverian Fred Elesbao and German female champion Vicky Büsing all had good chances. In the end, the experience paid off for Vicky. She won against Carsten 2:0, beat Fred 1:0 and secured her place in the final.

The final turned into a great Subbuteo lesson for the public that stayed until the end. Edin and Vicky showed great quality in an open game with many goals. Victory for Edin in a 4:2 score.

Congratulations Edin! And many thanks to Vicky and the other players for their visit to Hanover! We hope you'll come back soon!

Results after Qualification Rounds:
1. Edin Mulasmajic (USC Wuppertal) - 24 points
2. Victoria Büsing (Germania Kaiserau) - 21 points
3. Fred Elesbao (SG '94 Hannover)   - 18 points
4. Carsten Bock (SC Berlin)  - 15 points
5. Leon Schneider (SC Berlin) - 12 points
6. Luc Kaouane (SG '94 Hannover)- 7 points
7. Noah Wulff (SG '94 Hannover)   - 4 point
8. Fisnik Sopa (SG '94 Hannover)  - 3 point
9. Linus von Schultzendorff (SG '94 Hannover) - 1 point

Final : Edin Mulasmajic vs.  Victoria Büsing  (4:2)

A very international tournament in Karlsruhe

Last week-end 12 players from five different countries met at the Serbian Cultural Center in Karlsruhe, Germany. More than the competition itself, it was amazing to see guests from Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and Serbia meeting around the green pitches. It was nice to see two French players of the new "Alsace Subbuteo Club" taking part.

"It was an outstanding friendly tournament under WASPA banner, it was nice to see old but also some new friends, and that is the most beautiful thing, the connection with people from Germany and other countries. This is the Power of Subbuteo, to connect all people from around the World, in our case Europe", commented organizer Milan Knezevic who insisted on the friendly side of the tournament. "We played and have fun the whole day and after tournament we went to dinner all together. Thanks to Serbian Cultural Center we could organize this event and this is not the last one, we have the Green Light to organize it again."

As for the results, there were two groups of 6 and then players competed in knock-out games. The final standings were as follows:

1. Pedro P. (Italy)
2. Janus Gersie (Germany)
3. Milan Knezevic (Serbia)
4. Eric Lienhardt (France)
5. Pana Krommydas (Germany)
6. Lorenzo Lo Preti (France)
7. Peter Erb (Switzerland)
8. Maurizio Zironi (Italy)
9. Martin Wiesmann (Switzerland)
10. Pierre Troestler (France)
11. Matthias Stechern (Germany)
12. Frederic Staine (France)

Kenny Beggs Wins Wexford Open

A fantastic Saturday of action in Wexford as Kenny Beggs pipped Mark Farrell to jump to the top of the Irish Subbuteo Championship. Mick O’Brien’s 3rd place propels him up 7 places to 9th but it looks like a straight shootout for the championship between Mark and Kenny at the final round to be hosted by Derry City Table Football Club on January 14.

Kenny Beggs (right) taking the honors

Ten players attended the Wexford Open. Northern Ireland's Kenny Beggs topped the table, 2 points clear of Dublin's Mark Farrell. Mick O'Brien also had a very good day finishing 3rd on goal-difference above John Moore. Great to have Gerry Harrington travelling from England again and David Elton from Tralee. Junior player, Daniel Kalezewski continued to improve against the more senior opposition, picking up 6 points and Tommy Fitzpatrick took part in his first tournament. Thanks to John Moore, Mark Farrell, Nicky Moore and Andy Fitzpatrick for organising in the Community Hall in Monamolin.

Another good club night in Tralee

After the excitement of the Irish Open it was back to the bread and butter of club Subbuteo in Tralee. On Monday evening (November 28) we finally hit 4 players at one meet with a big welcome back to the game to Greg Molone. We had 2 tables in at our venue The Klub Bar, Strand Rd Tralee. The results were as follows:
Dave v Greg 2-0 and 2-0
William v Cian 0-0 and 1-0
William v Dave 1-2 and 0-0
Cian v Greg 0-0 and 0-0
Dave v Cian 1-0 and 0-0
William v Greg 0-1 and 2-0

Table:
1. Dave Elton 14 pts
2. William Magnier 8 pts
3. Greg Molone 5 pts
4. Cian Hogan 4 pts

Links:

TFAI website: http://s294044488.websitehome.co.uk/Eire/TFAI.htm
Tralee and Munster SC: https://www.facebook.com/groups/382626976190248

The WASPA rankings of November are out!

Dear all, you will find in the attached files the updated rankings and results of the WASPA circuit.

Excel file (rankings)
PDF file (results)

Germany's Sven Schilling visiting Cape Town players

We had another amazing month with 41 tournaments played under WASPA banner. The amazing fact is that 20 events took place in England but other nations have been involved with great events.

If you see some missing results, don't hesitate to contact me. The best way to send results is to send an e-mail to vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

Don't hesitate to run tournaments under the WASPA banner. It's a great way to promote your club, to attract new players and to create local or regional development and we all agree this is what the game needs nowadays.

Dutch players visiting SC Flanders players in Belgium

All your ideas to make the WASPA circuit more attractive are more than welcome. Don't hesitate to send your feedback. We also hope to see more and more clubs running events under the WASPA banner in the future.

We also take to opportunity to thank our partners:

- SubKits at https://www.facebook.com/subkits

- Flicks for Kicks at http://shop.flickforkicks.com/

- MAD ABOUT GAMES at http://subbuteo2012.co.uk

Singapore players having a pizza break

Well, that's all for now. Please remember you only need 3 players to register your tournament. Don't be scared to join. It's free and tournament requests can be sent by e-mail to vincent.cop@rsca.com

Keep an eye on the WASPA blog at http://waspa-circuit.blogspot.com as there are updates almost every day.

Please invite your friends to join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/waspasubbuteo/

We also have a WASPA page here: https://www.facebook.com/WASPA-World-Amateur-Subbuteo-Players-Association-231789816834700/

Keep in mind WASPA is also looking for new partners. If you know any company ready to support us (we don’t ask for money but we want some win-win agreements so that we can promote each  other), don't hesitate to contact me at vincent.cop@rsca.com or vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Vincent Coppenolle, WASPA organizer