Wednesday 13 March 2024

Noah Janssens and Pascal Scheen winners in Belgium

Players in Stembert

 Two small WASPA tournaments have been held last week-end in belgium.
Action in Nassogne

On Saturday, 5 players met in Nassogne and competed in a league format. After the 4 games, three played shared the first place with 3 wins and a loss. Sessions of shots decided the winner and Noah Janssens was the big winner of the day with Pascal Scheen being runner-up.

On Sunday, 5 players also met in "La Cave", Stembert. This time Pascal Scheen was the winner with lucas Père taking the 2nd spot and Noah Dirick being third.

Noah Dirick and Mélina Scheen
More importantly fair-play was there during both days and subbuteo was the real winner.

There will be more action in Belgium with tournament in Templeuve on March 15 and March 24. Interested players can contact Vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

Monday 11 March 2024

Andrea Lessona wins Generali's Cup



We are always pleased to receive results from Italy and this week-end, we were happy to see the first tournament held by the TSC 69ers this season in Borgo vercelli. Six players competed in the first edition of the "Generali's Cup". Andrea Lessona defeated Riccardo Bruno (3-0) in the final. Other players taking part were Andrea Gennari (3), Ferdinando Marino  (4), Alessandro Foti (5) and Piero Marino (6).

Congratulations to Andrea for being organizer and winner of the tournament!

TSC 69ers on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TSC69ERS


Friday 8 March 2024

WASPA rankings of February 2024 are out!

Dear Subbuteo friends,

PDF file (results)

Excel file (rankings)

Jason Christopher receiving trophy from Gary Gladwell after
the third round of the English Old Rules circuit

the WASPA rankings of February 2024 are out after we added 33 regional tournaments, 5 old rules tournaments, 1 promotional tournament, 1 National Cup and 1 test-macth in the records.

Hipfingerz's tournament in Sydney and first WASPA win for Louis Dettre

WASPA events have been played in England, Australia, Scotland, the Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand, Belgium, Ireland, Germany, Northern Ireland, Greece and France soo it's great to have 12 countries holding events in the same month. Welcome to the club of ALC Wattrelos-Subbuteo Lille Métropole (France) as the newest organizer.
Great success for the first tournament in the North of France, organized by the club of Wattrelos

Special thanks to Alan Lee and the English Subbuteo Association for the amazing job to promote the game. The ESA held a National Cup in close cooperation with WASPA but also held stages of the national old rules circuit, which was a great success. Many English clubs hold regular WASPA tournaments and have full support of their national association, which is a source of inspiration for other nations.

Of course some other nations have been very supportive in the last few years but there is so much to be done to make people understand that WASPA tournaments exist to promote the game and to develop things that it's so frustrating to see some national boards refusing any kind of cooperation.

Players at the latest Derry tournament, in Northern Ireland

Having a quick look at rankings, we see Jason Christopher is still number 1 in the overall individual table but Kevin Cordell is now very close to the first spot. Kevin Cordell is also a strong leader in the season ranking while Samuele Bignardi is still the number 1 junior player.

Anniversary tournament in Perth, Australia

We also notice a few clubs have scored their first points in the club tables and we are happy to see "Northern Line Flickers TFC" appearing in the Conference league. The club from Auckland, New Zealand has held 3 WASPA events and is a new entry in the table.

Visit of Germany's Nico Müller in London

I stay at your disposal for questions about the WASPA circuit.

Please keep the address vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com for sending tournament results!

Keep on flicking!

Vincent Coppenolle, WASPA Organizer

Monday 4 March 2024

Milan Knezevic winner in Switzerland, organizer in Germany

At the back: Peter Erb, Matthias Stechern, Milan Knezevic, Renato Parussini, Luigi & Giuseppe Zaccheria & Alessandro Indelli. In front: John Imbrogiano, Nicola Mariconda, Roman Bernhardsgrütter, Martin Wiesmann.


The winning trio: John (2), Milan (1), Renato (3)

On March 2nd, the Linth Sliders Subbuteo Club organised the 1st SWISS-CUP 2024 in Eschenbach. Once again 12 players registered, 6 of them were coming from Munich, which was appreciated by organizers.

It was another super tournament with many great games which was always under the patronage of fair-play, fun and friendship.

Group A was won by Milan Knezevic (SER) from Baden-Baden ahead of John Imbrogiano (SUI), Martin Stechern (GER), Martin Wiesmann (SUI), Nicola Mariconda (ITA) and Giuseppe Zaccheria (ITA).

Group B was won by Peter Erb (SUI) ahead of Renato Parussini (ITA), Fabio Domenico (SUI), Alessandro Indelli (ITA), Roman Bernhardsgrütter (SUI) and Luigi Zaccheria (ITA). Group B was won by Peter Erb (SUI) ahead of Renato Parussini (ITA), Fabio Domenico (SUI), Alessandro Indelli (ITA), Roman Bernhardsgrütter (SUI) and Luigi Zaccheria (ITA).

In the semi-finals, Milan won 3-1 against Renato and John 3-2 against Peter. Milan Knezevic won the SWISS-CUP again, beating John Imbrogiano 2-1. Renato Parussini came third ahead of Peter Erb.

Final standings:

1. Milan Knezevic (SER/GCT DLF Gorizia)
2. John Imbrogiano (SUI/subbuteo.ch)
3. Renato Parussini (ITA/Pinco Devils TS)
4. Peter Erb (SUI/subbuteo.ch)
5. Alessandro Indelli (ITA/-)
6. Martin Wiesmann (SUI/subbuteo.ch)
7. Matthias Stechern (GER/GCT DLF Gorizia)
8. Fabio Domenico (SUI/-)
9. Roman Bernhardsgrütter (SUI/Linth Sliders SC)
10. Nicola Mariconda (ITA/Subbuteo Club Höpfigheim)
11. Luigi Zaccheria (ITA/-)
12. Giuseppe Zaccheria (ITA/-)

Players in Baden-Baden

One week earlier, Milan Knezevic had organized a small tournament in Baden-Baden with 6 players competing in a league format. After howe and away games, Pietro Di Pietrantonio was the winner.

Final table:

1. Pietro Di Pietrantonio (ITA) - 30 points
2. Eric Lienhardt (FRA) - 24
3. Milan Knezevic (SER) - 11
4. Janus Gersie (GER) - 9
5. Peter Erb (SUI) - 8
6. John Imborgiano (SUI) - 4

Saturday 2 March 2024

Louie Dettre wins first WASPA tournament


Monday night was a throwback to the "good old days" when pitches were a challenge, as the Hipfingerz hosted players from all of the Sydney clubs. One of the Xworks pitches had a "wardrobe malfunction" leading to some interesting rolls and bends!

But Louie Dettre handled the conditions better than anyone, taking his very first table football event, with impressive wins against Steve (3-1) and Adrian Elmer (1-0) before sealing the deal with a 1-1 draw with Geoff.

Great to see Adrian Elmer (WSS), Kostas Barbaris (Sydney TFC) and Steve and Louie (Northern Falcons) joining the Hipfingerz and family!!

Adrian, Louie, Geoff and Kostas got off to winning starts, and then Louie grabbed a hold on the tournament when he beat Adrian, and Geoff and Kostas drew.

Geoff's chance of victory evaporated when Louie took the lead in their clash, with Geoff only equalising with a minute to go. Adrian's win over Kostas put him into second place.

Another thoroughly enjoyable night at the Captain Cook, with Greg's family joining him and getting into the small sided game!

Hipfingerz Subbuteo Table Football Club link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1063342333730453

Thursday 29 February 2024

King Kev is the Centre of Excellence

English Cup runner-up Aaron Skinner and champion Kevin Cordell

Two tournament wins in two weeks for the King, Kevin Cordell, this time it was victory in The England Nations Cup, played at the English Subbuteo Associations, Centre of Excellence. 24 players entered the competition on Saturday 24th of February 2024 with a host of current England Internationals taking part.

Kevin Cordell's reaction: "What a day and what a tough group I had! During today I played top players throughout all my matches with group wins over Miguel Pereira (2-0) and Justin Scott (2-1) and also a draw against Rudi Peters (1-1) meaning I topped my group with 7 points and a +3 goal difference 😁. This led to me playing another good player in the barrage with a 2-1 win over Sam Curtis in golden goal although we played really well and it could’ve gone either way.

Next up in the quarters, a player I’ve never played before in Ian Aggett. In this one I came out with a comfortable 5-2 win. Semis against Alan Lee was a very high tense quality game with it finishing 2-2 AET and I won 4-2 on shots. Final against Aaron Skinner was another cracking game with lots of chances at both ends but in the end I completed a fantastic day with great performances in all games.

Thanks to Alan and everyone who helped out today me and Jamie really enjoyed it all and great to see everybody. Roll on Mons, Belgium next week along with Wobblies."

Original story: https://www.englishsubbuteoassociation.com/post/king-kev-is-the-centre-of-excellence   

Wednesday 28 February 2024

Francis Cozzarin wins Western Sydney tournament


Friday, February 23, 2024
The Clubhouse, Toongabbie

(Story by Adrian Elmer)

While there was a tournament planned for the evening, firstly, more important matters needed to be dealt with. Eating! A collection of gourmet accompaniments were lavished atop humble hotdogs, washed down with ciders and white wine, and the crew were primed to get on with the flicking.

A 9 player Swiss tournament necessitated 4 pitches - 3 crammed into the air-conditioned clubhouse proper with a 4th out on the back verandah. While the temperature had, thankfully, cooled from the high-30s of earlier in the day, there was still plenty of humidity about, along with the ubiquitous mosquitos, so players were really stretched by the conditions. Louis and Dave were the first to put themselves to this test, with Louis making a fine start and a 2-0 victory. In the air-conditioning, Adrian and Gabriel played their first ever competitive match against each other, Gabriel holding out for a significant part of the game before Adrian scored 2 late goals. Imojjen came from behind to take a 1-1 draw with Franck, while Steve and Tim played out the exact same scoreline.

Steve was unimpressed with the two mediocre goals Franck put past him in their match up, especially as Steve could only find 1 of his own in reply. Louis stayed on the humidity pitch but this time fell 1-0 to Adrian. Imojjen and John failed to bother each other's goal while Dave took a narrow 1-0 win over Gabriel. 

The third round was one that could have been done without, in retrospect. Across the four fixtures, not a single goal was scored, which probably validates the benefits of a Swiss system but really didn't do much to excite spectators!

Round Four pitted John against a son for the second game running, with him going down 1-0 to Tim on this occasion. The humidity finally caught up with a wilting Louis with Franck hammering him 4-1. Steve was in clear control in his game against Gabriel and so began to give pointers to Gabriel. Gabriel listened carefully and then proceeded to score his first of the evening based on this advice! Meanwhile, for the first time ever, Dave picked up a competitive point against Adrian. Having gone behind following a fatal traveling goalkeeper error, Dave managed to eke out a small piece of space behind Adrian's defense and slip an equaliser with a few minutes remaining.

A final round of catchup games for all of those who had sat out for a bye had the potential to determine the final standings significantly. John was no match for Steve who won 3-0. Imojjen was clearly fading as the evening wore on and Tim took full advantage, claiming a 2-0 victory and slotting himself right amongst the top of the table.

That table was congested! 3 players ended the evening tied at the top on 8 points, so Power Rankings (where the relative strength of each opponent is factored in) were used to determine the winner, with Franck coming out on top, followed closely by Tim then Adrian. With every player picking up at least one positive result across the evening, placings then counted down with a single point between each successive player on the table.

Congratulations to Franck on the win and thanks to all those who came along to make another successful, well contested, and well fed, tournament.

Final table:
1. Francis Cozzarin
2. Tim Phokos
3. Adrian Elmer
4. Steve Dettre
5. David Rudd
6. Louis Dettre
7. Imojjen Elmer
8. John Phokos
9. Gabriel Phokos

Original report here: https://sites.google.com/view/westernsydneysubbuteo/tournaments

Western Sydney Subbuteo on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1379501845629782

Tuesday 27 February 2024

Martinog Bradley wins Winter Cup


The 2024 Derry City Winter Cup in in the books. 8 players competed with Martinog Bradley taking the title with a 2-0 final win over Barry Spence. Oisin Mor and Donegal's Frankie Connolly made it to the semi-finals while Derry's own Dee Jenkins won the plate in a thriller shootout against plate runner-up Stephen Mc Allister.

Derry City TFC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerryCityTableFootball

Monday 26 February 2024

Christophe Dheur and Matthias Averlant win WASPA events in Belgium



Last friday two WASPA tournaments were played in Belgium and once again, organizers were happy to host a great turnout.

In Verviers, 10 players competed in Swiss format. Christophe Dheur won 4 of his 5 games, which was enough to claim the victory while Sébastien Scheen was runner-up!

Final table:
1. Christophe Dheur
2. Sébastien Scheen
3. Salvatore Visconti
4. Geoffrey Dheur
5. Daniel Scheen
6. Pascal Scheen
7. Jean-Michel Cuenca
8. Philippe Roufosse
9. Valéry Willot
10. Benoit Vanwissen






Templeuve had a bigger turnout with 16 players from 3 nationalities taking part. Cezar Stoilescu continued his visit in Belgium and was glad to play many games. During the tournament, he won 2 of his 4 games to finish in a good 9th place. The winner of the day was Matthias Averlant. In the last session, Averlant and Geoffrey Marain were the only players with three wins and their game together ended with a draw (2-2). Thanks to a better goal difference, the young ASH player won the event.

More importantly, every player had great fun and competitive games so Subbuteo was the real winner.

Final table (all Belgians unless noted):
1. Matthias Averlant
2. Geoffrey Marain
3. Vincent Coppenolle
4. Benjamin Marain
5. Pascal Flémal
6. Sébastien Sorge (FRA)
7. Sébastien Rochez
8. David Sardi de Letto (FRA)
9. Cezar Stoilescu (ROM)
10. Michaël Dupret
11. Didier Moons
12. André Flémal
13. Franck Santer (FRA)
14. Eric Caillaux (FRA)
15. Olivier Bodelle (FRA)
16. Marc Sceraert

Sunday 25 February 2024

Luke Radziminski wins Northern Phoenix tournament

Here is the report of the recent Northern Phoenix tournament held in Melbourne, Australia.

Thanks to Christos Garagounis for the story.

"Another big night of Table Football was had on the evening of Tuesday 20th February as Northern Phoenix TFC hosted the February Fanatics NPTFC WASPA at Preston Druids CC.

A solid gathering of nine competitors saw the field split into two groups (of five and four respectively) with all games played in the popular Fast-15 format.

A feature of the evening was the number of Intra-Club derbies that were played along with one noticeable upset as Adrian Connolly held on for a big 2-1 victory against Carl Young.

Luke Radziminski got the job done with the same scoreline against club teammate Benji Batten in the other Semi-Final (scoring the goal of the evening in the process with an outrageous long range effort).

In the Final, Luke proved too strong for Adrian (3-1) to claim WASPA honours and the new title of the 'Polish Predator' (let's hope it sticks).

Hard not to mention the return to competitive action of the state's (and arguably nation's) favourite son Kevin Grant. Great to see the Legend back.

Lots of games and lots of goals but most importantly, lots of fun and an opportunity for players to enjoy more table football in Victoria.

Another enjoyable evening and needless to say.......

Subbuteo was the Real Winner!"

Northern Phoenix on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/780610992079187