Stavros Giapoutzis winner in Thessaloniki

Last sunday the Greek club of Panorama 1978 Subbuteo Club in Thessaloniki held their first WASPA tournament for a long time. Six players were taking part and after the group stage (2 groups of 3 players), knock-out games took place. Stavros Giapoutzis and Vasilos Vasilis managed to reach the final and Stavros Giapoutzis won the game (2-0).

Thanks to the organizer Constantios Giapoutzis for making things happen and for the support to the WASPA movement.

To be noted it was the first tournament played in Greece under WASPA banner this season. We hope some more events will take place this season. Great job!

Final standings:
1. Giapoutzis Stavros
2. Vasilis Vasilos
3. Terzidis Ioannis
4. Giapoutzis Constantios
5. Giapoutzis Nikiforos
6. Mastrothymnios Panagiotis

WASPA rankings of November 2025 + help needed

Dear Subbuteo friends,

the WASPA rankings of November 2025 are now available.

Results file in PDF format

Rankings and statistics in Excel file

November is usually a quiet period but we have added 22 regional tournaments, 7 old rules events, 2 "Club WASPA" and the National championship with Finnish rules (played in Finland) in the records.

We are happy to see some excitement for rankings even if the priority of the WASPA circuit is to promote the game of Subbuteo table football, to attract new players and to keep local clubs alive as clubs are the key of development for the future of the game. We also insist that all ideas to involve more young players are more than welcome.

As the end of the year is coming quickly, I would love to ask you to contribute to the different WASPA channels. For instance, it is important to keep some pages updated:

-> list of WASPA active clubs: https://waspa-circuit.blogspot.com/p/waspa-top-clubs.html

-> you can follow the WASPA Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/127530464069377

-> you can follow the WASPA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057361903237

Your feedback to improve the WASPA circuit is more than welcome.

The doors of the WASPA circuit remain open for all players and clubs around the world ;-)

For any question, feel free to send me a message at vincentcoppenolle@gmail.com

Have a great week-end!

Vincent Coppenolle, WASPA organizer

Some pictures of recent events

Brisbane players had the vist of a special guest from Japan

Many young players involved in the tournament in Genova, Italy

Action at the old rules event in Terni, Italy

Latest Northern Falcons tournament in Sydney

Players in Attard, Malta

Final of the Old Rules tournament in Coventry, England

Rob Paterson winner of the Pedmore tournalent

The South Devon club held their first event of the season

Marko Tiikkaja wins Finnish rules championship in Heinola

From times to times we receive news from Finland where the Subbuteo table football scene has several types of tournaments but the events with the Finnish rules remain very popular. Kari Hakkarainen reports the annual Finnish Championship tournament took place this week-end with 17 players taking part, which is the biggest number of entries in the whole 2000s.

The organizing club was TFC Lynx and the tournament was held on Heinola. Marko Tiikkaja from Tampere had a glorious day and won the final against Jani Naapila.

There was also the first ever female player in the tournament, Nina Toiviainen. She learned the rules and flicking on Saturday and on Sunday she took part in the tournament. So, she had the very minimum experience about the game. Very surprisingly she could take a couple of draws. Local players had never seen anything like that before. Normally the beginners are just murdered 10-0 in every game.

In the tournament there was also a man who filmed the games and interviewed some players. There should be some video in youtube about the tournament in the near future.

There were also some people who came just to watch the games and didn’t know so much about the game before. The tournament was held on a workplace restaurant.

Congratulations to the local organizers for keeping the game alive!

More results from around the world - November 2025

Several WASPA events have been held in different countries in the last few days. We collect results from "small events" but for us, even small events remain very important as they give visibility to the motivated players from various isolated areas. Thanks for all organizers who contribute to keep the WASPA circuit very active.

By the way, quick reminder. We try to keep the WASPA list of active clubs alive. Can you check this link (https://waspa-circuit.blogspot.com/p/waspa-top-clubs.html) and see if you have details to update/add/delete? Don't miss a chane to promote the activites of your club!

Bucharest, Romania, club WASPA, November 24

1. Michele Sterlechini (Italy)
2. Massimo DalPrà
3. Cezar Stoilescu
4. Bogdan Panait

Cape Town, South Africa, regional tournament, November 25

1. Sven Schilling (Germany, Subbuteo St. Pauli)
2. Neil Hampton
3. Wayne McKenzie
4. Mike Ryder

Final: Sven Schilling - Neil Hampton 0*-0

Milton Keynes, England, regional tournament, November 24

1. Mark Green
2. David Parsons
3. Greg Lickorish
4. Graham Farmer

Stourbridge, England, regional tournament, November 20

1. Richard Roper (Pedmore)
2. Andy Pountney (Pedmore)
3. Stuart Collins (Stourbridge)
4. Arthur Collins (Pedmore)
5. Matthew Powell (Stourbridge)
6. Matthew Reynolds (Stourbridge)
7. Neil Walker (Stourbridge)

Gouda, the Netherlands, club WASPA, November 19

1. Fabrizio Cavazza (Gorizia)
2. Casey van Os (Rijnmond)
3. Marco de Bruin (Dutch Legends)
4. Xavier Aret (Dutch Legends)
5. Richard Oranje (Dutch Legends)

Grottaferrata, Italy, old rules event, November 19

1. Ernesto Poncetta
2. Luca Di Lullo
3. Riccardo Galieti (Lazio)
4. Andrea Alfonsi

Matthias Averlant wins big WASPA event in Verviers

Matthias Averlant vs Noah Janssens

Last Friday there was a great "training session" in Verviers just before a big week-end of action as the Belgian Interclubs Championships were taking part in the same venue. 16 players from 4 nations (Belgium but also France, Spain and Malta) were taking part in a WASPA tournament played in Swiss system. After the four sessions, two players finished the event with 12 points and Matthias Averlant was decided winner thanks to more goals scored than Daniel Scheen. The highlight of the night was the presence of Subbuteo legend Dominique Demarco. Dominique is a retired player for many years but used to be the "Carlos Flores of the 90's" after some significant wins in major events like the ETF European Cup 1989 in Wallisellen, the FISA World Cup 1994 in Chicago and later the FISTF World Cup 1994 in Paris. For sure it was a big honor for his opponents to meet him in a WASPA tournament

Dominique Demarco vs Sébastien Sorge

Final table

1. Matthias Averlant (Hennuyer)
2. Daniel Scheen (Stembert)
3. John Zammit (Malta/Stembert)
4. Geoffrey Marain (Hennuyer)
5. Noah Janssens (Stembert)
6. Dominique Demarco (-)
7. Aurélien Feye (Stembert)
8. Pascal Scheen (*) (Stembert)
9. Valéry Willot (Stembert)
10. Cédric Geurten (Stembert)
11. Bruno Goset (Stembert)
12. Benjamin Marain (Hennuyer)
13. Jean-Michel Cuenca (Spain/Tiburones)
14. Sébastien Sorge (France/Wattrelos)
15. Richard Boulanger (Wamme)
16. David Boulanger (Wamme)

(*): replaced by Sébastien Rochez in the last 2 sessions.

Ian Clarke wins ETS tournament in Johannesburg

We are happy to see a good turnout for the latest event in South Africa. Last week-end the ETS club held their latest tournament in Johanneburg. Local players had the visit of Sven Schilling from Germany. The Sankt Pauli player finished on top of his group of 5 players to qualify for the semi-finals. In the other group, Ian Clarke won his four games to take the first spot. In the semis, Rui Dos Santos managed to defeat Sven Schilling on shots while Ian Clarke took the best on Gary Downs. Ian Clarke later won the final to take the trophy while Jason Kennedy won the consolation tournament.

Steve Wonnacott wins Bristool WASPA night

Some news from the Bristol club where the latest WASPA event was held on Monday. Steve Wonnacott finished on top of a group of six players with Stuart Briffett being runner-up.

Players interested to join the Bristol club can check the club's Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2435653826668859

Latest tournament in Brisbane, Australia

On Thursday the Brisbane players held their fourth WASPA tournament of the season with six players competing in a league format. Tomoki from Japan was the special guest of the night but Giuseppe Tardiota was the undefeated winner of the tournament.

We are really happy to see enthusiast players in such an isolated city and regular meetings prove how the local group is working well to promote the game.

If you are also part of an isolated group of Subbuteo players, don't hesitate to join the WASPA circuit!

First WASPA tournament in Caterham

Congratulations to "That Retro Place" in Caterham, England, for running their first WASPA tournament on Wednesday. Richard Myers defeated Adam Welles in the final. Hopefully there will be many more tournaments coming up in the future! We are happy to see a new active club in the WASPA circuit!

November results from England, the Netherlands, Malta, Italy and Australia

Part 2 of the November results. We are happy to see more results from events run in England, the Netherlands, Malta, Italy and Australia. The second stage of the ESA old rules circuit in Coventry was probably the highlight of the week with 24 players taking part. Congratulations to the boys at Godiva Subbuteo Club for a brilliant tournament.

Coventry, England, November 9 2025

Well done to Simon Goodman for his victory in the first Godiva Old Rules Event. Congratulations also to  Rudi for reaching the final (losing on sudden death shots) after a 1-1 draw. Also congratulations to our own Simon Bryan for reaching the  plate final and Joe Parody for winning the plate event.

Quarter-finals: Simon Goodman - Ian Sharp 1-0
Colin Fletcher - Nigel Morgan 2-0
Mark Weaver - Rudi Peterschinigg 0-4
Tony Banks - Victor Jones 0-3

Semi-finals: Simon Goodman - Victor Jones 0*-0
Colin Fletcher - Rudi Peterschinigg 1-2

Final: Simon Goodman - Rudi Peterschinigg 1*-1

Plate final: Simon Bryan - Joe Parody 0-2

Attard, Malta, November 8 2025

The third WASPA event of the season in malta was once again organized by the H'Attard club. This time there was no victory for the home club as Spencer Conti (Reggio Calabria) finished on top of a league of six players. Thanks to Robert Farrugia for the good work!

1. Spencer Conti (Reggio Calabria)
2. Robert Farrugia (H'Attard SC)
3. Vincent Mifsud (H'Attard SC)
4. Mark Baldacchino (H'Attard SC)
5. Walter Attard (H'Attard SC)
6. Luke Xerri (H'Attard SC)

Gouda, the Netherlands, November 5 2025

Another good night in Gouda was held last Wednesday with 7 players competing in a league format. Casey van Os was the winner once again. Thanks for our Dutch friends for running regular meetings!

1. Casey van Os (Rijnmond)
2. Marco de Bruin (Dutch Legends)
3. Fabrizio Cavazza (Gorizia)
4. Rinaldo van Dijk (Rijnmond)
5. Xavier Aret (Dutch Legends)
6. Martijn de Jong (Dutch Legends)
7. Richard Oranje (Dutch Legends)

Brisbane, Australia, November 8 2025

Last week-end the Brisbane boys were back in action and their monthly tournament consisted in hom and away fixtures so that everyone played 8 games. Thanks to Gareth Whalley for keeping things running and for sending results and pictures!

1. Giuseppe Tardiota (Brisbane SC)
2. Gus Gillespie (Brisbane SC)
3. Gordon Orr (Brisbane SC)
4. Gareth Whalley (Brisbane SC)
5. Wayne Miller (Brisbane SC)

Genova, Italy, November 8 2025

Last week-end the Rebels Genova hald their third tournament of the season with young and old players competing together. the tournament was dominated by young boys and Tommaso Sani took the honors. Thanks to Luca Bignardi for the mazing work of promotion!

Semi-finals: Samuele Bignardi - Tommaso Sani 1-2
Alberto Capoferri - Alessandro Gandin 0-2

Final: Tommaso Sani - Alessandro Gandin 4-0

South Devon, England, November 9 2025

WASPA complete. A really enjoyable day shared with other enthusiasts. Great thanks to all who travelled to the sunny South West on a very wet day!

Malcolm Jamieson, Stuart Briffett, Tony McCann, Phil Bryant and Andy Jarvis joining five of our regular club members Simon, Oakley, Bob, Bill and Marcus. 

Nice for our players to compete against better players and we learned a great deal. Malcolm and Tony shared much of their big game experience and gave some brilliant advice for us to act upon. 

Congratulations to Marcus Ellis who lifted the SDS Plate trophy.

Special congratulations to our WASPA trophy winner Bob Fairbrother who defeated Malcom Jamieson 1-0 in the final. Both had been in scintillating form on their respective runs to the final. Bob stayed calm when under intense pressure from Malcolm having taken the lead early in the second half. Was a wonderful game to watch with top quality play on display. 

It has been a real privilege watching our club grow. I have met great people and made new friends. The willingness of all to contribute enabled us to host this event today. From learning the new game of Subbuteo to slowly improving our equipment. We have a competitive league and cup format between our players, a website, club jersey and additional subbuteo paraphernalia. 

We couldn’t do it without a great venue. The White Hart Modbury, many thanks to Gareth and the gang for being generous host. 

If you are thinking of joining or creating a Subbuteo club, do it. You just might have a lot of fun. (report from the Facebook page)

Link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562206802557

Semi-finals: Malcolm Jamieson - Stuart Briffett 2-1
Bob Fairbrother - Bill Berkley 4-0

Final: Malcolm Jamieson - Bob Fairbrother 0-1

North Shields, England, November 7 2025

We had a great evening's subbuteo at the Seahorse Pub, Whitley Bay Football Club,  on Friday 7 November. Eight players competed - with two groups of 4 players following by a head-to-head play-off for the final positions. The winner was Ben, defeating Nick, in a shoot-out. (report from the Facebook page)

Link: https://www.facebook.com/northshieldssubbuteotablefootball

Final: Nick Pearson - Ben Staples 0-0*

Final 3rd place: Tom Heslop - Jeff Parsons 2-1

Final 5th place: Karl Dragan - Nigel Lamond 0-1

Final 7th place: Neil Wearmouth - Dan Gosling 0-0