A big change for the WASPA circuit

There were a lot of comments in the last few days about the possible change to have WASPA tournaments with only three players instead of four. A mail has been sent to several tournaments organizers and players and, apart from two people who didn't really know if a change like this would be a good thing, everyone gave support. The idea is not to lower the standards of organisation but just to help smaller associations and isolated groups of players. In countries such as Australia, Canada or the US, it's difficult to get players together for a tournament because of the long distances between cities. Also, in the last few months some tournaments were held with only three players. Despite of the efforts made by the local organizers to have something great, the tournaments could not count for the WASPA ranking and archives. Hopefully the change will motivate more clubs and players to organize tournaments under WASPA banner. The idea is to have more nations involved in the near future. The decision is therefore taken with immediate effect.

For more details about the WASPA circuit, take a look at http://waspa-circuit.blogspot.com/ 

Inaugural Hong Kong WASPA tournament

There was a lot of action and excitment in Hong Kong on sunday as the very first WASPA tournament took place between four very motivated players. The games were closely fought affairs, accompanied with a fair share of goals. In a group stage of four players, almost every competitor had a chance to win. Playing in a totally new and unfamiliar ground, Kok Wee, ironically, winning away from home... managed to top of the group with two wins and a draw, thus winning the tournament. His very first, in fact, since his push for the game in the region. Antonio, playing at home, but slipping up occasionally, came as seconnd, with John, not having time and some luck on his side, came in 3rd. The pack was followed by Stephan, whom is relatively new to the modern play of the game, completed the group at 4th. Overall, every player put in fine performances, with quite a few good goals and completed successfully the inaugural Hong Kong WASPA Tournament! The final ranking: 1. Tan Kok Wee (Singapore - Singpore Lions SC) ; 2. Antonio Carabillo (Hong Kong - Dragons SC) ; 3. John Ho (Singapore - Woodlands SC) ; 4. Stephan Peaker (Hong Kong - Dragons SC)

A first tournament in Hong Kong

There are some excellent news coming up from Hong Kong. There will be the very first tournament in the country on sunday, April 29 as four players will meet for a great time of flicking football. Local players Antonio Carabillo and Stephen Peaker will meet Tan Kok Wee and John Ho from Singapore! Results will be announced early next week! Contact: Antonio Carabillo at pacway@netvigator.com

Subbuteo is available again in the UK

Today is the official launch day for the new subbuteo range at the famous store Hamleys in London. The official launch of the iconic sports game takes place at 10.30 on the 5th floor with four top England under 12 table football players demonstrating the beautiful game!

Subbuteo is also available now in UK stores nationwide including Toys R Us, John Lewis (Oxford Street in London), selected Waterstones and Toymaster branches...

Andrea Gasparini's visit in Hong Kong

In the beginning of the month, Andrea Gasparini, the US player from SC Connecticut, paid a visit to Antonio Carabillo in Honk Gong. Both players had a lot of great games and the American proved to be in great shape. On March 3, the games ended on 1-1 and 4-0 in favor of Andrea. On March 11, scores were 1-1, 3-2, 1-0, 1-1, 4-0, 1-0, 2-2, which means 4 victories for Andrea and 3 draws.

More on the SC Connecticut's website at http://www.sc-connecticut.com/AndreaHK2012.html

Another international match

On June 15, Andrea Gasparini had a short visit in Hong Kong as he was stopping there for a few hours on his way to Taipei. The American player, who recently won the grand prix of Argentina, visited Antonio Carabillo and both guys had a game together. There was no winner as the game ended on 1-1.

Andrea Gasperini's visit in HK

In March, Andrea Gasperini, a player from the USA and member of the Connecticut SC, paid a visit in Hong Kong and had a chance to meet the local players. Here is a short summary of the results.

Tuesday March 1st
Antonio Carabillo - Andrea Gasparini 0-0

Sunday March 6th
Antonio Carabillo - Andrea Gasparini 3-3, 2-2, 2-2
Marco Todini - Andrea Gasparini 0-2

Monday March 7th
Antonio Carabillo - Andrea Gasparini 2-1, 0-1, 3-1

Link: http://www.sc-connecticut.com/AndreaHK2011.html

A new player for the Hong Kong Dragons SC

There was a big surprise at the Singapore Open last week-end as Marco Todini, Antonio Carabillo's friend, who's also residing in HK, was making a come-back after being out of the game for almost 20 years! Welcome Marco!
On the picture: Antonio Carabillo, Yusni Den Mulia (Singapore Open champion) and Marco Todini.

The Hong Kong Dragons club is up and running

The Hong Kong Dragons Subbuteo Club is now up and running. The club officially has only 2 players for the moment but hopefully more and more interest will be created in the next few months. Antonio Carabillo from Italy and local player Yuki Chong are the two members of the HKDSC. For any information about the club, feel free to contact Antonio Carabillo at pacway@netvigator.com