Results and rankings of December 2014

Antonio (with the pink jersey) at the Yokohama International Open

Antonio Carabillo attended two FISTF tournaments in December 2014. On December 6, Antonio was playing the Satellite of Singapore. Despite he finished on top of his group, he lost the barrage game against local player Rudy Hesty and didn't manage to qualify for the quarter-finals. One week later, Antonio also finished on top of a group of 4 at the Open of Yokohama (Japan). He beat Japan's Kosuke Watanabe in the last 16 round but lost to Belgium's Stéphane Lambert (1-2) in the quarter-finals. Antonio is now 117th in the FISTF Open ranking (December 2014) and 341st in the WASPA ranking of December 2014.

Semi-final for Antonio in Yokohama

Antonio Carabillo took part in the FISTF Open of Yokohama in Japan last week. The Honk Kong player was in a great day, beating Stephane Lambert from Belgium in the semi. In the final, Antonio lost to Cédric Garnier, a former french international player who now lives in Japan. It was an excellent performance for Antonio anyway! Congratulations!

Antonio Carabillo with Cédric Garnier and Stephane Lambert

Singapore Open 2013 and updated WASPA ranking

Antonio Carabillo attended the Singapore FISTF Open on June 23. He was the top seed of the tournament and won his group games against local players Mohd Rizal Taib (1-0) and Galvin Ho Zi Rong (2-0). In the last 16 round, Antonio beat Mohd Rizal Ahmad (6-0). In the quarter-finals, the game against Michael Choong (1-0) was a bit more difficult. In the semi, Antonio had no chance to beat Yusni Den Mulia (1-2). Antonio finishes 3rd of the tournament, which is a very good performance.

Players at the Singapore FISTF Open. Antonio plays as usual with his pink jersey of Palermo!

Updated WASPA ranking

In the WASPA ranking of June, Antonio is 114th and Stephen Peaker is 488th.

Semi-final for Antonio in Connecticut

Antonio was playing the WASPA tournament in Wallingford, Connecticut (USA) last sunday. The tournament had 7 players taking part and Antonio lost in the semi-final to Andrea gasparini. Gasparini later beat Luis Silva to claim the title. Antonio Carabillo is now 105th in the WASPA ranking of May 2013 while Stephan Peaker is 433rd and Hong Kong is 22nd in the ranking of nations.
In the new FISTF world rankings (May 2013), Anonio is 63rd in the Open ranking and 188th in the veterans section.

Antonio in the superb venue

A big collection of subbuteo teams

Group picture

Antonio finalist in Japan

Antonio Carabillo attended the FISTF Open of Japan in Yokpohama this week-end and reached the final. He lost to Cédric Garnier, a french player living in Japan for six months, in the decisive game. There was a good field of Japanese players but also John Ho from Singapore. Well done Antonio.
The event was covered by several international medias, including TV Asahi and AFP. See link.

A game against Japan's Kenzo Koi

The podium with Kenzo Koi, John Ho, Cédric Garnier and Antonio Carabillo

Third place for Antonio in Singapore

Antonio receives his trophy

Nice group picture

The Leste Aquila Cup 2013 took place on sunday and was part of the WASPA circuit. There was a good field of entries and some very good players. Den Mulia beat Tan Kok Wee in the final while Antonio Carabillo from Hong Kong took the third place. Well done to everyone!

Antonio did it!

It was his 4th time in Singapore for the Merlion Cup but this time, Antonio Carabillo managed to win the FISTF Open of Singapore for the very first time. Antonio becomes the first Hong Kong player to win such a tournament counting for the world ranking. The Merlion Cup was really an international tournament this year with players from Belgium and Japan making the trip to Singapore. Antonio's performance was simply amazing as he managed to beat all local top players. Well done! Hopefully this performance will boost the interest for subbuteo table football in Hong Kong!

Antonio takes the third place in Yokohama

Andrea Gasparini (USA), Cédric Garnier (France) and Antonio Carabillo (Hong Kong) on the podium

 Antonio Carabillo attended the Open of Yokohama last week-end. It was not a surprise but the four foreign players came on top of the tournament as Cédric Garnier (France) beat Andrea Gasparini (USA) in the final and Antonio beat Stéphane Lambert (Belgium) in the final for the third place. Well done!

Antonio takes the 4th place in Singapore

The Singapore Satellite, a tournament counting for the FISTF circuit, took place last week-end and 24 players were competing in a nice sports hall. Antonio Carabillo was the only foreign player taking part. Being 87th in the world ranking, Antonio was the top seed of the tournament. In the group stage, he easily beat Soh Wee Lik (2-1) and Mohd Rizal (2-0) to finish on top of the group. In the last 16 round, it was another victory against Mohd Azhar (3-0). In the quarter-final, Antonio was in great shape and beat Noor Haikal (5-0). Int he semi-final, it was something very different as Antonio lost to Den Mulia (3-0). Den Mulia is know as one of the best Singapore player, maybe the best player for the moment. Den Mulia later won the final against Rudy Hesty (2-0). In the final for the third place, Antonio lost to John Ho (0-2). Finishing in the top 4 of such a big tournament is still a great satisfaction for the best Hong Kong player. 

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)

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 final for Antonio

The club of Yokohama organized the very first FISTF International Open of Yokohama on March 18. Six local players but also Andrea Gasparini (USA) and Antonio Carabillo (Subbuteo Club Dragons Honk Kong) took part. Antonio came on top of his group after beating Makoto Ito (3-0), Kuninori Sano (7-0) and Yasuhiro Suzuki (5-0). In the semi-final, Antonio beat Kenzo Koi (5-0) but in the final, it was a much closer game and Andrea Gasparini took the honors after a short win (1-0). Well done to Antonio for taking part in so many tournaments and for promoting Hong Kong on the international subbuteo circuit.

Andrea (left) and Antonio (pink jersey) during the big final

Antonio wins in Brazil

Antonio Carabillo recently won the International Open of Rio de Janeiro in the veterans section. Antonio was competing in a group stage of six players and he won four games and drew with Argentina's Fabrizio Bertolini. Thanks to a better goal-difference, Antonio was decided as the winner of the tournament. Int he Open category, Antonio ended on top of his group after he beat seeded player Nicolas Lioy (Argentina), Jose Antonio Ramalhete (Brazil) and Gonzalo Gomez (Argentina). In the barrage round, Antonio lost to Matias Lioy (Argentina) on a clear 1-3. Andrea Gasparini from the US won the tournament.

Second place for Antonio in Yokohama

lasts unday Antonio took part int he first WASPA tournament organized in Japan. it was also the first time Antonio took part in a WASPA tournament. if 14 players were present, many of them were beginners and both Andrea Gasparini (USA) and Antonio were their teachers for the day. Finally, only 5 players competed in the "official" tournament and Andrea Gasparini came on top of the group stage. Antonio was second (on goal-average) despite he drew with Andrea in the decisive game.

Some pictures of Antonio's trip in Singapore

Here are the full results of Antonio Carabillo in the International Open of Singapore.
Groupe stage: 2-1 vs Peter Ooi
Groupe stage: 10-0 vs Muhd Firdaus Sukaimi
Last 16: 4-1 vs Mohd Faruq
Last 8: 4-2 vs Henry Peh
Semi-final: 1-0 vs Tan Kok Wee
Final: 1-2 vs John Ho
Here are some great pictures.

A final for Antonio Carabillo in Singapore

Antonio Carabillo took part in the Singapore International Open last week-end. Despite he had good chances to win the title, he lost in the final and took an excellent second place. "Tension can lead you to mistakes. Anyway, it was a nice competion, as usual. We enjoyed ourselves and had a good fun. This is the way it is supposed to be. Real games, pure fun", commented Antonio.

Some pictures of the tournament will be added as soon as we get them from the organizers!

Congratulations Andrea

Andrea Gasparini paid us a visit in march but he continued to travel to play the beautiful game. Last week-end, the player of the Connecticut Subbuteo Club won the FISTF Grand Prix of Argentina in Rosario, beating top argentinian player Fabrizio Bertolini (3-1) in the final. Congratulations Andrea!

Another final for Antonio Carabillo

Antonio competed on December 4 & 5 int he Merlion Cup, a Satellite tournament organized by the Singapore Lions Subbuteo Club. 19 players from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong were competing. Antonio took the honors as he played the Open final against the top asian player Yusni Den Mulia. The Singapore player won the title, confirming he's the best player of the moment in Asia. Well done to Antonio for reaching the final.

Antonio reaches the semi in Singapore

Antonio Carabillo was representing Hong Kong at the Singapore Open this week-end. The Italian-born reached the semis but lost to Rob Smith (Australia) after a very close game (1-1 and Rob's win on shots). Congratulations to Antonio for this great performance.

Antonio Carabillo reaches the semis in Sydney

The first tournament in Australia for 15 years took place last saturday in Sydney. Hong Kong's Antonio Carabillo travelled down under and managed to reach the semi-finals. Unfortunately he didn't manage to beat Robert Smith (Perth). In the final, Peter Thomas (Canberra) beat Smith 3-1. Antonio lost to Eliot Kennedy in the final for the 3rd place.