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!

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

In the FISTF rankings of September 2012, Antonio Carabillo is 102nd in the Open category and 123rd in the veterans. Antonio is also 54th in the WASPA ranking while Stephen Peaker is 96th.

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Hong Kong players in the world rankings

In the FISTF World ranking of August 2012, Antonio Carabillo is 105th in the Open category and 123rd in the veterans section. Antonio is also 40th in the WASPA ranking of August. Stephen Peaker is 78th.

Congratulations Sarah Lee!

Congratulations to Sarah Lee Wai-Sze for winning the bronze medal at the London Olympics in the women's keirin. Sarah Lee Wai-Sze was the happiest rider on the podium. Her bronze medal feat handed Hong Kong their first ever Olympic medal in a cycling event, and only their third overall. Hong Kong athletes had previously won one gold from windsurfing in 1996 and one Olympic silver medal from table tennis. Well done!

Hong Kong players in the world ranking

In the FISTF open ranking of July 2012, Antonio Carabillo is now 101st. Antonio is also 121st in the veterans ranking.

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

In the Open section of the FISTF ranking of June 2012, Antonio Carabillo is now 97th. Antonio is also 120th in the veterans section.

Hong Kong players in the WASPA ranking

In the WASPA ranking of June, Antonio Carabillo is now 34th while Stephen Peaker is 67th. Hong Kong is now 10th in the WASPA ranking of nations with 26 points. The top 3 nations are Malta (167), Belgium (154) and Singapore (144).

www.subbuteo.com is online

Our friends from SUBBUTEO have officially launched their website at http://en.subbuteo.com/

There are tips for new players, a list of available products and even the list of retailers. The game is currently available in Portugal, the UK, Spain, Italy, Singapore and Australia. Many more nations should have distributors soon.

Hopefully this will help to get a lot of new players interested in the beautiful game.

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.