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.

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

In the Open world rankings of September 2011, Antonio Carabillo is 120th and Marco Todini is 1086th.

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.

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

In the world rankings of August 2011, Antonio Carabillo is 121st and Marco Todini is 1093rd.

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

In the world rankings of July 2011, Antonio Carabillo is now 123rd and Marco Todini is 1109th.

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

In the new FISTF world rankings (June 2011), Antonio Carabillo is 123rd and Marco Todini is 1126th.

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.

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.

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!

Hong Kong players in the world rankings

In the new FISTF world rankings, Antonio Carabillo is 237th and Marco Todini is 1005th.