Next tournament in Penrith

The next subbuteo tournament in Penrith will be held on January 12 at the Mega Games shop.
Details at http://www.megagames.com.au/subbuteo.html

Brisbane player in Canada

John Sexton from Brisbane (Queensland) recently attended the WASPA tournament held in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada). John moved from Canada to live in Australia 30 years ago and was on holiday to visit his family. 15 players attended the tournament and John was the only "foreigner". He finished thrid in a group of five and lost in the quarter-final to Stephen McNab (0-1). Peter Sexton John's brother) was the host of the tournament but also the final winner, beating Shaun Burt in the final (2-1).

News from Penrith

The third tournament played under WASPA banner this season was held in Penrith on November 24. Brett Davis won the group stage of six players. Some new faces showed up and the future looks promising for the game. The next event will be held on December 15 at the MEGA GAMES shop in Penrith.

Australian players in the FISTF rankings

In the FISTF rankings of November 2012, Gerald Brightwell is 287th in the veterans section.

Subbuteo TV ad from Italy

Well done subbuteo for launching this TV ad for the italian market and good luck! Buffon, the famous goalkeeper of the italian football team, is part of the show!

Australian players in the world rankings

In the WASPA ranking of October 2012, Eliot Kennedy is now 26th. The other australian players are ranked as follows:
33 Mike Newton (England)
37 Robert Green
62 Brett Davis
67 Jay Porter
106 Steve Dettre
115 Paul Magee
119 Braydan Howell (Bolivia)
142 Aaron Daniels
147 Anthony Ilacqua
154 Cameron Toazell
193 Nic Drage
& Marlon Faner
& Alex Fleig
& Braiden Graw
& Mitchell Schroder

Gerald Brightwell is ranked 293th in the FISTF veterans ranking.

Mike Newton wins in Penrith

Mike Newton won the second tournament played under WASPA banner in Australia. The event was held in Penrith and six players took part. Brett Davis was 2nd, Jay Porter 3rd, Braydan Howell (the first Bolivian player ever) 4th, Aaron Daniels 5th and Anthony Ilacqua 6th. Here is a video with Mike Newton in action!

Australian players in the world rankings

In the FISTF rankings of September, Gerald Brightwell is now 296th in the veterans section.

A great video about subbuteo

WASPA ranking update

Australian players in the WASPA ranking of September 2012
24 Eliot Kennedy 25,00
30 Robert Green 23,50
64 Mike Newton 7,00
84 Steve Dettre 5,80
85 Paul Magee 4,60
86 Jay Porter 4,00
113 Brett Davis 3,40
119 Cameron Toazell 2,80
160 Nic Drage 1,00
160 Marlon Faner 1,00
160 Alex Fleig 1,00
160 Braiden Graw 1,00
160 Mitchell Schroder 1,00
Great to see australian players in a world table again.