WASPA 1

Simon Hutchinson, Kevin Nieman, Wayne Smith, Dominic Hutchinson

On Friday May 22, 2011, the Southern California Subbuteo Club was honored to be the hosts of the first ever World Amateur Subbuteo Players Association tournament, WASPA 1.

It was a highly entertaining tournament, and all kinds of WASPA firsts were achieved, including:

• First goal in a WASPA tournament:  Dominic Hutchinson.
• First win in a WASPA tournament:  Simon Hutchinson.
• First person to score seven goals in a WASPA tournament: Kevin Nieman.
• First person to win a WASPA tournament:  Wayne Smith.

Kevin summed up everyone's feelings when he said "I must say that this was one of the most enjoyable tournaments I've ever played.  I wish for all WASPA participants to have all the fun and excitement we had.  This is what makes Subbuteo fun!"

You can read all about this tournament on the WASPA 1 tournament page here»

Season 11 finishes

The Southern California Subbuteo Club's Season 11 finished on Friday April 8, 2011.

Wayne Smith's team, Hannover 96, had won the League championship two weeks before, on match day 6.  But the winners of the Runners Up cup and the Wooden Spoon was only decided on the last day.

The loser of the game between Kevin Nieman's Perdenti Glorioso and Dominic Hutchinson's Kumba would win the Wooden Spoon, and the winner of the game between Jason Mitchell's Hollywood Hammers and Simon Hutchinson's Simi City would win the Runners Up cup.  Both games were decided by single goals, and Perdenti Glorioso and Simi City were victorious.

Jason Mitchell was voted "Player of the Season" to recognize his performance this season.  He was just a goal away from finishing in second place this season, a big improvement on finishing second from bottom last season.

The winners

Congratulations to all the winners:

• League champions: Hannover 96, Wayne Smith on right.
• Runners Up cup: Simi City, Simon Hutchinson second on right.
• Wooden Spoon winner: Kumba, Dominic Hutchinson, on left.
• Player of the Season: Jason Mitchell, second on left.

All the reports, photographs, scores and tables can be found on the Season 11 page.

Final day of the belgian individual league

On April 16, the club of JSC Rochefort will host the play-offs of the belgian individual leagues. The top 6 players of each division are qualified for the tournament. The players are:

Division 1: Sami Targui, Christophe Dheur, David Ruelle, Valéry Dejardin, Justin Leroy, Arnaud Nullens.

Division 2: Vito Di Ruggiero, Jérôme Heyvaert, Olivier Saffer, David Fraikin, Jos Ceulemans, Benoît Vanwissen.

Division 3: Maxime Muraille, Justin Thiry, Bart Van De Vliet, Geert Leys, David Vantassel, Terry San.

Division 4: Emilie Despretz, Steffen Despretz, Olivier Carion, Matthias Mastroianni, Thibault Recule, Pol Verhaeghe.

Heathens' Open

On Saturday February 19 the Southern California Subbuteo Club played the Heathen's Open, the first American Subbuteo Association tournament to be held on the west coast of the USA in 2011.

The turn out was small enough that the tournament was played in a "round robin" format, where everyone plays each other once.

Wayne Smith won the tournament, and all of his games.  His record of consecutive ASA Open wins is impressive, with his winning streak goes back to 2005.

In the last round of games Kevin Nieman won his only game to snatch second place from the fancied Simon Hutchinson.  Simon finished in third place with the same number of points as his son, Dominic.  David Jensen was the only player not to win a game, and he finished in last place.

The final table, results, photographs, and reports from all of the games can be found here»

Why was the tournament called the Heathen's Open?  Check the web page to see why.

Season 10 finished

The Southern California Subbuteo Club's Season 10 finished on Febraury 18, 2011.

VfL Osnaflick won the league championship, winning all but one of their games.  Perdenti Glorioso, surprised everyone with their strong play,  finished in second.   West Germany 1990 missed their chance to share second place by losing their last game of the season, finished in third.  Simi City won their last three games to share third with the Germans.  Red Star finished in fourth, Hollywood Hammers in fifth, and Kumba finished last.

The League Cup final had the league champions, Osnaflick, facing the Hammers.  The Hammers had caused two "cupsets" earlier beating Simi City in the first round, and Red Star in the semi final.  The result of the final did not accurately show how close the final was.

The winners

• Dominic Hutchinson (left) as Kumba: Wooden Spoon.
• Kevin Nieman (center) as Perdenti Glorioso:  Runners up cup and "Player of the Season".
• Wayne Smith (right) as VfL Osnaflick:  League champions and League Cup winners.

Final league table, results, photographs, and all the reports for Season 10 can be found here»

Subbuteo Across America 2011

The second Subbuteo Across America will be held on Saturday April 30 and Sunday May 1, 2011.

This year's event will raise money for the American Cancer Society.

We would like to invite all the Subbuteo players and clubs in North America (Canada, Mexico, USA) to take part in this worthwhile event.

Last year 54 players took part, playing 93 games, and raised $204.91.  Let's see if we can beat those numbers this year.

For more information and to become part of this historic event go to the Subbuteo Across America web page at SoCalSubbuteo.com/SubbuteoAcrossAmerica or SubbuteoAcrossAmerica.tk.

All participating players will be included in the Subbuteo Across America Roll of Honor.

Note:  Twin clubs of the Southern California Subbuteo Club may also take part.

Last game of 2010 & first game of 2011 played in So Cal

With less than half an hour left in 2010 Southern California Subbuteo Club members Dominic and Simon Hutchinson decided to become the last people to play Subbuteo in 2010 and the first to play in 2011.

Their Indoor Edition game kicked off shortly before 11:50 PM, on 31 December, 2010.  The first and second quarters of the game were completed before midnight.

After a few moments to toast the New Year the game resumed, with the third and fourth quarters played on 1 January, 2011.

Dominic also becomes the first player to win in 2011, as he defeated his father 4-2.

For more details see here»

New American Subbuteo Association web site

The American Subbuteo Association has launched a new web site to replace their previous one that was hacked in September.

The new site keeps the same URL, www.AmericanSubbuteo.com, as before.

There is also a new forum.  A link to it can be found on the pages of the new web site. Or it can be reached directly by using this URL, americansubbuteo.proboards.com.

California State Championship 2010

The 2010 California State Championship was played on 20 November in Simi Valley.

This year's winners were:
- State Champion - Wayne Smith
- Missions trophy - Steve Tucker
- Sierra trophy (U19) - Dominic Hutchinson

Wayne Smith has won the State Championship for all four years this tournament has been played.

The runners up spot, and the Missions trophy, was a three way race that went down to the last round of games. Steve Tucker won his last game and finished ahead of Simon Hutchinson and Kevin Nieman, who shared third place.

Dominic Hutchinson was awarded the Sierras trophy as the only under 19 player present. He also deserves an honorable mention for his performance.

A full report and photographs can be found here»

State Champion Wayne Smith

Missions trophy winner Steve Tucker

Sierras trophy winner Dominic Hutchinson

F.I.S.T.F. International Tour 2010/2011 - November

Satellite of Sassoeiros 2010 (Portugal) 

Date: 7 November 2010
Website: http://subbuteonoticia.blogspot.com/2010/10/satelite-de-sassoeiros.html

International Open of Rochefort 2010 (Belgium)

Date: 13-14 November 2010
Website: http://www.jscrochefort.be/lieu1.php

International Open of Gibraltar 2010 (Gibraltar)

Date: 13-14 November 2010

Website: none

Grand Prix of Berlin 2010 (Germany)

Date: 27-28 November 2010

Website: http://www.gpberlin.de.vu/

Last edition's video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JvcdZbcC4