Congratulations to Tiburones FM who won the domestic AEFM Barcelona Open, beating Mallorca Águilas FM in the final.
Tiburones – winners
Mallorca Águilas FM – runners-up
Well done to the category winners Julio Candelas (Open), Raul Benita (Veterans), Ruben Benita (U16).
Julio Candelas – Open winner
As national selections for the FISTF World Cup are happening around the world, we thought it was an opportune time to reinforce the rules regarding nomination for each of the categories, as per the FISTF Handbook.
As a service to the community we are providing here information on the International Open Valencia as provided by the AEFM
La Associació Túria de Futbol Taula se complace en invitaros al Interna9onal Open de Valencia enmarcado en el calendario de la Fédéra9on Interna9onal Sports Football Table (FISTF), que tendrá lugar los días 2 y 3 de abril de 2022.
Después de varios años ausentes del calendario internacional, y coincidiendo con el 40º aniversario de la fundación del club, volvemos a organizar un evento en el que nos encantaría contar con la par9cipación de todos los clubes de la Asociación Española y aquellos clubes internacionales que lo deseen.
El torneo se desarrollará en la Sala 3.0, calle Aviación nº 30 de Manises (València).
The Associació Túria de Futbol Taula is pleased to invite you to the Valencia Interna:onal Open as part of the Fédéra:on Interna:onal Sports Football Table (FISTF) calendar, which will take place on April 2 and 3, 2022.
After several years absent from the international calendar, and coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the foundaton of the club, we are once again organizing an event in which we would love to have the participation of all the clubs of the Spanish Association and those international clubs that wish it.
The tournament will take place in Room 3.0, Calle Aviación nº 30 in Manises (València).
Full information:
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Carlos Flores (ESP/Reggio Emilia) claimed his 9th Major crown at Frameries with a 3-2 win over Mark Gauci (MLT/Valletta).
Open final action
ASHenuyer celebrated 30 years of existence and attracted 165 players to the individual events.
Lazaros Papakonstantinou (GRE/Atlas) became the first Greek champion in the Veterans category, and the first Greek winner since 2010 when Giannis Vlassopoulos won the U12 category. Papakonstantinou beat Gianfranco Calonico (ITA/Master Sanremo) on shots 3-1 after a 2-2 draw.
Veterans final
Françoise Guyot (FRA/Elan SC Champs) continued the French domination of the women’s category with a 1-0 win over Carolina Villarigues (POR/ Belenenses). Losing semi finalists were Audrey Herbaut (FRA/Elan SC Champs) and Steph Garnier Subbuteo (FRA/Tiburones).
Women’s podium
In the U20 category, Corentin Boltz (BEL/Hennuyer) beat Louison Giaux (BEL/Tiburones) 6-5 in extra time.
In the U16 Noah Denne (BEL/Eugies) beat Robert Farrugia Randon (MLT/Attard) 4-2 in their final.
And in the U12, Fabio Casciano (BEL/Charleroi) beat Apollon Dimakeas (GRE/Rolligans) 2-0.
U12 Podium
In the Open consolation final, Paul Naszalyi (FRA/Issy) beat Brian Butterworth (ENG/Glide, Slide) 2-1
In the Veterans consolation, Xavier Dubois (FRA/Caen_ beat Marco Ghigliotti (ENG/Marassi Genova) 3-2.
Valletta (MLT) won the team’s event in extra time against Italian club Bologna Tigers.
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Following the 2020 FISTF Congress, a working group was created to further develop one of the resolutions carried by the Member nations, relating to the FISTF Corporate Identity Norm (Resolution J8).
Our organisation has been known as FISTF since it was established in 1992.
Originally known as the Federation of International Subbuteo Table Football, when there was a separation from any relationship with Hasbro, the ‘Subbuteo’ was changed to ‘Sports’.
But still the unfortunate negative connotations of the acronym remained.
The FISTF acronym is problematic in English. The fist is a powerful, politically-charged symbol that means many different things to people worldwide. It also refers to a sexual act, most commonly expressed in English.
It makes sense to try and change our name to something that cannot be mistaken for a negative word or term.
As well, creating an artificial brand of ‘Sports Table Football’ has not been taken to heart by the community. Placing this strong emphasis on the word ‘sports’ also tends to alienate us from the wider community who also want to just play casually or in clubs and not just in elite competition.
These numbers highlight the absence of a widespread desire to include ‘Sports’ in the title, and the majority identify more with Table Football or its derivation.
The percentage of Clubs that have adopted ‘Sports’ in their title is even smaller.
By giving ourselves a nickname that has nothing to do with actually describing our game, we are also advertising the logic that we are the “Sports” version of “table football”.
We have sent a proposal to each of the FISTF Member National Associations, proposing that we significantly change the name of the federation as well as our identity to better represent our position as a bold, modern and dynamic international federation.
We know that in such a competitive world, we must always evolve and adapt to stay relevant and appeal to a wider audience.
In the digital age, the acronym of our federation has developed negative connotations unrelated to our organisation and it is important that we rebrand to make sure our first impressions are as positive as possible.
We are proposing a new brand for us: Table Football International.
This is distinctive and simple to understand and reinforces the global nature of our sport. It is time that we stake our claim as the most dynamic table football game: We Are Table Football.
Please find the complete presentation here
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Ángel Valverde (CAP Ciudad de Murcia) won the Spanish Championship and in the process qualified for the FISTF World Cup Rome 2022, beating Miguel Ángel López from Mallorca Águilas in the Open Final.
Spanish Champion and Cup Winner Ángel Valverde
The Championship and the Spanish Cup were both held on the same weekend, in the local Madrid town of Móstoles.
The event had a wide participation of players representing practically all the national clubs of the AEFM. A total of 23 players competed in the Open category and 16 in the Veteran category; The Sub 12 and Sub 20 categories would also have a large participation of enthusiastic young people.
A high level of play was witnessed in both the Open and Veterans categories, where several champions from Spain and the world met.
ln the Veterans Juan Carlos Granados (CAP Ciudad de Murcia) took the victory and the Spanish championship this time against José Castellanos (Mallorca Águilas) who has shown a great level of improvement in his game.
Juan Carlos Granados winner of Spanish Veterans Championship
In Sub 20 Carlos Pinto (Tiburones FM) won the category continuing his successful career from the lower categories.
Carlos Pinto – U20 Champion
In Sub 12 Enrique Villao (Moralzaral SC) rose as champion of Spain in a tough final against Manuel Baena (AC Los Remedios). Praise must be given to the Sierra de Madrid club that has been working very well with the youngsters.
Finally, Héctor Pérez (SC Móstoles) managed to win the Consolation trophy.
In the Spanish Cup held on Sunday, in the veterans category, it is worth mentioning the highly disputed victory against Antonio Montaño (Tiburones FM) by Raúl Benita (Turia FT). Turia’s man competed game by game, clinging to the table, with a game of the highest level.
Winner of the Spanish Cup Raúl Benita with beaten finalist Antonio Montaño
In the Open, Ángel Valverde repeated his triumph, this time against a very strong Fernando Gómez, achieving a double in a magnificent weekend for him.
In Sub 20 José Torres (Tiburones FM) managed to take the cup in a highly disputed final against the recently proclaimed Champion of Spain Carlos Pinto (Tiburones FM).
In Sub 12 this time yes, Manuel Baena played well to beat Enrique Villao to take the Cup to Estepa. Magnificent results for the Los Remedios quarry, proof of the great work they carry out with the little ones.
The consolation trophy, this time went to Jean Michel Cuenca (Tiburones FM).
In short, an excellent weekend full of reunions and table football at its highest national level, not suitable for heart attacks, especially due to the cries of Luis Mateos after finishing two great plays.
Next stop……Barcelona!
Alberto Gómez
Communication AEFM
All of this will assist in making your event more memorable.
Excellent story from the Glasgow IO
We have been informed that the FISTF International Open of Malta scheduled for March 26-27 has to be postponed because a general election has been called in Malta for March 26.
The MTFSA will inform us as soon as possible about new dates.
George Ebejer (left) receives his trophy
Podium placegetters
Consolation Cup finalists
