The Table Football Association of Singapore has produced a fantastic handbook on their team for the Eland Cables FISTF World Cup.
Available for download, the booklet is a great initiative by this progressive association.
Download here: https://tinyurl.com/2rjc9s54
The Garden City hosted a Satellite on April 13. It was with great professionalism and conviviality that this competition took place.
At the end of it, Benji Batten (AUS/Melbourne TFC) won against Luke Radziminski (AUS/Melbourne TFC) in sudden death.
The semi-finalists are Adrian Connolly (AUS/Northern Line Flickers TFC) and Nathan Urbaniak (AUS/Melbourne TFC).
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As usual, the tournaments in England were a great success. This was once again the case for this Kent Satellite!
Kye Arnold of local Kent Invicta TFC emerged in the Open category final against Panos Stemitsiotis (ENG/Harrow Hawks TSC). Paul Andreas and Neil Doherty, both players of the Wobbly Hobby Subbuteo Club (ENG), saw their path stopped in the semi-finals.
In U20, an all-Kent final between Connor Gregory and Hadley Chapman saw the former win by the narrowest margin.
Kent Invicta TFC wins its three victories and takes the winner’s trophy of the team competition.
After a long period without a victory, Mark Gauci (MLT/Valletta SC) won the title against the man in form of the moment, Bessim Golger (BEL/Bormla SC), after a spectacular final.
The semi-finalists were the two former ST Stembert players, Jean Tabone (MLT/Barcellona Mortellito) and Jurgen Balzan (MLT/Valletta SC).
In the veterans category, the member of Leonessa 2004 Brescia (ITA), Pasquale Torano, was uncompromising on the grounds of Charlie Aquilina (MLT/Bormla SC) by taking victory.
Jason Pisani (MLT/Bormla SC) and Massimiliano Croatti (ITA/Master Sanremo) complete the last four.
In U20, it was ultimately the promising Belgian Noah Janssens (BEL/Wamme SC) who won on goal difference ahead of Thomas Ebejer (MLT/Bormla SC). The two young athletes were unable to decide between themselves in their direct confrontation which ended with a score of 1-1.
The team competition once again saw the supremacy of Valletta SC ahead of rival club Bormla.
A performance to be highlighted because Valletta SC won its five matches without conceding any individual defeat.
The Crimson Horses club from Greece and Valletta Lions TFC finished 3rd and 4th in the competition, ahead of the two friendly teams from H’Attard SC.
This now traditional and very famous Majorca Grand Prix was held on April 13 and 14 in the superb Llucmajor hall with perfect logistics for the practice of our sport!
A safe bet in the April calendar.
Despite the conflict caused by the placing on the Italian calendar of the Italian Serie A, B and C team championships, on another weekend than the third weekend authorized for national competitions, the Spanish GP once again had a great participation.
In the Open category, it was the very fit Bessim Golger (BEL/Bormla SC) who was having a remarkable season who won the tournament by dismissing Luis Mateos (ESP/Mallorca Águilas FM) in the semi-final and winning the final victory over David Gonzalez (ESP/Tiburones FM) with a score of 3-1. George Ebejer (MLT/Bormla SC) beaten by a goal (4-5) in the semi-final by the finalist.
In the final four of the veterans category, we found two of the many Spanish legends (“El Maestro” Antonio Montano and “El Profesor” Juan Carlos Granados), the formidable native of Gibraltar, John Field as well as the very regular Maltese Jason Pisani (MLT/Bormla SC).
It was ultimately Antonio Montano (ESP/Tiburones FM) who won the final victory against John Field (GIB/Tiburones), with a score of 2-1
In the semi-final, El Maestro dismissed the Maltese by the smallest margin (1-0) while John Field won more easily against Juan Carlos Granados (ESP/CAP Ciudad de Murcia FM).
In U20, the English rising star, Ruby Matthews (ENG/Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer), got the better of the Belgian Lucas Père (BEL/Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer) in a twisty final (3-2)
The semi-finalists were the U12, Max Pereira (ENG/Kent Invicta TFC) and Cristian Antunez (ESP/Tiburones FM).
In the U12 category, it was Max Pereira (ENG/Kent Invicta TFC) who topped the competition by winning against Julia Rosa (ESP/AS Iluro FT).
The semi-finalists were Owen Marquez Galistero (ESP/AS Iluro FT) and Jesus Gonzalez (ESP/AC Los Remedios FM).
In the most charming category of our discipline, after her victory in U20, Ruby Matthews (ENG/Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer), again, won the women’s title. leaving behind, Mélina Scheen (BEL/ST Stembert), Katharina Waldorf-Busch (AUT/Bormla SC), Chantal Gallez (BEL/Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer) and Teresa Martinez (ESP/AC Los Remedios).
After a good evening at the beach or visiting the beautiful Spanish island and a good night’s sleep, the team competition took place and it was the former world number 1 club, Tiburones FM (ESP), which took the title against the ambitious and very consistent Maltese club Bormla SC.
The semi-finalists were local Mallorca club Aguillas FM and another Spanish club, CAP Ciudad de Murcia FM.
One thing is certain, the future looks prosperous for this colorful tournament !
Congratulations to Malta Table Football Sports Association
Already qualified to the final, for the title of FISTF Poster of the Season !
The entry process for the Eland Cables FISTF World Cup 2024 has now opened.
All national associations are invited to submit their players for the competition, to be staged on September 20-22 at Tunbridge Wells in England.
As per the FISTF regulations, there will be six individual and team categories.
For Individuals, the categories and number of competitors are:
(i) Open: 64
(ii) Veterans: 64
(iii) Under-20: 32
(iv) Under-16: 32
(v) Under-12 32
(vi) Women: 32
A teams tournament will be contested in each of the categories.
A minimum of three national teams need to compete in the teams event for the title of world champion to be bestowed.
As per the FISTF World Cup Handbook, national associations need to follow the following process of nominating players.
(a) Each MNA may nominate up to 2 players in each category, the national champion in the referred category usually being one of them.
(b) Each MNA-P may nominate only 1 player in each category.
(c) Each MNA may also nominate up to 2 reserve players in each category.
(d) Each MNA-P may also nominate only 1 reserve player in each category.
(e) In addition to the nominations of MNAs and MNA-Ps under (a) to (d), each MNA may nominate up to 2 eligible players per category, drawn from the top of the FISTF World Ranking (WR) at the end of June of the World Cup year as follows:
(i) 8 Open category players (maximum 2 players per country);
(ii) 8 Veteran category players (maximum 2 players per country);
(iii) 8 Under-20 category players (maximum 2 players per country);
(iv) 8 Under-16 category players (maximum 2 players per country);
(v) 8 Under-12 category players (maximum 2 players per country);
(vi) 8 Women players (maximum 2 players per country).
If the required number of players is not reached in a category as defined in the handbook, the priority for the selection of reserve players is made according to the order set out below:
The full details can be found in the World Cup Handbook: https://fistf.com/technical-pages/documents-library in the Competition folder.
The deadline for nominations for the FISTF World Cup is Sunday 14 July 2024.
Please note: Submissions can only be made by national associations. Nomination of a player as a reserve is not a guarantee of participation, and depends on the number of players.
FISTF Board
MNA: Member National Association
MNA-P: Provisional Member National Association