Christophe Dheur claims the German GP Open crown

Christophe Dheur (WR 5) (BEL/CCT Eagles Napoli) lifted the German GP Open crown, edging Claudio Panebianco (8) (ITA/SC Catania 1987) 3 2 in a thrilling final.
Dheur’s road to the title included a 1-0 semi final victory over Wolfgang Haas (18) (AUT/Bormla SC) and a dominant 6-1 quarter final win against William van den Houte (37) (BEL/Bormla SC).
Quarter finals
• Bessim Golger (2) (BEL/Bormla SC) 0–5 Claudio Panebianco (858) (ITA/SC Catania 1987)
• Wolfgang Haas (3) (AUT/Bormla SC) 3–2 George Ebejer (10) (MLT/Bormla SC)
• Christophe Dheur (5) (BEL/CCT Eagles Napoli) 6–1 William van den Houte (37) (BEL/Bormla SC)
• Lucas Pere (87) (BEL/Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer) 0–2 Pietro Di Pietrantonio (122) (ITA/CCT Eagles Napoli)
Semi finals
• Claudio Panebianco (858) (ITA/SC Catania 1987) 1–0 Wolfgang Haas (3) (AUT/Bormla SC)
• Christophe Dheur (5) (BEL/CCT Eagles Napoli) 5–2 Pietro Di Pietrantonio (122) (ITA/CCT Eagles Napoli)
Final
• Christophe Dheur (5) (BEL/CCT Eagles Napoli) 3–2 Claudio Panebianco (858) (ITA/SC Catania 1987)
Champion: Christophe Dheur (5) (BEL/CCT Eagles Napoli)

Veterans
Jason Pisani (3) (MLT/Bormla SC) captured Veterans gold, defeating Santo Longo (12) (ITA/SC Catania 1987) 2-0 in the final. Earlier, Pisani edged David Busch (15) (AUT/Bormla SC) 2-1 in the semis and ousted Daniel Scheen (4) (BEL/Tiburones FM) 2-0 at the quarter final stage.

Quarter finals
• Jason Pisani (3) (MLT/Bormla SC) 2–0 Daniel Scheen (4) (BEL/Tiburones FM)
• David Busch (9) (AUT/Bormla SC) 3–2 (SD) Massimiliano Croatti (29) (ITA/Master Sanremo)
• Erich Hinkelmann (44) (AUT/TSC Phoenix) 4–3 (SD) Lazaros Papakonstantinou (7) (GRE/Atlas FTC)
• Santo Longo (163) (ITA/SC Catania 1987) 2–1 (SD) Luca Bisio (189) (ITA/TSC Stella Artois Milano)
Semi finals
• Jason Pisani (3) (MLT/Bormla SC) 2–1 (SD) David Busch (9) (AUT/Bormla SC)
• Erich Hinkelmann (44) (AUT/TSC Phoenix) 0–1 Santo Longo (163) (ITA/SC Catania 1987)
Final
• Jason Pisani (3) (MLT/Bormla SC) 2–0 Santo Longo (163) (ITA/SC Catania 1987)
Champion: Jason Pisani (3) (MLT/Bormla SC)

Women
World No. 1 Léa Despretz (BEL/Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer) underlined her status with a straightforward 2 0 final win over Katharina Waldorf Busch (7) (AUT/Bormla SC) to secure the Women’s title.

 U20
Noah Janssens (2) (BEL/ST Stembert) prevailed 2 1 against compatriot Jann Segers (3) (BEL/Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer) in the U20 final.
Janssens had brushed aside Angelo Bisio (4) (ITA/TSC Stella Artois Milano) 3 0 in the semi finals.

Semi finals
• Noah Janssens (2) (BEL/ST Stembert) 3–0 Angelo Bisio (182) (ITA/TSC Stella Artois Milano)
• Thomas Ebejer (19) (MLT/Bormla SC) 1–5 Jann Segers (3) (BEL/Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer)
Final
• Noah Janssens (2) (BEL/ST Stembert) 2–1 Jann Segers (3) (BEL/Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer)
Champion: Noah Janssens (2) (BEL/ST Stembert)

 U16
Italy’s Angelo Bisio (3) (TSC Stella Artois Milano) dominated the U16 field, beating Gabriel Ebejer (35) (MLT/Bormla SC) 6 0 in the final. The youngster had earlier seen off Maxim Grosdent (11) (BEL/Wamme SC) 2 1 in the semis after a 7 0 quarter final rout of Johannes Haas (105) (AUT/Free Agent).
Quarter finals
• Angelo Bisio (3) (ITA/TSC Stella Artois Milano) 7–0 Johannes Haas (105) (AUT/Free Agent)
• Angela Haas 0–3 Noah Wulff (29) (GER/SG ’94 Hannover)
• Maxim Grosdent (11) (BEL/Wamme SC) 3–1 Louis Haas (105) (AUT/TSC Royal 78 Kaisermühlen)
• Gabriel Ebejer (35) (MLT/Bormla SC) 0–1 Konstandinos Tsangouris (8) (BEL/SC Lion’s Eugies)
Semi finals
• Angelo Bisio (3) (ITA/TSC Stella Artois Milano) 2–1 Maxim Grosdent (11) (BEL/Wamme SC)
• Konstandinos Tsangouris (8) (BEL/SC Lion’s Eugies) 1–2 Gabriel Ebejer (35) (MLT/Bormla SC)
Final
• Angelo Bisio (3) (ITA/TSC Stella Artois Milano) 6–0 Gabriel Ebejer (35) (MLT/Bormla SC)
Champion: Angelo Bisio (3) (ITA/TSC Stella Artois Milano)

u12
In the juniors, Johannes Haas (AUT) claimed the title.

Teams
Twelve clubs contested the team event: Atlas FTC, Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer, BSC Schwalbach, Barbarians, Bormla SC, SC Catania 1987, SG ’94 Hannover, ST Stembert, Subbuteo Club Höpfigheim, TSC Phoenix, TSG Rain 1970 and Wamme SC.
Semi finals
• Bormla SC 2 1 ST Stembert
• TSC Phoenix 0 4 SC Catania 1987
Final – Bormla SC 1 – 1 SC Catania 1987
Bormla secured the trophy on total goals (6 4) after four fiercely contested singles ties

Final – Bormla SC 1‑1 SC Catania 1987
Bormla secured the trophy on total goals (6‑4) after four fiercely‑contested singles ties:

Golger’s decisive 5‑2 win provided the vital cushion that handed the Maltese club the Ludwigsburg Grand Prix team title.