One week before Christmas, Australia remains active in terms of organizing tournaments.
At the end of a spectacular finale, the recent and friendly FISTF secretary, Eliot Kennedy (Northern Falcons TFC/AUS) fought until sudden death to overcome Fabrizio Coco (Sydney TFC/AUS).
The semi-finalists were Steve Dettre (Northern Falcons TFC/AUS), beaten by the lowest score by his team mate and winner of the tournament, and Antonio Credentino (Sydney TFC) who lost against the organizer
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Organized at the prestigious PUC training center and under the watchful eye of the president of the French federation, Eric Naszalyi, Clément Bondi (Subbuteo Le Cannet Côte d’Azur/FRA), French U12 champion, emerged victorious in his category , in front of the “Pucistes” Gabriel Chiapetta, Isaac Brignon-Kiegl and Augustin Ledoit.
In Open, after having trained the young French guard, Jean-Marie Amberny (FTC Issy-les-Moulineaux/FRA) won the final ahead of Franck Dubreuil (Elan SC Champs/FRA).
The semi-finalists were Jean-Jacques Trichot (FTC Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise/FRA) and Frédéric Bondi (Subbuteo Le Cannet Côte d’Azur/FRA).
3FTS is pleased to announced and confirm a partnership with LFSports, owned by Laurent FOURNIER, former French international and player of Olympique Marseille, PSG, Saint-Etienne, and Lyon, between the 80s and 90s.
Laurent is also starting his own Football Academy in Greater Paris area where table football will have a significant part, as the French association has done with him in the past 2 years.
Ultimately he intends to see his best kids/teens playing the French table football championships!
French President Eric Naszalyi, a driver of such relationships, was overjoyed by this development.
“We are overwhelmed by the partnership and relationship built in a relatively short period of time, and to the support Laurent is giving us contacting other professional footballers.
(From 3FTS)
The Yokohama IO took place in a nice venue, Akafoo Park where there was a giant screen to broadcast the matches, a score board, pretty trophies, officials present for the prize ceremony, a party organised at the end of the tournament and, above all, smiles all round!
In terms of results, the middle finger of Michaël Dupret (BEL/Magic Team Tournai) got the better of his fellow Belgian, Stéphane Lambert (BEL/Kent Invicta).
In Ladies category, Yuka Kato (JPN/OSC Yamato Wild Blue TFC) achieved victory following her success in the Asia Cup.
Jonny Ball won the Plate Competition
Great work by Riccardo Marinucci and all of the members of the Bologna Tigers, being recognised by the Municipality of Bologna for their successes during the 2022-23 season.
“The municipality has rewarded the 40 Bolognese clubs of all sports that achieved success in the 2022/23 sports season,” said Riccardo.
“We as a club winner of the Europa League and Greta Cevolani, the Italian women’s champion, were recognised.”
Congratulations from all at FISTF and the entire table football community.
World number One Carlos Flores (ESP/Reggio Emilia) and Number 3 Christophe Dheur (BEL/Eagles Napoli) staged one of the finals for the ages at the Milan Major, with Flores coming out on top 7-5.
The first half ended 3-3, after Dheur staged a great fightback from being 3-1 down.
Flores and Dheur
But in the second half they traded goals, with Flores’ speed in attack the deciding factor.
The tournament was an orgy of goal scoring, with 23 goals in the quarter finals.
The Veterans event saw a major upset with reigning world champion and current World No. 2 Giafranco Calonico (ITA/San Remo) going down 5-1 to Gibraltar’s John Field (Tiburones).
In the Under 16, World Number 11 Lorenzo Fricano (ITA/Casale) overcame Marco Mastrobuono (ITA/Pavia) 4-3.
In the Under 12, Alberto Baratucci (ITA/Abruzzo) (Rank: 16) beat world ranked No. 6 Alberto Capoferri (ITA/Rebels Genova) 1-0.
In the women’s event. Germany’s Victoria BÜSING (TV Germania Kaiserau) had a flawless day, topping the first round of the grouping, before beating Daniela Grunberg (GER/BSC Schwalbach) 2-0 in the semi final and then Stephanie Garnier (FRA/ Tiburones) 2-1 in the final.
Garnier (l) and Busing
Podium
In the Under 20, Francesco Manfredelli (ITA/Eagles Napoli) beat Mattia Ferrante (ITA/ Fiamme Azzurre) 3-2 in the final.
A massive congratulations to the Organisers with 187 players present on the first day,
Full scores at:
Major of Milan
Some of Malta’s table football stars featured on the Maltese Olympic Committee Sports Awards night this weekend.
The awards are about acknowledging practicing athletes’ feats for outstanding sporting achievements in the international arena.
Athletes manage to succeed through total dedication and sacrifice, and it is this dedication and success that is being recognised by the MOC.
The MOC Sports Awards covers the full array of sports and this initiative will include other popular sporting disciplines not necessarily practiced during the Games of the Small States of Europe.
It is an incredible honour for table football to be included in the awards.
All athletes are nominated through their association/federation and the MOC: those athletes who it is felt have truly commended an outstanding sporting achievement.
Winners of the Accomplishment award were Charles Aquilina, Jason Pisani, John Zammit, Jurgen Balzan, Mark Gauci, Massimo Cremona, Samuel Bartolo), Team Bormla, Team Valletta SC and the Maltese Veterans team.
Felix Rizzo accepts the award for Jurgen Balzan who could not be there on the night
The Maltese Open team was awarded a Bronze medal for their efforts.
Stars of the night for table football
FISTF has produced a new document covering equipment standards.
This document replaces the old FISTF Homologation Handbook 2016 and aims to set out more clearly the existing equipment standards.
An addendum ‘Summary of Changes’ has also been added.
The intent of this handbook is to ensure that technological advances in the design and manufacture of table football equipment remain in the best interests of table football.
It is FISTF’s mission to encourage innovation while simultaneously safeguarding the identity and traditions of table football.
In order for table football to provide a level playing field for all, it is FISTF’s duty to ensure key pieces of equipment conform to a unified standard.
As well as the document, a series of online application forms are now available.
All equipment produced before October 2021 and ‘homologated’ has been included in the lists of ‘Conformed’ material.
However, all new equipment produced by any manufacturer since that date is required to go through the ‘Conforming’ process.
Links to all application forms as well as Lists of all Conformed material are available at:
All Equipment Processes
Please note.
Every effort has been made to include all old ‘ homologated’ equipment in the lists.
However, some pieces and details are still being sought.
Any equipment manufacturer who would like to update OLD equipment lists (either to include them, mark them as ‘out of production‘ or provide details of measurements, should contact FISTF by email at: equipment@ fistf.com
Any new equipment must be submitted using the forms.
FISTF
The french GP had seen Sébastien Scheen (BEL/ASD SC Salernitana) as the winner in Open category after an exciting game (2-2) with a goal scored directly on the sudden death kick-off. The finalist was Wolfgang Haas (AUT/Elstow TFC), who in this way was able to honor his new colors brilliantly.
Sébastien Scheen beat the organizer, Raphaël Pommier (FRA/FTC Caen) 3-1, while Haas beat another Scheen, Pascal (BEL/Valletta SC) with the same score (3-1), in the semi finals.
Benoit Massart (BEL/SC Temploux) took another Belgian victory in this event, after a close shoot-out fight, when he beats Darren Clark (ENG/CAP Ciudad de Murcia FM) after 0-0 in regular time in the Veterans final.
Massart beats Chris Aggelinas (GRE/Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer) who had a very good run, on the score of 1-0 in the sudden death, for their semi final, while Clark had the same score but in regular time against the Italian Francesco Torano (ITA/Leonessa 2004 Brescia).
In Ladies category, another Scheen won ! Mélina Scheen (BEL/ST Stembert) claims her second Grand Prix title, but how prestigious. Indeed, Mélina Scheen, after being led 0-2, managed to find the necessary resources to come back to equality and push the French legend Francoise Guyot (FRA/Elan SC Champs) to the penalty shootout and win.
Noah Denne (BEL/SC Lion’s Eugies) dominated in the U20 event, beating 4-1 the French hopeful player, Fanch Coquillon (FRA/Celtic Combourg CFT)
In U16, two clubmates from Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer reached the final. Louis Soret, won 4-2 against Bejamin Marain.
In the team event, the only Italian team present, ASD SC Salernitana, won a great victory against the French champions, FTC Caen.
ASD SC Salernitana – FTC Caen : 2-1
Daniel Scheen – Fayçal Rouis : 3-0
Maurizio Lepri – Rémy Lours : 0-1
Lucio Canicchio – Romain Lafontaine : 1-1
Sébastien Scheen – Raphaël Pommier : 3-2
The semi-finals saw the Italian club oppose the Belgian club SC Lion’s Eugies (2-1), and the French club against the surprising Belgians SC Temploux (2-0).