Competition results online and in real time is not so complex with GMFT.

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This competition is a small event in France. 

A fine demonstration that GMFT with real-time online results are not so complex manage and that all it takes is a little interest to lighten the tournament load considerably.

A lot of Majors should be interested…

GMFT is downloadable in the FISTF Library here:

https://www.facebook.com/GMFT software (GMFT Facebook page)

OR

https://fistf.com/technical-pages/documents-library/ ==> “Softwares” Folder (FISTF website)

To begin with GMFT, have a look onTutorial : https://sites.google.com/view/gmft-tutorial/

On this International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women of our sport, both on the pitch and behind the scenes, providing support to our members and assisting with the organising of events.
We also acknowledge that more needs to be done to bring women and girls into our sport.
FISTF also announces we will begin a process of changing our language and will gradually phase out the expression ‘Ladies’ referring to events with ‘Women’.
This is in line with the practice of most international sports federations as a more modern, contemporary expression.
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Once again, Major of Frameries has gathered an amazing number of players, with 220 travelling from 17 countries, including from across the Atlantic.

On Saturday, the individual event had only just begun when there was a huge surprise as Marco Di Vito beat Carlos Flores, winner of the last 7 editions,
The message was clear for the famous Spanish player: his opponents were going to fight him hard.
But Carlos reached the final despite of very difficult games like against his team mate Luca Zambello in 1/4 final (7-6 in SD) or against World number 2 Christophe Dheur in 1/2 final who had many possibilities to get a draw.
In final, Malta’s Samuel Bartolo was waiting for him.
To arrive there, Samuel had also to win some amazing thrillers like against Georgios Genitsaropoulos in last 32 (shoot out) or against David Gonzalez in 1/2 final (sudden death).
In the final, Bartolo put on a perfect game and won 3-1, ending Carlos’ incredible winning streak.

In veterans, John Field, from Gibraltar won his second Major (after Milano 2023) breaking in the final Gianfranco Calonico’s dream to win his only great missing trophy.
In 1/2 finals, they had won respectively against Darren Clark and Carlo Alessi.

In the Women’s category, after eliminating Despretz sisters Léa and Emilie in the 1/2 finals, the two seeded players Audrey Herbaut and Carolina Villarigues met in final.
A shoot out was necessary to decide between them and the French Audrey won her 5^th Major of Frameries.

In U20, the local player, Lucas Père won against French player Quentin Ausset in shoot out. The semi finalists were Noah Denne and Noah Janssens.

In U16, after having lost the final last 2 years, Malta’s Robert Farrugia Randon won the event against local player Louis Soret. Both 1/2 finalists were also AS Hennuyer’s players: Ruby Matthews and Jérôme Cyganek.

In U12, the English boy Max Pereira didn’t let any chance to his opponents during all the day.

In final, he won against Italian Davide Balito. 1/2 finalists were also Italians Alessandro Gandin and Alberto Barattucci.

On Sunday in the team event (with 42 teams) also brought very tough games.
In the semi finals, there were 2 games between Italian and Maltese teams. Both games were won by Italian teams by the same score 2-1: Reggio Emilia against Bormla and Eagles Napoli against Valletta SC (winner of last 2 editions).
In the final Reggio Emilia claimed it’s 10^th trophy in Frameries.

FISTF is updating and preparing a complete document on the history of the FISTF World Cup.
Original work done by former president Vincent Coppenolle in the document “FISTF Archives – Histoire des Coupes du Monde/History of the World Cups”  is being amended and updated.
For a start, the team, led by Francesco Mattiangeli, has added and double checked team members of all Team finals.
The next step is to rebuild data for all team events, including team members and reserves/substitutes in the matches.
We are calling on all members of the Sports Table Football community to contact us if you have old results sheets, newsletters, magazines and photos from the World Cups stretching back to 1994.
Use the FISTF website, ‘CONTACT > OPERATIONS & EVENTS’  and select Results as the ‘recipient’ .
All contributors will be acknowledged in the final publication.
You can see what is currently available in the ‘RESOURCES > OTHER RESOURCES > HISTORY HERITAGE ARCHIVE’ on the website.

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Congratulations to Malta !

Already qualified to the final, for the title of FISTF Poster of the Season !

In the Open category, King Samuel once again demonstrated his supremacy on the island.

Indeed, after a group phase easily won by the supporter of the Floriana football club, two close matches in the 1/2 final and the final awaited him against two teammates.

The first to stand in his way was Maltese rising star Jurgen Balzan. Bartolo wins by the smallest margin (2-1).

In the final, it was his other teammate’s turn to give in. The world number 6 won against Mark Gauci (4-2), number 5 in the world rankings.

In the veterans category, Charles Aquilina, the painter from Bormla, won the final victory (2-0) against the always very solid John Zammit from the same club.

They respectively dismissed Patrick Pace (MLT/SS Lazio TFC) and Jason Pisani (MLT/ Bormla SC).

On Sunday, for the team competition, Valletta SC won yet another victory against their rivals from the Bormla club with a clear and flawless 4-0 victory, despite very close individual matches. 

At the same time, the IO in Glasgow and the double Satellite in Bordeaux were taking place.

  

In the Team event, it was Elstow Lions TFC (ENG) that were victorious over Wobbly Hobby Subbuteo Club (ENG) by 3-0.

For all the weekends results from the Glasgow Open, please follow the link : https://www.facebook.com/glasgowsubbuteo

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1700 km from Glasgow, in Bordeaux, the young  “Football de Table Aquitaine” french club organized its first FISTF event, a double individual Satellite.

Eight clubs were represented. Which is remarkable, given the travel distances of everyone, between 5 and 8 hours of driving there and then back!

On saturday, Eric Naszalyi (FRA/FTC Issy-les-Moulineaux) won against Thibault Lesné (FRA.Football de Table Aquitaine).

In the Silver tournament, Kevin Pouffet (FRA/CFT Puylaurens) claims his first international victory against Paul Offmann (FRA/Celtic Combourg CFT).

Sunday is the day after but the same conqueror !

Eric Naszalyi (FRA/FTC Issy-les-Moulineaux) won against Fanch Coquillon (FRA/Celtic Combourg CFT)

The consolation final won by Paul Offmann (FRA/Celtic Combourg CFT) ahead of Franck Dubreuil (FRA/Elan Subbutéo Club de Champs-sur-Marne) in sudden death.