Action will take place across two continents this weekend, with the Grand Prix of Yokohama in Japan, and the Open of Mattersburg in Austria, and the Satellite of Sassoeiros in Portugal.
Best of luck to all players, referees and officials.
Remember to flick true!
Rule 1.1.2. Playing figures may not be knocked, pushed, nudged or scraped along, nor may any leverage or even support be gained other than from the playing surface. The flicked playing figure shall instantaneously leave the nail of the used finger. The player’s hand and lower forearm may not move during the flick.

Daniel Cranston won the ASA Open title in a thrilling 4-1 victory over Zach Walker, in the titles staged in Golden, Colorado.
A member of the USA World Cup team, Cranston dominated the match.
Congratulations to all ASA officials on staging the event and the players who attended.

Daniel Cranston – winner of the ASA National Title

Participants at the ASA Nationals

Zach Walker, runner up

Claudio Murcilli won the Open final of the Buenos Aires Internatonal Open, beating Mariano Di Luozzo 2-0.
It was Mariano’s first appearance in a FISTF event! Quite an achievement.
Renato Murcilli won the U19 event, beating Santiago Torres 3-1.

AS Rosario won the teams final, beating CFM Hudson 2-1.

Tiburones FM of Spain claimed the Mallorca GP on Sunday, beating CAP Murcia 2-1 in the final.

Angel Valverde (ESP/CAP Ciudad de Murcia FM) beat David González (ESP/Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar TSC) on shots in their final in the Open category at the Grand Prix Internacional de Mallorca on Saturday.

Angel won 3-2 on shots after the scores were locked 1-1 after extra time.

Valverde (left) against Gonzalez (right)

In the Veterans’ category, Antonio Montaño (ESP/Tiburones FM) beat his teammate, Vicenç Prats (ESP).

The Malta Table Football Sports Association staged its first session with local P.E. teachers to introduce our sport.
Special thanks to the teachers for their time, Marvin Spiteri, Kevin Azzopardi, from the Institute of Physical Education and Sport.
Thank to the players Jurgen Balzan & Jamie Bonnici.
And a special thanks to Hon. Minister Evarist Bortolo for believing in the project and for his support for the MTFSA.

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Peter Alegi of the Grand Rapids Table Soccer Club won the 2018 Flicko de Mayo (a FISTF Satellite event) on the weekend, beating Erik Haefke (Chicago TSC) 5-1 in the final.

Chicago won the Great Lakes Team challenge, beating Grand Rapids 2-1.

Congrats Chicago on the team victory and thanks to all participants for a great day of competition and camaraderie.

Peter Alegi (left)

Erik Haefke (red) and Paul Pate (yellow)

Ilias Gikas (red)

Samuel Bartolo and Mario Camilleri (both Valletta Subbuteo Club) claimed a prestigious double at the FISTF International Open & Grand Prix of Malta – Valletta 2018, winning both the IO and the GP over the weekend.
Armando Giuffrè (Messina Subbuteo Sports Club) won the U19 in the IO, then Dimitrios Dimopoulos (Piraeus Lions TSC) won the U19 Grand Prix.

Dimitrios Dimopoulos

Samuel Bartolo

Mario Camilleri

Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, Eliot Kennedy (Northern Falcons TFC) claimed his first FISTF event, winning the Sydney Satellite 3-1 against Benji Batten (Melbourne TFC).
Gabriel Lombardi (Sydney TFC) won the U15 event, beating Jonas Hahn (Northern Falcons TFC).

Medallists at the Sydney Satellite

Eliot Kennedy (right) winner of Sydney Satellite

Well done to all organisers, players and referees!