Smith first to 400 (Mon Jun 30 08)
We would like to congratulate Wayne Smith on being the first person to have played 400 games with the Southern California Subbuteo Club. He reached this milestone during Saturday's ASA Open. Wayne is one of the founding members of the SCSC and has been playing Subbuteo since 1984.
You can see how many games the members of the SCSC have played here»
ASA Open (Sat Jun 28 08)
Wayne Smith beat Rob Tucker in the final of the Open tournament to claim his second American Subbuteo Association Open of the year.
Munir Merchant was the surprise player of the tournament, exceeding expectations by reaching the semi finals. Munir only started playing Subbuteo earlier this year.
Ian Sayer won the Mary Jane tournament defeating Kevin Nieman in the final.
All the results can be seen here»
Werder Weekly (Fri Jun 27 08)
There were only three players present and only two games played tonight. In the first Munir Merchant and Simon Hutchinson fought out a goalless draw. In the second Wayne Smith fought back to beat Munir. You can read a full report here»
Two more sign up for Open (Tue Jun 24 08)
John Carroll and Kevin Nieman have said they will be playing in Saturday's ASA Open.
If you have not signed up for the Open it is not too late to sign up for it. You can do so by going here»
MassaCa in Boston (Sun Jun 22 08)
Simon Hutchinson took on the best of the Metro West Boston Subbuteo Club in a series of six games. You read his report of this days action here»
Werder Weekly (Fri Jun 20 08)
The only one who made it over was Jason Mitchell. First we had a teaching game that we stopped frequently so that Jason could practice certain parts of his game… More»
ASA Open postponed (Fri Jun 20 08)
The ASA Open that was scheduled for this Saturday (June 21) has been moved back one week, to June 28. The start time will be confirmed later. It will start at 10:00 AM.
If you have already registered for the Open please confirm whether you can still attend on this new date.
If you had not registered you still can.
To register or confirm you must either email Wayne Smith directly or use the Contact Uspage on this website.
Werder Weekly photos (Thu Jun 19 08)
Photographs from last Friday's Werder Weekly have been added to the "Werder Weekly part 2" slide show. You can see the slide show here»
Tucker semi finalist in St Louis (Tue Jun 17 08)
Congratulations to Steve Tucker on reaching the semi finals of the "Image is Everything" tournament in St Louis on Saturday. He was eliminated in the semis by beaten finalist Jeff Drake (St Louis Subbuteo League) in a NASL style shoot out.
You can read his report on the tournament here»
Dates for your diary (Mon Jun 16 08)
The next two rounds of the Maricopa Cup will be held on:
- Fifth round - Saturday July 12
- Sixth round - Saturday August 16
Click on the links above for more information about these rounds. If you would like to participate either email Simon Hutchinson or use the Contact Us page.
Sean Daly signs up for Open (Sat Jun 14 08)
Sean Daly has said he will be a competitor in next Saturday's (June 21) ASA Open.
Daly last competed in the Bastogne Memorial Tournament, December 27 2007, where he was the beaten finalist in the Mary Jane competition.
It is not too late to sign up for the ASA Open. Either email Wayne Smith directly or use the Contact Us page to let us know you want to participate.
Werder Weekly (Fri Jun 13 08)
As there were five players everyone played each other once. Simon Hutchinson finished the night undefeated beating Munir Merchant, who had been undefeated prior to their game, in the last round of games... More»
Werder Weekly photos (Fri Jun 13 08)
We have so many photographs from the Werder Weekly events this year that the slide show has been split.
You can see the photographs taken last Friday
here»
And the ones taken January - May
here»
Tucker off to St Louis (Thu Jun 12 08)
The Southern California Subbuteo Club's Steve Tucker is going to St Louis this weekend, Saturday June 14, to participate in the "Image is Everything" tournament, hosted by the St Louis Subbuteo League. The rest of the SCSC would like to wish him good luck!
Rather than use his Arsenal or Bristol City figures on Sureshot bases he will using the 1977 Los Angeles Aztecs (NASL team) on Image 2 retro bases produced by Stefan Corda. All players in this tournament will be using these bases. They are similar to the old fashion Subbuteo bases.
From FISTF newsletter No.208 (Thu Jun 12 08)
The following is taken from the Federation International Sport Table Football (FISTF) newsletter
8. USA: Maricopa Cup round 4 (by Simon Hutchinson)
Saturday June 7's Maricopa Cup fourth round was the best attended in this
competition's three year history. We had nine players present and four
pitches giving us the opportunity to play 29 games in our allotted time.
Wayne Smith finished top of the table with six wins, Steve Tucker claimed the runners up spot with five wins and one draw, and Simon Hutchinson finished in third with five wins.
An honorable mention must go to Munir Merchant who only lost one game, losing to Dominic Hutchinson. He drew with Wayne Smith, Kevin Nieman and Steve Tucker, who are all players ranked higher than him.
Edgar Flores, Ian Sayer and Jason Mitchell made their debuts in this competition. Jason won his first competitive game since he started playing Subbuteo again after a "20-odd year" hiatus.
A full match report can be found
here.
Good luck to the US players (Tue Jun 10 08)
The Southern California Subbuteo Club would like to wish the four players from the Maryland SC departing this week to play in the World Cup all the best. These players are:
- Michael Tillman
- Stuart Russell
- Patrick Sheridan
- Daniel Cranston
They will be accompanied by their coach, Paul Eyes.
This year's World Cup is being held in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday June 14 and Sunday June 15. You can learn more about this year's tournament and keep track of their progress in the competition here»
Maricopa Cup Round 4 (Sat Jun 7 08)
With nine players present this was the best attended round in the three years of the Maricopa Cup. With four pitches 29 games were played today... More»
Werder Weekly (Fri Jun 6 08)
Tonight had the highest attendance in the history of the Werder Weekly, with ten players present. We also welcomed Jason Mitchell to his first competitive Subbuteo event with the SCSC. With only two tables the players only played a few games each, warming up for tomorrow’s Maricopa Cup Fourth round... More»
From FISTF newsletter No.207 (Fri Jun 6 08)
The following is taken from the Federation International Sport Table Football (FISTF) newsletter:
16. USA: Southern California Subbuteo Club (by Simon Hutchinson)
The Southern California Subbuteo Club has moved their web site to a new web hosting service and it can be reached with a new URL,
http://socalsubbuteo.com.
All of the news stories, results, reports, photographs, and videos have
been moved from the old to the new site. Feel free to visit it and catch
up with the flicking in So Cal.
2007-08 ASA Points update (Mon Jun 2 08)
The American Subbuteo Association (ASA) updated their ranking for the 2007-08 season on June 1. The season runs from July 2007 through August 2008. Below are the current national rankings of the members of the SCSC:
- 14. Wayne Smith
53. John Carroll
61. Kevin Nieman, Steve Tucker
76. Simon Hutchinson
78. Dominic Hutchinson
117. Adam Carlson, Sean Daly, Andrea Guarducci, Edward Nathan
To win ranking points you need to participate in ASA sanctioned events, such as the ASA Open on June 21.
Maricopa Cup on Saturday (Sun Jun 1 08)
The fourth round of the Maricopa Cup takes place on Saturday, June 7, starting at 1:00 PM.
If you have not already signed up for this event and would like to participate you must either email Simon Hutchinson or use the Contact Us page. That way we will endeavor to have enough pitches and refreshments on hand.
For more information on the fourth round, including directions, see here»