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WSO photos (Fri Aug 29 08)
The photographs taken during Saturday's Western States Open have been uploaded into a slide show that can be viewed here»
Final ASA Rankings for 2007-08 (Tue Aug 26 08)
The Western States Open was the last American Subbuteo Association tournament of the 2007-08 season. The results from the WSO have been sent to the ASA who have compiled the final rankings for this season. The Southern California Subbuteo Club players are ranked:
| 9. | Wayne Smith | 63. | Edgar Flores, Ian Sayer |
| 14. | Steve Tucker | 70. | Jason Mitchell |
| 34. | John Carroll | 75. | Dominic Hutchinson |
| 48. | Simon Hutchinson | 84. | Adam Carlson |
| 53. | Kevin Nieman | 122. | Sean Daly, Andrea Guarducci, David Jensen, Edward Nathan |
| 55. | Munir Merchant |
The 2008-09 season starts on September 1.
Carlson reaches 100 milestone (Sun Aug 24 08)
We would like to congratulate Adam Carlson for becoming the seventh player to have played 100 games with the Southern California Subbuteo Club. He reached and passed the milestone during yesterday's Western States Open.
Who's going to be the next player to reach a milestone? Munir Merchant is only seven games away from the 100 milestone, and Dominic Hutchinson is eleven away from 200.
You can see the number of games played by the members of the Southern California Subbuteo Club here»
WSO 2008 (Sat Aug 23 08)
The Western States Open returned to California, where it was first played in 1999, after a four year absence. Fittingly the turn out for this tournament was the largest of any event in the history of the Southern California Subbuteo Club, with twelve players competing for the trophy.
Among the competitors was Wayne Smith, who had won it twice before when it had been played in the “Golden State”, in 1999 and 2004. And we welcomed a new player, David Jensen, who was undertaking a baptism of fire on his return to the world of Subbuteo... More»
From FISTF newsletter No.218 (Thu Aug 21 08)
The following is taken from the Federation International Sport Table Football (FISTF) newsletter.
7. USA: Maricopa cup 2008 (by Simon Hutchinson)
The sixth round of the Maricopa Cup, played on August 16, saw the return of
Greg Willey. Willey was a regular player in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The club lost touch with him after the end of Season 4 and start of Season
5 in 2006. It was a day when the newer players did very well with Munir
Merchant finished in second place and Jason Mitchell in third, both players
only lost one game. Wayne Smith was undefeated (again) and finished in
first place. You can read a full report and see all the results on the
Southern California Subbuteo Club's website.
On August 23 the Southern California Subbuteo Club is hosting the Western
States Open, the largest tournament in the western United States.
Maricopa Cup R6 photos (Wed Aug 20 08)
Photographs taken during last Saturday's Maricopa Cup sixth round have been published here»
Werder Weekly photographs (Mon Aug 18 08)
A selection of photographs from last Wednesday's Werder Weekly have been added to the Werder Weekly slide show. You can see these, and all the other photographs from the Werder Weekly from June onwards, here»Maricopa Cup R6 (Sat Aug 16 08)
This round saw the return of Greg Willey. Willey as he prefers to be known, was a regular player in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
It was a day when the newer players did very well. Munir Merchant finished in second place and Jason Mitchell in third... More»
Werder Weekly (Fri Aug 15 08)
Kevin Nieman was the only player who made it to this Friday’s Werder Weekly. He and the host, Simon Hutchinson, played three games... More»
Western States Open trophy arrives (Thu Aug 14 08)
The Western States Open trophy has arrived in California, see picture to right. It will be on display during tomorrow's Werder Weekly and the sixth round of the Maricopa Cup on Saturday.
Today Munir Merchant became the twelfth player to sign up to participate in this competition. There is still time for you to sign up if you have already done so. Either email Simon Hutchinson or use the Contact Us page.
Werder Weekly (Wed Aug 13 08)
Jason Mitchell caused two surprises tonight. First he played a goalless tie with Simon Hutchinson, and then he went on to draw with Wayne Smith... More»
Season 6 update (Mon Aug 11 08)
Eight players have signed up for Season 6 so far. Each player needs to declare their first and second choice teams before the start of the season. Photographs of the teams will be added to the participants page. Season 6 participants»
The consultative period for any changes to the rules for Season 6 will end on Sunday August 24, the day after the Western States Open. If you have any suggestions use the Contact Us page to let us know what they are. Season 6 proposed rules»
Werder Weekly (Fri Aug 8 08)
For once Wayne Smith did not score the most goals tonight. Simon Hutchinson scored nine goals in four games, Wayne scored six in three games. But Wayne was the only player to keep a clean sheet... More»
Smith ASA VP for West (Tue Aug 5 08)
The Southern California Subbuteo Club's Wayne Smith is joining the American Subbuteo Association's board of directors as the vice president for the West region. The ASA has a VP from each of the four regions on its board.
We would like to congratulation Wayne for taking this role.
Werder Weekly (Fri Aug 1 08)
All of the other Werder Weekly regulars dropped out due to work and family commitments leaving only Wayne Smith and Steve Tucker to play this week.
You can read Wayne's report of the night's action here»