Season 7 photographs (Sun May 31 09)
Photographs taken during Friday's Season 7 Subbuteo action have been added to the Season 7 slide show. You can view the slide show of all the photographs taken during this season's games here»
Included in these are the first photographs taken by professional photographer Jason Mitchell using his own camera, as opposed to less impressive ones the rest of us own.
There are plenty more slide shows and videos of other tournaments on the Photographs page.
Season 7 (Fri May 29 09)
Honors were even in the two Championship games between Simon Hutchinson and Steve Tucker as both players won one game. Steve remains in second place, two points behind Wayne Smith and with a game in hand. Despite losing to Simon he can still win the championship. Simon moves up into third place, leap frogging Kevin Nieman. Simon has completed all of his group fixtures, but Kevin has one point less than Simon and a game in hand against Steve.
Honors were also share between Jason Mitchell and Munir Merchant, in the Wood Spoon group, with both players winning one game. Jason still leads the group with two more points than Munir, but he has played two more games. Dominic Hutchinson's defeat means that he will finish bottom of the group and wins the wooden spoon, regardless of the results of his last two games.
Season 7 photographs (Thu May 28 09)
Thirty-three photographs taken during Tuesday's Season 7 Subbuteo matches have been added to the Season 7 slide show. You can view the slide show of all the photographs taken during this season's games here»
There are plenty more slide shows and videos of other tournaments on the Photographs page.
Season 7 (Tue May 26 09)
In the Southern California Subbuteo Club's Season 7 Wayne Smith overwhelmed Kevin Nieman in their two games, scoring ten goals. The six points from the victories moved Wayne back to the top of the Championship group. He has five more points than second place Steve Tucker, who has played three less games. It is so close that the winner of the Championship will probably be decided by the last Championship group game of the season.
Fourth place Simon Hutchinson could move above third place Kevin, if Kevin loses his final match against Steve. Two draws between Simon and Steve would not be enough as Simon and Kevin will have the same number of points. Goal difference is not used, the record of the games between the players is used. Kevin would finish above Simon as he has beaten Simon twice, tied once, and lost once.
The first leg of the League Cup final between Simon and Wayne ended goalless as both players' defense frustrated the other's offense. As Wayne is the "home" team in the second leg he would be the favored player to win the Cup.
Feedback from the Galaxy Cup (Sun May 24 09)
This website has received several emails from people who watched the LA Galaxy Subbuteo Cup at the Home Depot Center on May 2.
Below is a typical one of these emails:
I too was one of the many onlookers for the Subbuteo LA Galaxy tournament. After seeing the game being played, I became curious as to the game. I began to research and attempt to understand the game that was played that day.
As a result, I ended up buying a set for myself and my family. So thank you guys for exposing me to the game. Now my family will have another enjoyable game to play together. Thanks.
RR
Season 7 (Fri May 22 09)
It was a disappointing night as Kevin Nieman was the only player to make it to the Hutchinsons' home tonight. Therefore, there was only one of the Southern California Subbuteo Club's Season 7 league game that could be played.
In the Championship group Simon Hutchinson exacted revenge defeating Kevin in his home game, to make up for last week's loss. The result does not change the order of the players in the Championship group's league table. Steve Tucker is in first place, with one more point than second place Wayne Smith, who has played one more game. Kevin is third and Simon is fourth, two points behind Kevin and having played one game more.
After their league game Simon and Kevin played two Supplemental games. The first ended a tie, and Simon won the second with a goal that seemed to defy the rules of physics.
Season 7 photographs (Tue May 19 09)
Photographs from the Season 7 games between Steve Tucker and Kevin Nieman, from May 1, Jason Mitchell and Dominic Hutchinson, and Simon Hutchinson and Steve Tucker, both games from May 15, have been added to the Season 7 slideshow.
You can view these and the other photographs from earlier nights of Season 7 here»
You can find many more slide shows and videos from this and other Southern California Subbuteo Club tournaments on the Photographs page.
Season 7 videos (Sun May 17 09)
Steve Tucker shot video on Friday of Kevin Nieman's victory over Simon Hutchinson. The highlights have been made into two video clips...
There are many other video clips of the Southern California Subbuteo Club players in action on the Photographs page here»
Season 7 League Cup final draw (Sat May 16 09)
Last night Jason Mitchell and Dominic Hutchinson made the draw for the Southern California Subbuteo Club's Season 7 League Cup final.
Simon Hutchinson will be the "home" team for the first leg, and Wayne Smith will be the "home" team for the second leg.
Season 7 (Fri May 15 09)
Steve Tucker moved back to the top of the Championship group after beating Kevin Nieman. He has one more point than second place Wayne Smith, and has a game in hand. Kevin bounced back with a "home" win against Simon Hutchinson, and remains in third place.
In the Wooden Spoon group in back-to-back-to-back games Jason Mitchell and Dominic Hutchinson played three games against each other. Jason won two games, and they tied the other. Jason is now five points clear in first place over Munir Merchant, who has three games in hand.
The last of the League Cup semi finals was decided with Simon going through to the final, having defeated Steve by the "away" goal rule. Simon will meet Wayne in the final.
Season 7»
Season 7 match reports»
Season 7 League Cup»
Season 7 Supplemental»
From the FISTF newsletter (Thu May 14 09)
The following story about the Los Angeles Galaxy Subbuteo Cup was included in this week's FISTF newletter:
7. USA: LA Galaxy Subbuteo Cup
On 2 May the Southern California Subbuteo Club was privileged to play the inaugural Los Angeles Galaxy Cup at the Galaxy football club’s home
stadium, the Home Depot Center. The tournament was watched by several hundred fans that had come early to the Galaxy’s game against the New York
Red Bulls. When there were pauses between games many fans were given the chance to flick Subbuteo figures or operate a goalkeeper. By the end of
the tournament over 100 hand-outs had been given out to people who had expressed an interested in learning more about the game. In the Cup Wayne
Smith beat Steve Tucker by 3-1, and was presented with a trophy provided by the Galaxy. You can read more and see photographs from the day
here
The California State Championship is mentioned in the Other Tournaments section:
12. Other tournaments
August 15, 2009 – California State Championship - Simi Valley, California, USA -
here
In world news... (Mon May 11 09)
The news about the Los Angeles Galaxy Subbuteo Cup has been reported in both the major Subbuteo blogs, FISTF and Livre Indirecto Online.
From the FISTF blog
LA Galaxy
Subbuteo Cup
The first Los Angeles Galaxy Subbuteo Cup was a great success. The Galaxy soccer club had approached the Southern California Subbuteo Club to play a tournament at their stadium, the Home Depot Center, to show their fans what the game of Subbuteo is.
On Saturday 2 May we were admitted early to the stadium, before the fans, to set up on the stadium’s Concourse. Their were only a few spectators for the first round, all of them employees of the Galaxy who had heard talk of a Subbuteo tournament and wanted to check out what this was.
By the time we had finished playing the semi finals there was a throng of eager fans all interested in what we were doing and full of questions. We allowed many to have a flick with a few figures and a ball or as a goalkeeper so they could experience the game first hand.
When we were ready to play the final at 5 PM there was a throng of people watching. As the final progressed those not playing were either demonstrating the game on other pitches or were mingling with the watching fans explaining to them what was going on and the basics of the game.
At the end Wayne Smith was victorious having defeated Steve Tucker by 3-1. Chris Thomas, of the Galaxy, was on hand to present the cup. And we had handed out over a hundred flyers to passer bys. All of the players who had participated agreed that this was a truly wonderful experience, to play Subbuteo at a soccer stadium in front of a large crowd.
After we had packed everything back into our vehicles we watched the Galaxy win their first game of the season, defeating the New York Red Bulls 1-0.
A report, results, and photographs from this tournament can be found on the
LA Galaxy Subbuteo Cup page»
From the Livre Indirecto blog
LA Galaxy
Subbuteo Cup
A primeira edição da Los Angeles Galaxy Subbuteo Club Cup foi um grande sucesso.
O Galaxy Soccer Club juntou-se ao Southern California Subbuteo para organizar um torneio no seu estádio, o Home Depot Center, onde mostrou o Subbuteo aos seus fans.
A prova teve lugar no passado dia 2 de Maio.
Toda a informação sobre a competição pode ser lida na integra em
LA Galaxy Subbuteo Cup
The first edition of the Los Angeles Galaxy Subbuteo Club Cup was a great success.
The Galaxy Soccer Club joined the Southern California Subbuteo to organize a tournament in their stadium, the Home Depot Center, where they showed Subbuteo to their fans. This took place on 2 May.
Information on the contest can be read in full in
LA Galaxy Subbuteo Cup
Translation courtesy of Google Translate
State Association comes to an end (Sun May 10 09)
The California Subbuteo Association announced that it has dissolved. The following message is on their website.
On May 1, 2009, the California Subbuteo Association announced that it will dissolve.
"There was only one club that was interested in being a member of Association," president Simon Hutchinson explained, "the Southern California Subbuteo Club.
"Therefore, the decision has been made to close down the CaSA until a time when there is more than one club interested in promoting Subbuteo in California.
"Until that time the Southern California Subbuteo Club will have the privilege of organizing the California State
Championship tournaments."
The California State Championship lives on and has been given to the Southern California Subbuteo Club to organize. This year's will be held on Saturday August 15. For more information see the California State Championship page.
Season 7 (Fri May 8 09)
Stage Two of Season 7 kicked off with back-to-back games between Wayne Smith and Simon Hutchinson.
In the first game Simon took an early lead but was unable to prevent Wayne from scoring a goal in either half to win the game. The second game ended goalless.
These results move Wayne to the top of the Championship group, with two more points than Steve Tucker. Simon remains in fourth place, with two points less than Kevin Nieman.
Cal State Championship in August (Thu May 7 09)
This year's California State Championship will be held on August 15 in Simi Valley.
The State Championship is also an American Subbuteo Association Open tournament, so there are national ranking points to be won as well as trophies. The three State Championship trophies, shown to the right, are:
- California State Championship trophy
- Missions trophy - the equivalent of the "Mary Jane"
- Sierras trophy - under 19
This is the largest Subbuteo tournament to be held in the Golden State this year. If you are going to play in one tournament this year this is the one.
You can sign up either by emailing Simon Hutchinson or by using the Contact page.
For more information see the California State Championship page»
LA Galaxy Cup photos (Tue May 5 09)
Photographs taken during the Southern California Subbuteo Club's demonstration of Subbuteo before Saturday's Los Angeles Galaxy game at the Home Depot Center have been compiled into a slide show. You can see it here»
Were you there? Did you come and check out what Subbuteo is? If so are you in any of the photographs?
Season 7 splits (Mon May 4 09)
Stage One of Season 7 finished on Friday (May 1), and the League Committee met to discuss the next stage of the season.
The first issue was what would happen to Adam Carlson. Adam only completed a third of his Stage One games. The League Committee decided to expunge Adam's record from the competition in line with the Season 7 rule regarding Forfeits.
With Adam's results removed there are two changes to the league table. Steve Tucker moves into first place, with two more points than Wayne Smith. And Munir Merchant moves up to fifth place replacing Jason Mitchell, who is now in sixth.
These changes in the league table to do not effect the split. The players are now divided into two groups with separate championships to play for.
- Championship group: Steve, Wayne, Kevin Nieman, and Simon Hutchinson.
- Wooden Spoon group: Munir, Jason, and Dominic Hutchinson.
In the Championship group each player will play the others in that group twice more, once "home" and once "away".
As the Wooden Spoon has one player less they will the others in the group three times more, once "home", once "away", and once "neutral".
The final table for Stage One has been broken out into each players home and away records.
ASA Rolling Rankings (Sun May 3 09)
The American Subbuteo Association published the latest Rolling Rankings on May 1. This is how the Southern California Subbuteo Club players are ranked:
| 6. | Wayne Smith | 56. | David Jensen | |
| 15. | Steve Tucker | 59. | Jason Mitchell | |
| 24. | Simon Hutchinson | 66. | Edgar Flores, Ian Sayer | |
| 32. | Kevin Nieman | 77. | Dominic Hutchinson, | |
| 44. | John Carroll | 86. | Edward Nathan, Adam Carlson | |
| 53. | Munir Merchant | 115. | Sean Daly |
This month's climbers when compared to last month's rankings were Simon Hutchinson, beaten Open finalist in the last ASA Open up five places, and John Carroll, beaten Open semi finalist up two places. Wayne Smith remains the top ranked Californian and stayed in sixth place, the others all dropped a few places.
What are the Rolling Rankings?
Only the ranking points won in the last twelve months are counted. If the player has played in more than five ASA tournaments in that time period only the points
won in their best five finishes are counted.
LA Galaxy Subbuteo Cup (Sat May 2 09)
What a historic afternoon. The Southern California Subbuteo Club played the first Los Angeles Galaxy Subbuteo Cup at the Los Angeles Galaxy's stadium, the Home Depot Center, in front of a crowd of spectators all eager to learn what this game called "Subbuteo" is.
While Wayne Smith came away with the cup, most of the players were excited more by the interest there had been in the game. Over a hundred flyers were handed out. Let's hope that our efforts will kindle the interest in some others to start playing.
The club would like to thank Chris Thomas of the Galaxy and Steve Tucker for organizing this event.
Season 7 (Fri May 1 09)
Tonight was the final night for play in Stage One of Season 7. Steve Tucker won both of the games, defeating Simon Hutchinson and Kevin Nieman.
There are nine game left unplayed. The League Committee will announce on Sunday (May 3) what will happen to those games.
The "split" will also announced on Sunday, this separates the players into the Championship and Wooden Spoon groups. As it stands Wayne Smith, Steve, Kevin and Simon would be in the Championship group. Jason Mitchell, Munir Merchant, Dominic Hutchinson and Adam Carlson would be in the Wooden Spoon group.