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Flick-Talk blog on Subbuteo across America (Tue Mar 30)
In his latest post on his blog, Flick-Talk, Kevin Nieman discusses what "Subbuteo across America" is and why you should take part.
That's
why "Subbuteo Across America" is so brilliant. It's not intended to reach millions of people. It's not intended to attract big stars, make a
huge splash, or to earn bazillions of dollars. It's only purpose is to show the world that Subbuteo lives and thrives in America, and it's a way of linking
what we do to a good cause.
Subbuteo Across America Requirements (Mon Mar 29)
With less than two months to go until "Subbuteo across America" the requirements for what each club and individual needs to send after the event has been compiled on one page, here»
There is still plenty of time for you or your club to sign up to take part in this historic event. If you have any questions, would like more information, or to sign up to take part either email Simon Hutchinson or use the Contact page on this web site to send a message.
Season 9 Match Day 6 (Fri Mar 26)
It was a night of opposites. Wayne Smith's and Simon Hutchinson's B teams, Left Hannover the Table 96 and Red Star, had good nights winning all of their games. The other players' had a wretched time.
In the first round of games Dominic Hutchinson's Kumba, lost by the smallest margin to Left Hannover of the night, going down to a goal conceded in the second half. Jason Mitchell's Valley Irons started their league campaign with a Mercy rule loss to Red Star.
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What followed was the bottom of the table battle between Valley Irons and Kevin Nieman's Inter Nieman. The game finished tied and was described, not surprisingly for a game between teams in this position, as "very dull" and "the worst Subbuteo match". In the Hutchinsons' derby Red Star bested Kumba by a single first half goal.
Inter Nieman's misery continued as they were well beaten by Left Hannover. Jason's Hollywood Hammers beat Kumba, with a goal scored with just five seconds left to play.
In the last round of games of the night the the Hammers became the first team to score against Left Hannover, even though they lost 1-3. Red Star winning streak continued with a single goal victory against Inter Nieman.
Wayne's Wayner Bremen remain in first place in the league table, with 23 points from 11 games. Wayne's B team, Left Hannover, moved up three places into second place, two points behind first place. Red Star are now third, up two places, a point behind Left Hannover but have played two more games. Kumba dropped from second to fourth, two points behind the Reds. Simon's Simi City did not play, and dropped from third to fifth, one points behind Kumba and with four games in hand. There is then a three point gap to the Hammers in sixth place. Kevin's A team, Inventus, are in seventh place with half the number of points as the Hammers and with three games in hand. Inter Nieman and Valley Irons remain at the bottom of the table, two points behind Inventus. Kevin pointed out that having played 16 games with both of his teams he is yet to win a game.
Twin nominated for Best Newcomer (Fri Mar 26)
Trisha Baumeler is one of the nominees for FISTF's Best Newcomer of 2009 award.
Trisha is a member of the Southern California Subuteo Club's Swiss twin club, Subbuteo Players Aargau Süd. We were fortunate to meet her and her father, Thomas, in August of last year during their vacation. They came and played in the Father of the Playstation's birthday bash, and she proved a tough opponent for the SCSC's players.
Since then she has played in two of the biggest events in Europe the Major of Mons and the Grand Prix of Berlin, doing well in both the Women's and Under 15 competitions.
We wanted to say Herzlichen Glückwunsch und viel Glück to her, and hope she is the eventual winner this award.
Season 9 Match Day 5 photos (Thu Mar 25)
Photographs from Match day 5 of the Southern California Subbuteo Club's Season 9, on Friday March 12, have been added to the Season 9 slide show. You can see the slide show by clicking on the link here»
There are many more slide shows and video clips of the SCSC on the Photographs page.
ASA Rolling Rankings (Tue Mar 23)
The American Subbuteo Association published the latest Rolling Rankings which include the ASA Open that was organized by the Southern California Subbuteo Club in February and the Western States Open played earlier this month.
The results from these tournaments has seen most of the SCSC's players make significant gains in the rankings when compared to the last ones from February, see here»
The current rankings of the SCSC's players are:
| Rank | Name | No. of Opens |
Change | Rank | Name | No. of Opens |
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| 24 | Wayne Smith | 4 | +20 | 66 | Steve Tucker | 2 | +42 | |
| 53 | Simon Hutchinson | 4 | +11 | 77 | Kevin Nieman | 4 | +22 | |
| 59 | David Jensen | 3 | +49 | 90 | Dominic Hutchinson | 3 | +18 | |
| 66 | Jason Mitchell | 1 | -1 | 110 | Munir Merchant | 1 | -2 | |
| 66 | John Carroll | 3 | +20 | 110 | Sean Daly | 1 | New |
The next ASA Open in California is on April 17. These ranking could be used for seeding for that competition.
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.
Video clip from Western States Open (Mon Mar 22)
We have uploaded a short clip from the Western States Open tournament from the Group A game between Simon Hutchinson and David Jensen. It shows Simon's second half equalizing goal. To view the clip click here»
There are many more videos of the Southern California Subbuteo Club on the Photographs page.
ASA Open in April (Sat Mar 20)
The next tournament to be be held by the Southern California Subbuteo Club is less than a month away.
It is an American Subbuteo Association Open on Saturday April 17. The Hutchinson's are our hosts at their home in Simi Valley, and the action will start at 10:00 AM.
You can learn more about this event on the ASA Open April 2010 page.
If you are interested in taking part either email Simon Hutchinson directly, or use the Contact page on this web site to send him a message.
Western States Open photos (Thu Mar 18)
All of the photographs taken during Saturday's Western States Open have been reviewed and the best of them have been added to a slide show. You can view the slide show here»
On the Photographs page of this web site there are links to many more slide shows and videos of the Southern California Subbuteo Club.
Flick-Talk blog on Western States Open (Mon Mar 15)
Kevin Nieman has blogged about Saturday's Western States Open on his Flick-Talk blog in what he described as a "less-than-serious tone".
Western States Open (Sat Mar 13)
For the major tournament of the Western region and the first FISTF tournament in California the turnout was rather disappointing, as only half the number of players played this year when compared to the 2008 tournament. Thank you to those who did take part in this year's tournament, your effort to make it is appreciated.
Wayne Smith remains the only Californian to have won the Western States Open, this is the fourth time he has won this trophy. He finished with a 100% winning record. David Jensen finished as runner up, the second time he has been a beaten finalist. David's finished top of Group A by goal difference, thereby, ensuring he did not meet Wayne in the semi finals. Group B runner up John Carroll finished third, after losing to David in the semi final and then beating Group A runner up, Simon Hutchinson, in the third place play off.
Kevin Nieman won the Mary Jane competition. He finished in the bottom half of Group B by goal difference, which consigned him to the consolation bracket. He beat Dominic Hutchinson in the final. Dominic struggled in the group stage, losing both of his games, but came "good" in Mary Jane, beating Sean Daly in the semi final and then finishing on the wrong end of a five goal thriller against Kevin. Sean had a tough time conceding 14 goals in four games, and failing to score.
All the results and match reports are on the Western States Open 2010 page»
Western States Open/FISTF Satellite live (Sat Mar 13)
Starting at 11:00 AM you can keep up to date with the scores from today's Western States Open/FISTF Satellite tournament by visiting page here»
That page will automatically refresh every four minutes, so you will not have to keep clicking on the Refresh button on your browser.
Season 9 Match Day 5 (Fri Mar 12)
Only three people could make Match Day 5 of the Southern California Subbuteo Club' Season 9, therefore, there were not many games played.
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The night started with two League Cup second round ties that saw both of Jason Mitchell's teams eliminated. The Valley Irons faced a tough tie for their first game in Season 9, facing Wayne Smith's Left Hannover the Table 96. The Irons did very well and only lost by a single goal scored with less than a minute left in the game. The Hollywood Hammers were bested by Simon Hutchinson's Red Star. The Lefties and the Reds are the first two teams through to the semi finals. The draw for the semis will be made after the other two second round ties, Simi City versus Kumba and Inventus versus Wayner Bremen, have been played.
In the only league game of the night the Lefties beat the Reds scoring a goal in each half.
As there was only one league game played the only movement in the league table was that the Lefties move up to fourth place, moving above both the Hammers and the Reds. The top three teams in the league table remain unchanged, with Wayne's Wayner Bremen is first, Dominic Hutchinson's Kumba in second, and Simon's Simi City in third. The Lefties are now five points behind Simi, with two games in hand. Kevin Nieman's Inventus remain in seventh, four points behind Simi and the Hammers. Inter Nieman and the Irons remain at the foot of the table, three points behind Inventus.
Western States Open draw made (Fri Mar 12)
The draw for tomorrow's Western States Open and FISTF Satellite tournament was made at 9:18 PM tonight. As none of the players taking part are seeded by FISTF the draw for the groups was random, and performed by Jason Mitchell.
Group B
The barrage (knock-out) rounds will be:
Open
Semi finals |
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| Group A 1st | v | Group B 2nd |
| Group A 2nd | v | Group B 1st |
Final |
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| SF1 winner | v | SF2 winner |
Mary Jane
Semi finals |
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| Group A 3rd | v | Group B 4th |
| Group B 3rd | v | Bye |
Final |
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| SF1 winner | v | Group B 3rd |
Wanted: Subbuteo across America logos (Tue Mar 9)
On February 17 we made a post on the American Subbuteo Association's forum requesting logos for the "Subbuteo across America". To date we have received just one logo, from Rory Miller in western Kentucky, it is the image to the right of this story. We would like to thank Rory for his work.
If anyone else would like to submit a logo for this event please do so. Do note that the eligible area for participants is USA and Canada.
All submissions should be emailed to Simon Hutchinson. If you do not know his email address then use the Contact page and he will reply with his address.
You will be able to see all submitted logos, including Rory's, on the "Subbuteo across America" logos page here»
Flick-Talk update (Mon Mar 8)
Kevin Nieman discusses in his blog, Flick-Talk, the reasons for his struggles in the Southern California Subbuteo Club's Season 9.
Minnesota joins in (Sun Mar 7)
The Minnesota Subbuteo League becomes the 17th club or individual in the USA to sign for "Subbuteo across America". We thank them for doing so.
We now have players and/or clubs participating in 14 states in the USA, three provinces in Canada, and our twins in England and Switzerland.
Even if you live in a state with a club that has already signed up you can still participate as an individual or as a separate club. And those of you living in states that do not have individuals who are participating now is your chance to join in this worthy event.
You can learn more in the "Subbuteo across America" section of this website, and let us know you want to join the fun by using the Contact page.
Season 9 Match Day 4 (Fri Mar 5)
Match Day 4 of the Southern California Subbuteo Club's Season 9 was a low scoring affair with six goals scored in six games.
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Half of the goals were scored in the first round of games as Simon Hutchinson's Simi City defeated Dominic Hutchinson's Kumba, and Jason Mitchell's Hollywood Hammers bested Kevin Nieman's Inter Nieman.
The only other win of the night came in the next round when Simi City defeated the Hammers by a single goal. The remaining three games all finished tied. Kevin's Inventus fought out goalless draws with Kumba and Simi City. The Hammers came back from a goal down to tie with Kumba.
The top two teams in the league table remain unchanged, Wayne Smith's Wayner Bremen is first with a five point lead over Kumba. Simi City move up one place to third, and are just a point behind Kumba and with a game in hand. The Hammers move up two places to share fourth with Simon's Red Star. Wayne's Left Hannover the Table 96 drop one place to sixth. The bottom three are unchanged. Inventus now has a three point lead over Inter Nieman and Jason's Valley Irons.
IMSL signs on (Thu Mar 4)
The Inter-Mountain Subbuteo League, from the Tri-cities area of south eastern Washington state, becomes the latest club to sign up for "Subbuteo across America". We thank them for joining this event.
The American Subbuteo Association's Western region has the most states with participants, four.
If you would like to join in this event you can learn more in the "Subbuteo across America" section of this website, and let us know you want to join the fun by using the Contact page.
Season 9 photos (Mon Mar 1)
Photographs from Season 9's Match day 3, Friday February 19, have been added to the Season 9 slide show. You can see the slide show by clicking on the link here»
There are lots of slide shows and video clips of the Southern California Subbuteo Club in action on the Photographs page.