Kings Way Open 26th May 2012, 9:30am
The 4th Event of the Irish Circuit 2011/12 will be held in King's Way Church, Dunmurry. Registration 9am, Flick-off 9:30am. Email Kenny Beggs to enter.

CONFIRMED ENTRANTS:
Kenny Beggs
Barry Spence
Mark Farrell
Stephen Rodgers
Ernie Bickerstaff
John Moore
Gary Moore
Nicky Moore
Ken McKenzie

King's Way Church, Dunmurry
Directions | Map

FISTF World Cup 2012 in Manchester 20th-22nd July 2012
This will be held in the Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City and will be sponsored by Subbuteo. Deadline for registrations 15th June 2012. Northern Ireland players wishing to participate, please contact Kenny Beggs. Places available in Individual & Team Events for various categories such as Open, Veteran, U19. If necessary, Irish Rankings will be used to decide qualification.

3rd Barbarians Clubnight Mon 23rd April 2012
The third Clubnight of the season at King's Way Church, Dunmurry.
Five players attended, including newcomer, Stevie Gorman.
The round-robin finished as follows:

1. Kenny Beggs, 12 pts
2. Barry Spence, 9 pts
3. Alistair Morrison, 6 pts
4. Ernie Bickerstaff, 1 pt
5. Stevie Gorman, 1 pt

Irish Circuit 2011/12
Event 3: Farrell Wins Celbridge Open 31st March 2012
Mark Farrell won the season's 3rd Event of the Irish Circuit 2011/12 in Celbridge, beating Kenny Beggs 1-0 (after extra-time) in the Final. Mark had previously lost 1-4 to Kenny in the group stage but he regained his composure to beat Barry Spence 4-1 in the Semi-Final before getting revenge against Kenny in the Final. The six entrants competed in a single group, with the top 4 qualifying for Semi-Finals. Dublin's Ken McKenzie made a welcome return to the Subbuteo scene. Full Results | Photos

Celbridge Open Final: Mark Farrell 1-0 Kenny Beggs (after extra-time)

Semi-Finals
Mark Farrell 4-1 Barry Spence
Kenny Beggs 2-1 John Moore

Final
Mark Farrell 1-0 Kenny Beggs (golden goal)

3rd/4th Place Play-Off
John Moore 1-0 Barry Spence

5th/6th Place Play-Off
Nicky Moore 1-0 Ken McKenzie

PLACINGS:
1. Mark Farrell
2. Kenny Beggs
3. John Moore
4. Barry Spence
5. Nicky Moore
6. Ken McKenzie

Barbarians Return to Kingsway 26th March 2012
With renovations now complete, Belfast Barbarians returned to the club's old venue, Kingsway Church in Dunmurry, for the 2nd Clubnight of the Season. Ernie Bickerstaff was a welcome newcomer and he joined in the four-player round robin. Results below:

Stephen Rodgers 2-0 Ernie Bickerstaff
Kenny Beggs 3-0 Barry Spence
Stephen Rodgers 1-5 Barry Spence
Kenny Beggs 4-0 Ernie Bickerstaff
Kenny Beggs 4-0 Stephen Rodgers
Barry Spence 4-0 Ernie Bickerstaff

TABLE:
Kenny Beggs 9 pts
Barry Spence 6 pts
Stephen Rodgers 3 pts
Ernie Bickerstaff 0 pts

Subbuteo Relaunch 24th Jan 2012 Subbuteo was relaunched at the London Toy Fair in Kensington Olympia. It will be available on Amazon from 5th March 2012, fifteen years after last being sold in the shops. Related Link

New Club in Donegal 22nd Jan 2012
Brendan Rodgers has formed the Donegal Subbuteo Club. Hopefully we will see them in action on the Irish Circuit soon.

Beggs Wins Dunmurry Open 7th Jan 2012
The 2nd Event of the Irish Circuit 2011/12 saw 10 entrants playing each other once in a league format. Kenny Beggs just pipped Mark Farrell and John Moore on goal-difference after the three players finished on equal points for the second successive tournament!! They drew 0-0 with each other and beat the rest of their opponents to finish level on 23 points. Beggs' goal-difference was only better by +1 but was enough to prevent All-Ireland Champion, Farrell, from winning his 4th consecutive Irish Circuit Event. Full Results | Photos

Trophy Winners: John Moore (3rd), Kenny Beggs (1st), Mark Farrell (2nd)

Final Session: Farrell 0-0 Beggs - enough to clinch victory for Beggs

... Player ............... Pts (Goal-diff)
1. Kenny Beggs ....... 23 (+25)
2. Mark Farrell ......... 23 (+24)
3. John Moore .......... 23 (+21)
4. Barry Spence ....... 16
5. Alistair Morrison ... 12
6. Andrew Morrison .. 11
7. Peter Morrison ....... 9
8. Nicky Moore .......... 8
9. John Hughes ......... 1 (-27)
10.Jacob Hudson ....... 1 (-32)

VENUE:
St Colman's Parish Church Halls, Salisbury Place, Kingsway, Dunmurry.
Parking available at venue.

Map of Venue Area

St Colman's Parish Church Halls

Belfast Barbarians Clubnight Tue 20th Dec 2011
Belfast Barbarians League Season commenced at Belvoir Parish Church. Six players took part and finished as follows: 1st Kenny Beggs, 2nd Andrew Morrison, 3rd Barry Spence, 4th John Hughes, 5th Peter Morrison, 6th Jacob Hudson. Results & Championship Table

Peter Morrison in action at Belfast Barbarians

Irish Circuit 2011/12
Event 1 - Farrell Wins Maynooth Open Sat 12th Nov 2011

Current Irish Circuit Champion, Mark Farrell, began the defence of his title at the Mantra Bar, Maynooth with victory in the first Irish Event of the season. It couldn't have been any closer, though, as there was a 3-way tie which meant shoot-outs were required to separate him from Kenny Beggs & John Moore.

Mark Farrell clinches Maynooth Open with shoot-out victory over Kenny Beggs

With other Northern Ireland regulars being unavailable, Beggs was the North's only representative. He managed to inflict a rare defeat on the in-form Farrell but defeats to Gary Moore & John Moore prevented him from topping the table outright. In the deciding shoot-outs, he beat John Moore 3-2 but lost 1-2 to Farrell to finish runner-up. Full Results | Photos

Maynooth Open - Final Placings
1. Mark Farrell (ROI)
2. Kenny Beggs (NIR)
3. John Moore (ROI)
4. Gary Moore (ROI)
5. Nicky Moore (ROI)
6. Shane Butler (ROI)

More reports on Table Football Association of Ireland website

Barbarians Postponed Tue 27th Sept 2011
The start of the new season has been postponed until further notice as there were not many players available for the above date. Club members will be contacted to arrange a more suitable date.-

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