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Irish Subbuteo Circuit 2024
Irish
Subbuteo Circuit 2024
Republic of Ireland World Cup Squad OPEN
INDIVIDUAL: Mark Farrell, Andy Fitzpatrick
Gerry Harrington in Haverhill Echo 8th Mar 2024
2024 World Cup Qualifying Event 17th Feb 2024, 11am Venue:
Cherrytree Pub, Walkinstown
Congratulations to the players who qualified to represent ROI at the World Cup in England: OPEN
INDIVIDUAL: Mark Farrell, Andy Fitzpatrick
Open - Final Table
Veteran - Final Table
Irish
Subbuteo Circuit 2024
Wobbly Hobby League 18th-19th Nov 2023 Republic of Ireland were represented by Irish Premier League in the Wobbly Hobby League and also by Mark Farrell, who was a member of the Yorkshire Phoenix team which won Division 1.
Final Irish Circuit Table 2023 Congratulations to Northern players Kenny Beggs, Martinog Bradley & Barry Spence, who take the top 3 placings in the 2023 Irish Circuit Table, with last year's Champion, Dublin's Mark Farrell finishing 4th, a commendable 5th place for Andy Fitzpatrick and 6th spot for Mick O'Brien. Thanks to all 35 players who supported the circuit over the five events. Everyone contributed to making it a great campaign. A special mention for Tralee's Dave Elton, who travelled from the south-west of Ireland to support every event and got his reward with a 9th place finish and the Derry Plate. Circuit Report by Andy Fitzpatrick Irish Circuit 2023 - Round 5 - Derry 21st Oct 2023 Barry Spence Wins Derry Open Barry Spence beat Martinog Bradley on shots in the Final, after scoring a dramatic late equaliser. He also won his semi-final against Kenny Beggs on shots. Brendan Rodgers, the other semi-finalist, finished best for ROI. A special mention for Junior Winner, Daniel Kaliszewski, who reached the Quarter-Finals of the main event and finished 7th in the Overall Irish Circuit Table. Mick O'Brien and Andy Fitzpatrick also reached the Quarter-Finals where Andy was very unlucky to lose on shots to Kenny Beggs. Dave Elton won the Plate Final with a golden-goal against Lawrence Watson. Thanks to Martinog and all at Derry City TFC for organising and to the Argyle Bar for providing a great venue. Videos and photos on Derry City TFC Facebook and Tralee & Munster Subbuteo Facebook Andy Fitzpatrick Report | Dave Elton Report
John Moore Wins Sydney WASPA 19th Oct 2023 Congratulations to John Moore on winning a WASPA Event during his trip to Australia. He topped the five-player table with 3 wins and a draw. The competition was hosted by Adrian Elmer at Western Sydney Subbuteo Club with FISTF President, Steve Dettre and World Cup star Eliott Kennedy in attendance.
All-Ireland Championships 2023 30th Sept 2023 Mark Farrell Retains Title
Dave Elton Report | WASPA Report 20 players attended the All-Ireland Championships at Ballymena Golf Club. Congratulations to Dublin's Mark Farrell on retaining the title with a 1-0 victory over Kenny Beggs in the Final. Barry Spence & Martinog Bradley reached the Semi-Finals. Mick O'Brien (ROI) won the Plate Final with a golden-goal against Eoin Adams and Eliott Fitzpatrick (ROI) took the Under 12 trophy. Of the other Republic of Ireland players, John Moore, Andy Fitzpatrick & Daniel Kaliszewski reached the Quarter-Finals; Brendan Rodgers & Dave Elton reached the Plate Semi-Finals; Nicky Moore & William Magnier were Plate Quarter-Finalists and John Kinsella & Jeff Murphy were eliminated in the Plate Barrage Round. Thanks to organisers, Kenny & Barry and to all who attended, with a special mention to John Moore for preparing the fixture spreadsheet, Martinog Bradley for live video on Derry City Facebook and Dave Elton for photos on Tralee & Munster Subbuteo Facebook. Thanks also to Ballymena Golf Club for a great venue and tasty food.
Irish Circuit 2023 - Round 4 - Wexford 26th Aug 2023 Eighteen players took part in the 4th Round of the Irish Circuit at St Molings Community Centre in Monamolin, County Wexford. Dublin's Mark Farrell beat Northern Ireland's Kenny Beggs in the Final. ROI's John Moore and Mick O'Brien reached the semi-finals. Ernie Bickerstaff (NIR) beat Nicky Moore (ROI) in the Plate Final.
Subbuteofest 2023 29th-30th July 2023 Seven ROI players took part at Subbuteofest, organised by Haverhill Rovers Subbuteo Club, the local club of Irishman, Gerry Harrington. Dave Elton, Oisin Mor, Frankie Connolly & Gerry all went out at the group stage of the Individual Open. Mark Farrell topped his group, then beat Paul Lawrenson in the Last 32 before going out to Aaron Skinner in the Last 16. Andy Fitzpatrick, Daniel Kaleszewski and Gerry represented Irish Premier League in the Team Event. Oisin and Frankie played for Derry and Mark Farrell was with Yorkshire Phoenix, who reached the Quarter-Finals. Dave Elton also played in the Old Subbuteo Competition and bought some stuff from the Collectors Fair. England's Elliott Bellefontaine beat Dave Wouters of Belgium in the FISTF Individual final and Belgian Club, Hennuyer, beat Wobbly Hobby A in the Team Final. Justin Finch won the Old Rules Tournament.
FISTF International Open, Derry 24th/25th June 2023 Five ROI players travelled to Derry. Mark Farrell reached the Quarter-Final, losing 0-1 to England's Kevin Cordell. Daniel Kaliszewski, Andy Fitzpatrick, Oisin Mor and Frankie Connolly unfortunately didn't make it through their groups. Daniel was the highest-placed junior, finishing a creditable 3rd in his 5-player group. He even took the lead against Aaron Skinner, who went on to win the tournament. Andy and Daniel were also part of the the Irish Premier League team which finished 4th with 10 points, just being pipped to 3rd on game-difference by Yorkshire.
Irish Circuit 2023 - Round 3 - Dublin 20th May 2023
Further reports, photos & videos on the following Facebook Pages: Irish
Subbuteo Circuit: Derry
City Table Football Club: Tralee
& Munster Subbuteo Club: Irish Circuit 2023 - Round 2 - Ballymena Mark Farrell Wins in Ballymena 11th March 2023
Dublin's Mark Farrell won the 2nd Round of the Irish Circuit in Ballymena, beating local man Kenny Beggs 3-2 on shots in the Final, following a tense 0-0 draw. Beaten semi-finalists were Simon Stewart (NI) and John Moore (ROI). Derry's Dee Jenkins beat Donal Convery from Mahgerafelt in the Plate Final and Daniel Kaleszewski won the Junior Final, 3-2 against Eliott Fitzpatrick. Thanks to all 18 players for travelling, despite the snow, and making the day such a success. A special thanks to Zara Watson for doing a great job with time-keeping and gathering results after each session. Report from www.nitfa.org.uk Photos
& Videos on: Major of Mons, Belgium 4th/5th March 2023 Irish players, John Moore, Andy Fitzpatrick & Daniel Kaliszewski travelled to Belgium for the Mons Major, playing in the Individual Event and representing Irish Premier League in the Team Event. Gary Moore, who now lives in Belgium, represented his local Flanders Club.
John Moore Wins in Ghent, Belgium 3rd March 2023 John Moore won the Ghent WASPA Tournament, with victories against Gary Moore (4-0), Andy Fitzpatrick (2-1) and Daniel Kaleszewski (3-0). It was a warm-up event for the Mons Major, which the lads will be taking part in this weekend.
Glasgow International Open 11th-12th Feb 2023 The Irish Premier League team narrowly missed out on a semi-final place in Glasgow by finishing 3rd in their group, behind eventual winners, Wolves, and Glasgow B. Joe and Gerry Harrington made their IPL debut, alongside Daniel Kaliszewski and founding members Andy Fitzpatrick and Kenny Beggs. Many thanks to Tom Burns, Dave Gladman and the Glasgow Club for organising an enjoyable weekend. ROI International, Oisin Mor, was also in action, representing Derry TFC. Team Results | Individual Results
World Cup Subbuteo on BBC 6th Feb 2023 Very good documentary of Subbuteo on BBC, following Brendan Rodgers and Oisin Mor on the Road to the Subbuteo World Cup in Rome, including clips of the Irish teams at the event.
Irish Circuit 2023 - Round 1 - Letterkenny 4th Feb 2023 Farrell Wins in Letterkenny Mark Farrell started his defence of the Irish Circuit title with victory in County Donegal, beating Northern Ireland's Kenny Beggs 1-0 in the final. In a very tight competition, neither player had an easy ride. Farrell topped the 'Group of Death' ahead of Gary Moore & Barry Spence and required a semi-final shoot-out to overcome the ever-improving Mick O'Brien. Beggs also required shots in his semi-final to beat Barry Spence, following a 1-0 quarter-final win against his former IPL team-mate, Gary Moore, who had travelled from Belgium.
QUARTER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINAL Mark McCrossan celebrated his return to the Irish Circuit by winning the Plate, beating Oisin Mor in the final.
Blast From The Past ...
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Final: Kenny Beggs 2 Gary Moore 2
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