VICTORY FOR FRAIKIN IN BELFAST
David Fraikin of Belgium took the Individual Grand Prix of Belfast, beating top seed and favourite, 
Massimo Cremona of Malta, on a sudden-death shoot-out in the final, after victories against Steve 
Hawkins, Olivier Pere and Joe Mifsud in the knock-out rounds. He is the 2nd Belgian player to win 
the Belfast Grand Prix, following in the footsteps of his Hennuyer club-mate, David Ruelle, who 
won last year. There were no real surprises in the early stages, as the eight seeded players won 
their groups, although, after drawing his first match against Anders Buhl-Hansen, Massimo Cremona 
proceeded to demolish newcomer, Brian Moore of the local Bangor Club, 26-0 to ensure that he 
won the group on goal-difference.

John Moore was the only Irish player to progress to the Last 16, where he lost to Belgian, Nathan 
Dupont. The quarter-finals were closely contested, with single goal victories for Cremona over Dupont 
and Joe Mifsud over Kaspar Bennett in a firey encounter. Chris Thomas kept English hopes alive with 
a golden-goal against Laurent Goor and Fraikin beat team-mate, Olivier Pere 3-1, before eliminating 
last year's runner-up, Joe Mifsud, in the semi-finals. Cremona beat Thomas in the other semi but just 
didn't have enough to overcome the ever-improving Fraikin in the final.

There was home success for Andrew Morrison in the Under-19s and Kenny Beggs in the Veterans. 
Morrison won his U-19 group comfortably, before beating Georgia Lee 3-0 in the final. Georgia also 
finished runner-up in the Ladies event to World No.1 female, Kamilla Kristensen of Denmark.

Beggs took his first FISTF Veteran's title with a 4-1 final victory over England's Adrian Curtis, despite 
losing to him earlier in the group. Northern Ireland's Donal Convery, who had topped his group with 
noteable victories over Iain Bell and Davy Clegg, lost by a single goal to Beggs in the semi-final. The 
other semi went to extra-time, Curtis eventually beating Clegg with a golden goal. 

England's top Junior, Sam Curtis, beat current Northern Ireland Junior Champion, Peter Morrison, 3-2 
in the U-15 final, after they had topped the four-player junior group ahead of Adam Scullion and Judith 
Morrison.


HENNUYER WIN BELFAST TEAM EVENT
Belgian club, Avenir Subbuteo Hennuyer, won the Team Grand Prix, beating English Premier League 
3-1 in the final. Victories for Dupont, Goor & Fraikin secured the match, while Kasper Bennett gained 
consolation for the English (and revenge for his Open defeat) with a 1-0 success over Hennuyer's 
Maltese player, Joe Mifsud. Only four teams entered, with Lega-Liga Odense of Denmark finishing 3rd 
and Irish Premier League 4th.

The venue at Northern Ireland's award-winning tourist attraction, W5 Discovery Centre, again proved 
popular, with the general public being able to watch from the balconies and on the big screen. Kids 
were also able to take part in a penalty flick competition each day and get information about the local 
Table-Football scene.