A new champion in Calgary

There was an absolutely shocker on sunday in Calgary as Calgary Subbuteo club has a new champion! Riad Dangerkat Kadri pulled off a huge win in the final over Logan Tommy Stevenson beating him 1-0! Riad also upset Josh Frodo Braun in one semi-final and in the other semi Logan got payback for the last month pulling off a upset of his own beating Shane Hoopfer 1-0 in penalties after a 0-0 game through extra time. Benjamin Joseph Herrel and Tom Stevenson both had good showings in the tourney. Added thanks to Tom for putting up his shop as the new home for Calgary Subbuteo! Next Tourney should be Sunday Jun 9th at the shop.

(report by Shane Hoopfer)

Canadian players in the world rankings

In the FISTF world rankings of April 2013, David Baxter is 414th in the Open table and 229th in the veterans.

In the WASPA ranking of April 2013, les Canadian players are ranked as follows:
2 Peter Sexton CAN 149,00
13 Shane Hoopfer CAN 86,00
15 Shaun  Burt CAN 75,50
20 Stephen McNab CAN 62,00
41 Josh Braun CAN 39,00
52 Logan Stevenson CAN 33,00
56 Brodyn  Sexton CAN 31,50
69 David Baxter CAN 26,00
69 Gurmeet Khaira CAN 26,00
71 Liam  Sexton CAN 25,75
111 John Mckay CAN 17,75
130 Parjesh Randhawa CAN 14,00
135 Ben Herrel CAN 13,00
175 Iain Clarkson CAN 10,00
179 Mike Otter CAN 9,75
188 Tom Stevenson CAN 9,00
193 Dan Otter CAN 8,75
197 Dane Hattaway CAN 8,00
213 Paul Burt CAN 7,00
213 Nathan Haylett CAN 7,00
253 Chris Faille CAN 6,00
273 Kevin Suffoletta CAN 5,00
310 Shaan Bal CAN 4,00
310 Richard Ho CAN 4,00
310 Travis Hoopfer CAN 4,00
310 Gavin Khaira CAN 4,00
310 Sarjit Khaira CAN 4,00
310 Chris Moore CAN 4,00
310 Brian Redmond CAN 4,00
310 James Redmond CAN 4,00
310 Allan Thornton CAN 4,00
310 Jeff Watts CAN 4,00
367 Kieran Mckay CAN 3,00
399 Riad Kadri CAN 2,00
442 Andrew Lemak CAN 1,00
442 Shawn Lovegrove CAN 1,00
442 Gerald Moore CAN 1,00
442 Ron Pivatt CAN 1,00
442 Kyle Rozoski CAN 1,00
442 Behn Wurthman CAN 1,00
442 Jared Walton CAN 1,00
442 Chris Farell CAN 1,00

Another success for Peter Sexton

13 players attended the Hamilton tournament on saturday. The Canadian club is still very active with many good players but this time, Peter Sexton won the title as he beat Stephen McNab on shots after a very close final (1-1). Sexton also defeated Shaun Burt on shots in the semi (1-1 and 5 shots to 4) while Brodyn Sexton was the other semi-finalist.

Great fun in Calgary

Calgary had 7 players at their event with a new U19 player on sunday! Everyone got a minimum of 7 games in and had a good time and the play has improved dramatically! There were great semi-finals with Shane Hoopfer beating Josh Braun on shots and Logan Stevenson beating Tom Stevenson (1-0). In the final, Shane and Logan tied but Shane won on shots. Well done! The next event in Calgary will take place on Sunday May 12, perhaps at a new location, too.

Canadian players in the world rankings

In the FISTF World rankings of March 2013, David Baxter is 411th in the Open section and 226th in the veterans section.

In the WASPA ranking of March 2013, the Canadian players are ranked as follows:
3 Peter Sexton Hamilton SC 124,00
11 Shane Hoopfer Calgary SC 79,00
17 Shaun  Burt Hamilton SC 68,50
26 Stephen McNab Hamilton SC 49,00
45 Josh Braun Calgary SC 34,00
54 David Baxter Calgary SC 26,00
54 Gurmeet Khaira West Coast TSC 26,00
72 Brodyn  Sexton Hamilton SC 24,50
73 Logan Stevenson Calgary SC 24,00
115 Parjesh Randhawa West Coast TSC 14,00
118 John Mckay Hamilton SC 13,75
140 Ben Herrel Calgary SC 12,00
154 Mike Otter Hamilton SC 9,75
166 Dan Otter Hamilton SC 8,75
188 Nathan Haylett Calgary SC 7,00
223 Paul Burt Hamilton SC 6,00
223 Iain Clarkson Hamilton SC 6,00
242 Chris  Faille Hamilton SC 5,00
276 Shaan Bal West Coast TSC 4,00
276 Richard Ho West Coast TSC 4,00
276 Travis Hoopfer Calgary SC 4,00
276 Chris Moore Hamilton SC 4,00
276 Brian Redmond Calgary SC 4,00
276 James Redmond Calgary SC 4,00
276 Allan Thornton Toronto Subbuteo League 4,00
276 Jeff Watts Toronto Subbuteo League 4,00
276 Tom Stevenson Calgary SC 4,00
276 Dane Hattaway Hamilton SC 4,00
276 Kevin Suffoletta Hamilton SC 4,00
276 Gavin Khaira West Coast TSC 4,00
276 Sarjit Khaira West Coast TSC 4,00
363 Kieran Mckay Hamilton SC 2,00
400 Andrew Lemak Hamilton SC 1,00
400 Shawn Lovegrove Hamilton SC 1,00
400 Gerald Moore Hamilton SC 1,00
400 Ron Pivatt Hamilton SC 1,00
400 Kyle Rozoski Hamilton SC 1,00
400 Behn Wurthman Hamilton SC 1,00
400 Riad Kadri Calgary SC 1,00

Canada is 3rd (out of 31 nations) in the ranking of nations.

Gurmeet Khaira wins in Vancouver

Four players attended the second WASPA tournament held in Vancouver on Sunday March 31, 2013. Unfortunately it was difficult to find a better date so that more players could attend but there was good fun and some interesting games. Special thanks to the two new additions whom took time to understand the game better .After the group stage, Parjesh and Gurmeet had six points and qualified for the final. Gurmeet took the title when he won the game 1-0. 

Canadian players in the international rankings

Here is the list of Canadian players in the WASPA ranking of February 2013. The next WAPA tournament will take place in Penrith on April 27. Hopefully there will be a first tournament in Melbourne soon. You can visit the WASPA blog at http://waspa-circuit.blogspot.com

4 Peter Sexton 111,00
14 Shane Hoopfer 66,00
24 Shaun  Burt 43,50
26 Stephen McNab 42,00
47 Josh Braun 27,00
48 David Baxter 26,00
74 Logan Stevenson 20,00
88 Liam  Sexton 17,75
90 Brodyn  Sexton 17,50
112 Gurmeet Khaira 13,00
127 John Mckay 12,75
131 Ben Herrel 12,00
149 Dan Otter 8,75
149 Mike Otter 8,75
171 Nathan Haylett 7,00
171 Parjesh Randhawa 7,00
219 Iain Clarkson 5,00
219 Chris  Faille 5,00
257 Travis Hoopfer 4,00
257 Brian Redmond 4,00
257 James Redmond 4,00
257 Chris Moore 4,00
257 Allan Thornton 4,00
257 Jeff Watts 4,00
257 Shaan Bal 4,00
257 Richard Ho 4,00
374 Paul Burt 2,00
374 Andrew Lemak 1,00
374 Shawn Lovegrove 1,00
374 Gerald Moore 1,00
374 Ron Pivatt 1,00
374 Kyle Rozoski 1,00
374 Behn Wurthman 1,00
374 Kieran Mckay 1,00

The FISTF ranking (www.fistf.com) has one Canadian player ranked. David Baxter is 417th in the Open ranking and 231st in the veterans section.