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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nAustria\u2019s Wolfgang Leitner broke a seven-year Latin domination of the table football world when he won the Open category of the 2016 FISTF World Cup in the Belgian city of Frameries over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Almost 500 competitions – men, women, veterans and youth categories — competed to find out who is the best in table football, historically known as \u201cSubbuteo\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Federation of International Sports Table Football (FISTF) was founded in 1992 and is the governing body of sports table football.\u00a0 Among its many functions it provides oversight for international competitions, produces the world rankings, organises the official world cup, and determines the playing rules for the game.\u00a0 FISTF President Alan Collins was on hand to present trophies, chair the organisation\u2019s AGM, and liaise with official guests from local government, manufacturers and national table football federations.\u00a0 These included the newly formed Russian federation who were participating in their first World Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great to have the Russians, Australians, Japanese and Americans here,\u201d said Collins.\u00a0 \u201cThe game is going through a global regrowth and it\u2019s great to see more and more countries getting on board.\u201d<\/p>\n
Collins also thanked Olivier Pere and the local organising committee.\u00a0 \u201cPutting on events of this size for our sport is a mammoth task.\u00a0 Olivier and his team have done a smashing job.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the Open final, Leitner beat Italy\u2019s Luca Colangelo 2-1 in an exciting match, to break the stranglehold of Italy and Spain on the title, who had dominated the category since Dutchman Eric Verhagen\u2019s win in 2008.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the tournament was a gold mine for Italian table football, with the Azzuri picking up four out of six individual titles, including a clean sweep of the U19, U15 and U12 categories.\u00a0 Italy also won four of the six teams\u2019 events with Belgium picking up the other two.<\/p>\n
RESULTS<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Open<\/p>\n
Round of 16
\nJuan Manuel Noguera (ESP) 2 d. Maikel de Haas (NED) 1
\nSebastien Scheen (BEL) 3 d. Alexander Haas (AUT) 2 (sudden death)
\nWolfgang Leitner (AUT) 4 d. Luca Zambello (ITA) 1
\nDaniele Bertelli (ITA) 2 d. Remy Huynh (BEL) 1
\nLuca Colangelo (ITA) 4 d. Axel Donval (FRA) 2
\nChristophe Dheur (BEL) 3 d. Sami Targui (BEL) 1
\nMassimo Bolognino (ITA) 2 d. Spyros Hatzaras (GRE) 1
\nDerek Conti (MLT) 2 d. Wolfgang Haas (AUT) 1<\/p>\n
Quarter-finals
\nJuan Manuel Noguera (ESP) 4 d. Sebastien Scheen (BEL) 1
\nWolfgang Leitner (AUT) 4 d. Daniele Bertelli (ITA) 3
\nLuca Colangelo (ITA) 5 d. Christophe Dheur (BEL) 1
\nDerek Conti (MLT) 2 d. Massimo Bolognino (ITA) 1<\/p>\n
Semi-finals
\nWolfgang Leitner (AUT) 4 d. Juan Manuel Noguera (ESP) 3
\nLuca Colangelo (ITA) 3 d. Derek Conti (MLT) 2<\/p>\n
Final
\nWolfgang Leitner (AUT) 2 d. Luca Colangelo (ITA) 1<\/p>\n
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n
Veterans Final
\nGianfranco Calonico (ITA) 6 d. Massimo Cremona (MLT) 2<\/p>\n
Ladies Final
\nCarolina Villarigues (POR) 3 d. Victoria B\u00fcsing (GER) 0<\/p>\n
U19 Final
\nMatteo Ciccarelli (ITA) 3 d. Nicola Borgo (ITA) 0<\/p>\n
U15 Final
\nLeonardo Giudice (ITA) 3 d. Claudio La Torre (ITA) 2<\/p>\n
U12 Final
\nGiorgio Giudice (ITA) 3 d. Kristian Silagiev (ESP) 2<\/p>\n
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n
Teams<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Open Teams Final
\nItaly 4 d. Spain 0<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Teams Final
\nBelgium 2 d. Italy 2 (goal difference)<\/p>\n
Veteran\u2019s Teams Final
\nItaly 3 d. Belgium 1<\/p>\n
U19 Teams Final
\nBelgium 3 d. Germany 1<\/p>\n
U15 Teams Final
\nItaly 3 d. Austria 1<\/p>\n
U12 Teams Final
\nItaly 2 d. Belgium 0<\/p>\n
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