{"id":7423,"date":"2025-10-16T22:36:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?p=7423"},"modified":"2025-10-21T21:48:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:48:47","slug":"melbourne-satellite-2025-event-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?p=7423","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Satellite 2025 – Event Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Held: Saturday, 11 October 2025
Location: East Ivanhoe Bowling Club, Melbourne
Format: FISTF Satellite (Individual Open)
Players: 9

Tournament Summary
The Melbourne Satellite 2025 brought together a diverse field of nine players, including international and interstate guests, for a day of competitive Subbuteo table football. The event was a fantastic warm-up for the Asian Cup, which takes place in Sydney this coming weekend.
Special mentions:
\u2022 Robert Green travelled all the way from Sweden to compete.
\u2022 Eliot Kennedy and Adrian Elmer made the trip from Sydney.
\u2022 East Ivanhoe Bowling Club for their hospitality

Results
Group Stage
Group 1 Standings:
Pos Player P W D L GF GA Pts GD
1 Robert Green 3 2 1 0 11 1 7 +10
2 Benji Batten 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 +1
3 Adrian Connolly 3 1 1 1 2 5 4 -3
4 Beth Eveleigh 3 0 0 3 0 11 0 -11

Group 2 Standings:
Pos Player P W D L GF GA Pts GD
1 Eliot Kennedy 4 4 0 0 18 2 12 +16
2 Nathan Urbaniak 4 3 0 1 5 3 9 +2
3 Adrian Elmer 4 1 1 2 6 8 4 -2
4 Christos Garagounis 4 1 1 2 2 5 4 -3
5 Kevin Grant 4 0 0 4 0 13 0 -13 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2e3b Knockout Stage
Semi-Finals
\u2022 SF1: Robert Green (Group 1 winner) vs Nathan Urbaniak (Group 2 runner-up)
Result: 1-1 (Robert Green wins 2-1 in Extra Time)
\u2022 SF2: Benji Batten (Group 1 runner-up) vs Eliot Kennedy (Group 2 winner)
Result: 2-2 (Eliot Kennedy wins 2-3 in Extra Time)

Final \u2022 Robert Green vs Eliot Kennedy
Result: 2-2 (2-3 Penatlites)
Winner: Eliot Kennedy <\/strong>

WASPA Plate (Consolation Event)
For players not progressing to the main semi-finals:
\u2022 Barrage: Beth Eveleigh 0\u20131 Kevin Grant
\u2022 Semi 1: Adrian Connolly 0\u20130 Christos Garagounis (Connolly advances)
\u2022 Semi 2: Adrian Elmer 4\u20132 Kevin Grant
\u2022 Final: Adrian Connolly 3\u20130 Adrian Elmer
WASPA Plate Winner: Adrian Connolly

Highlights
\u2022 Eliot Kennedy was unbeaten in the group stage and took out the championship.
\u2022 Robert Green impressed with his defensive skills and finals appearance after travelling from Sweden.
\u2022 Adrian Connolly bounced back to win the WASPA Plate.
\u2022 The event was played in a friendly but competitive spirit, with all matches completed on schedule. Looking ahead with several players heading to Sydney for the Asian Cup, this Satellite event provided the perfect competitive tune-up. Thanks to all participants, organisers, and referees for making the day a success!

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Adrian Connolly<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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