Two Athens Kickers players, the best Greek under 15 player Giannis Vlassopoulos and the best Greek veteran Giorgos Aggelinas managed to gain wild cards for the next World cup (Rotterdham).
Here is the FISTF announcement:
2. Qualified players for the World CupFISTF has just published a list of players qualified for the next FISTF World Cup 2009. These players qualified throught the world rankings.
LIST OF QUALIFIED PLAYERS IN VETERANS
1 - Hinkelmann Erich (AUT) - WR1
2 - Bom Martijn (NED) - WR2
3 - De Francesco Stefano (ITA) - WR3
4 - Finardi Paolo (ITA) - WR4
5 - Monica Giacomo (ITA) - WR5
6 - Granados Cuellar Juan Carlos (ESP) - WR7
7 - Eyes Paul (USA) - WR9
8 - Noronha Nuno (POR) - WR10
9 - Mifsud Joseph (MLT) - WR11
10 - Bolte Rene (NED) - WR13
11 - Bamberzky Günther (AUT) - WR14
12 - Landzaat Henk (NED) - WR15
13 - Gomez Fernando (ESP) - WR17
14 - Vivron Thierry (FRA) - WR19
15 - Deinhart Gregg (USA) - WR20
16 - Aggelinas Giorgos (GRE) - WR21
LIST OF QUALIFIED PLAYERS IN U15
1 - Tagliaferro Diego (ITA) - WR1
2 - Manganello Andrea (ITA) - WR2
3 - Timmers Mitchell (NED) - WR3
4 - Kwiatkowski Marcel (GER) - WR4
5 - Vlassopoulos Giannis (GRE) - WR7
6 - Willeijns Jovi (NED) - WR8
7 - Borg Angelo (MLT) - WR10
8 - Vanek Dominik (CZ) - WR11