Two local teenagers have put the North East on the map. Callum Oakes and Mathew Warr both 16 have just become World Champions. The pair won their first World title in July in Austria and have become the only Junior World Doubles Champions at Table Football that Great Britain has ever produced. Callum and Mathew then followed this by playing really well in the World Junior Singles event, where Callum got a Bronze Medal in finishing 3rd and Mathew just missing out on a podium place in finishing 5th.
Their recent success is the culmination of 3 years hard work, which has seen the pair win local, UK and now World titles. The pair are both part of Darlington Table Football Club, which is trying to promote Table Football in the North East. The success of the club was shown at the recent World Championship event where 3 members of the Club, Darren Warr, Callum and Mathew all represented their Country at adult level as part of the overall 7 strong team.
The Austria World Championship is one of 5 World Series events, which are played on different tables.Now owners of the Austrian Garlando Table title Callum and Mathew’s next challenge will be try to get the other 4 Doubles and Singles titles at the next 4 events, which are to be held in Germany, Poland, Taiwan and France.
The pair are now seeking sponsorship from local companies to help them to travel to the World Championships, which are televised on Eurosport and covered in the North East media and press. Any companies interested in sponsoring the pair contact: m.oakes@seamsltd.com
