Krzysztof Warzecha
Cracovian Table Football Club player and regular participant in the Puchar Sołtysa. Polish Single Open champion 2019 and has been playing table football for 12 years.
Toughest opponent of your career?
It's hard for me to name one opponent, but I think it would definitely be someone from these three: Tony Spredeman, Yannik Hansen, Alexander Di Bello.
Toughest match during Pucharu Sołtysa?
I have participated in all the editions of the Puchar Sołtysa so far (except the first one :D), but I remember the last tournament as one of the more difficult ones. As for the match I won, it was against the Krainski/Raczkier pair in open pairs, and the match I unfortunately lost was against Simon Varos in open singles. The level of players is increasing from edition to edition, but it only makes me happy that I can still test myself against new people and compete with them regardless of the outcome of these clashes.
Favourite technique/play?
For a long time, my favourite technique has been the Snake Shot. In training, I still try to refine it to surprise my opponents. I'll also admit that it is one of my favourite elements of the game and is a lot of fun.
Favourite table?
Although I train on many tables, my favourite is the Leonhart and Tornado table.
Favourite foosball competition?
I like the Single Open competition best. Here the result depends solely on the person who plays. You have to be very focused on the game and you can only rely on yourself. You owe your successes only to yourself, and you can only blame all your failures on yourself.
Biggest career success?
My success so far is the Polish Single Open Championship in 2019. I will honestly admit that this was one of my dreams in this discipline, which I managed to fulfil, although it was not easy.
What do you miss about football as a sport?
There are many things missing, but certainly one of them is the lack of publicity of players' successes on the national and international stage. Many people have no idea that the Polish Championships, for example, are organised. Unfortunately, a lot of people associate table football only with playing in pubs and having fun with friends. I hope that one day this will change and the sport will be more appreciated.
1 set to 7 is a series of short interviews with seven questions for table football players.