Malta champions Valletta Subbuteo Club will be playing in the Champions League tournament this weekend in Athens.
This will be the first experience for a Maltese club to figure in this competition.
The team is composed of Derek Conti (captain), Samuel Bartolo, Joe Borg Bonaci, Mario Camilleri and Chris Thomas, the no.1 player in the UK.
Missing from the team will be Christian Short, also of the UK.
The group preliminaries will be played today. Tomorrow, the top four in each group will contest the finals.
Valletta are currently ranked no.7 in the world list.