Masterton's May Mêlée
01 June 2025
There were 32 entries in Masterton's May Mêlée held on Thursday 15th May.
In first place was Graeme Pilcher (Masterton). Denise Dowling (Masterton) was second with Graeme Morris (Masterton) in third place.
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01 June 2025
There were 32 entries in Masterton's May Mêlée held on Thursday 15th May.
In first place was Graeme Pilcher (Masterton). Denise Dowling (Masterton) was second with Graeme Morris (Masterton) in third place.
27 May 2025
In fine and sunny weather, the Sinclair Memorial Open Doubles was held on Saturday 24 May 2025 at Manawatu.
Twenty three teams played resulting in a bye in each round.
The trophy was won by Michael Rocks and Grant Bray.
18 May 2025
Upper Hutt Pétanque Club has retained the Jacques Cochonnet trophy on their home ground after a spirited challenge from Horowhenua.
A most enjoyable nine games were played and whilst a couple of them were very close, Upper Hutt won all nine.
The JC Trophy games are untimed and only end when one team reaches 13 points. The first of the triples games finished after 2hr 10m which is extreme. Thankfully the next two were much quicker as everyone was getting hungry.
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16 May 2025
On Sunday 11th May 2025 (Mother's Day), Upper Hutt Petanque Club hosted the annual Autumn Leaves Melee at Maidstone Park.
Despite a few last minute changes in the entry list, 33 players actively took part, including a couple of shared entries. Due to the uneven numbers, there was a single bye for each round.
Five 50 minute games were played, if tied an extra end was played. Play started at 09:30 and prize giving finished at 3:20pm.
Top ten places were:
15 May 2025
The entry forms for the Khandallah Winter Doubles (29 June 2025), Khandallah Winter Triples (20 July 2025) and Khandallah Team Doubles (9 August 2025) are now available.
12 May 2025
The Regional Seeding points have been updated after the Regional Triples. Michael Rocks (Naenae) is in top place.
9 May 2025
The entry form for the Matariki Open Mêlée(21 June 2025) is now available.
4 May 2025
Twenty teams competed in the Kelly Cup Open Triples at Otaki on Saturday 3 May 2025.
The trophy was won by Michael Rocks, Brian Smith and Moises Burgos.
28 April 2025
Horowhenua held the Carleen Fitzgerald Memorial Open Doubles on Saturday 26th April.
With 36 entries and a fine day it was a great way to remember Carleen, a founding member of their club.
Many people around the region have fond memories of Carleen, as a playing partner, opponent and mentor.
The games were played in good spirit, with lots of friendly rivalry. Moises and Brian won for the second year in a row.
21 April 2025
Forty five players competed in the Otaki Easter Mêlée on Saturday 19th April. Temperatures reached 26 degrees, unusual for this time of year.
Dave Gwerder won all five games and was first. Jan Haumaha also won five games and took second place.
12 April 2025
There were 32 entries in The Kapiti Memorial Mêlée held on Saturday 5th April. It was held in memory of those pétanque players at Kapiti who are no longer with us.
Tony Gatford was the overall winner. Kevin McFadgen was 2nd and Annick Le Guen was third with Kathy Gatford 4th.
5 April 2025
Upper Hutt's eleventh defence, and twelfth win in a row, was at home against Otaki on Saturday 5th April 2025.
The teams gathered at 09:00 and play began at 09:30 on a dry but mostly cloudy day. The threatened showers never eventuated and the sun even came out for a couple of hours. Upper Hutt took all three games in the first and second rounds, then two of the third round, losing the Doubles match. The final tally was Upper Hutt winning 8 games to 1. Otaki were very sporting and enjoyed a good spread for lunch before leaving for home. The final challenge of this round is from Horowhenua to be played at Upper Hutt. The next round will be drawn at the WPA AGM.
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1 April 2025
Twenty seven players took part in the WPA Women's Singles at Horowhenua Pétanque Club on March 30th.
Annick Le Guen (Kapiti) won the trophy. The runner up was Claire Bradburn (Silverstream).
1 April 2025
Twenty teams competed in the WPA Regional Women's Doubles at Horowhenua Pétanque Club on Saturday March 29th.
The trophy winners were Yvonne Futcher (Wanganui East) and Annick Le Guen (Kapiti). Runners up were Claire Wilson and Christine Strichen (Wanganui East).
24 March 2025
Upper Hutt Pétanque Club hosted the Champion of Champion Singles tournament on Sunday 23rd March. Seven teams entered from clubs in the Wellington region. Seven rounds of games were played with each team sitting out for one round, four games before lunch and three after. The winners were in doubt until the last game was finished, a nail biter. However, Upper Hutt (Derek Worsley) prevailed with six wins, followed by Naenae (Michael Rocks), also with six wins, followed by Otaki (Shirley MacDonald) with three wins. The differential did not contribute to the ranking. Being a Round Robin format meant that the winner is dictated simply by who beat whom when they played each other.
24 March 2025
Seven clubs were represented in the Champion of Champions Doubles at the Upper Hutt Pétanque club on Saturday 22nd March. The teams played against each other in a Round Robin tournament format, at the end of which Upper Hutt (Moises Burgos and Brian Smith) took the trophy with six wins, followed by Silverstream (Braydin Harawira and Teagan Harawira) with four wins, followed by Horowhenua (Gavin Jones and Marie Jones), also with four wins. Silverstream were placed in front of Horowhenua since they beat them when they played each other. In this case the differential scores were not required to differentiate winners.
18 March 2025
The Upper Hutt Swiss Doubles took place on 16th March at Maidstone Park. Eighteen teams took part from all over the Wellington region with a contingent of helpers for the kitchen, raffle, scoring, setup and teardown.
The format was the traditional five round Swiss.
Moises Burgos (Upper Hutt) and Debby Butler (Kapiti) went through undefeated to claim first place. They won it last year too. Tony and Kathy Gatford (Kapiti) were runners-up, and Graeme Morris (Masterton) and Shirley MacDonald (Otaki) were third.
The raffle was won by Lee Matthewman (Naenae).
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10 March 2025
Upper Hutt's tenth defence was away against Manawatu on Sunday, 9th March 2025.
The teams gathered at Manawatu around 10am and play started at 10:40, with two games played before a superb lunch laid on by Manawatu. Upper Hutt won the Singles and Doubles from the 1st round, then all three games in the 2nd round, so had in fact retained the trophy by lunch break. Upper Hutt then went on to win all three games after lunch, making the win 8-1 to Upper Hutt. A great day of semi-social play was had by all.
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10 March 2025
Eight clubs took part in the WPA Champion of Champions Triples at Wanganui East Club on Saturday 8 March 2025.
Seven games were played at 50 minutes plus one end. When same number of wins occurred they were separated by who beat whom.
The Wanganui East team of Christine Strichen, Claire Wilson and Lee Ann Bartrum won. In second place were Kapiti.
5 March 2025
Thirteen teams played in the Masterton Open Triples over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd February 2025.
Day one consisted of five rounds of Swiss Draw. On Sunday the top eight teams were placed into two pools of four to contest the championship and plate. The remaining five teams played a five team Round Robin for the bowl.
Michelle Maxwell, Debby Butler and Junior Pulietu were placed first at the end of Day One and went on to win the championship.