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5 October 2013
Forty-three teams from forty-one counries are taking part. (Hosts France and defending champions Tunisia have two teams.)
New Zealand lost to Estonia 10-11. Australia had a good win over Monaco (13-3) and Tahiti lost to Madagascar 6-13.
There were a couple of upsets, Canada beat France A (the second team), and Czech Republic beat Tunisia B (the World Champions).
New Zealand lost to Monaco 7-13. Australia lost to France B (the first team). Tahiti beat Latvia 13-11.
Both Tunisian teams lost, both France teams won. Thailand have won both games.
New Zealand will play Wales at 8:30 am (local time or 7:30 pm NZ time on Saturday).
Christine Strichen scored 6 points to finish in 34 equal spot.
Tahiti, Tunisia, Slovenia, and Italy qualified directly for the knockout stage. Japan, Germany, Cambodia and Madagascar qualified via the Repêchage.
6 October 2013
Day Two of the World Championships featured the final three qualifying rounds and the knockout stages of the Shooting Competition.
New Zealand lost to Wales 6-13, Australia lost to Czech Republic 4-13. Tahiti beat Monaco 13-5.
New Zealand had its first win of the tournament, beating Ireland 13-2. Australia beat Bulgaria 13-7 and Tahiti won its third game, 13-4 against Slovakia.
At the top end of the table, France B lost to Madagascar (9-12), Spain thumped Thailand 13-1 and Canada picked up its fourth win, 13-11 against Germany.
New Zealand recorded its second win, beating Ukraine 13-5. Australia lost to Morocco 3-13, while Tahiti beat France B 12-8.
Canada and Spain were both undefeated to head the qualifying standings. Tahiti finished in eighth place (ahead of both France teams). The top 16 qualify for the Championship.
Australia finished 27th and New Zealand 36th to both go into the Nations Cup (Plate competition).
Madagascar, Cambodia, Germany and Tunisia qualified for the semi-finals of the Shooting competition.
New Zealand lost to Japan in the qualifying round (score unknown) and so their participation has ended.
Australia qualified directly for the eighth-final knockout, where they will play Poland at 8:00 am (Sunday local time, 7:00 pm NZ time).
Tahiti lost to Tunisia A (score unknown). The quarter-finals will see Canada play Tunisia, Denmark play France B, Madagascar play Thailand and Cambodia play Belgium.
KE Leng (Cambodia) and Beji Mouna (Tunisia) contested the final of the Shooting competition, with the Cambodian taking out the gold medal. (Scores not yet available.)
Coverage of the tournament is on the French Federation website.
6 October 2013
Good evening all
At the last meeting on the WPA Committee, a decision was made to issue discussion papers of all agenda items to Clubs three weeks prior to the next meeting. This will give everyone the opportunity to discuss the relevant matters and advise their delegate of their opinions.
Any Club unable to attend the meeting should appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf, and should notify the Secretary of the WPA to that effect.
The next meeting of the WPA Committee will be held at 7:30pm on Thursday, 7 November 2013 at Kapiti Pétanque Club. All agenda items, accompanied by discussion papers, must be submitted to the Secretary by Tuesday, October 15 2013.
Thanks
Colleen Horton
Secretary WPA
7 October 2013
Day Three of the World Championships featured the knockout stages of the Championship and Nations Cup competitions.
Australia beat Poland 13-9 to advance to the quarter-finals. Their quarter-final opponent was Monaco, who had beaten England 13-7.
An emphatic 13-0 victory saw Australia into the sem-finals where they faced Morocco for the second time in this championship. Unfortunately, they were unable to reverse the result of their previous meeting as they went down 11-13.
In the final Morocco played former World Champion Tunisia B, who beat Holland in their semi-final. Morocco won that match 13-10 to win the Nations Cup.
Canada, France B, Thailand and Cambodia all won their quarter-finals against Tunisia, Denmark, Madagascar and Belgium respectively.
France beat Canada 13-7 and Thailand beat Cambodia 13-8, to set up a repeat of the 2009 France-Thailand final.
Unfortunately, for France they were unable to prevail going down 13-7. Thailand regain the World Championship crown they won in 2009.
13 October 2013
Thirty-eight players took part in the National Singles Championship in Tauranga last weekend.
Georgio Vakauta (Vikings) won a record seventh National Singles title. In the Trophy final he beat 2010 Champion, Andre Noel.
The Trophy Consolation was won by Shirley MacDonald from Tony Simpson.
The Consolante was won by Christian Fouquet.
14 October 2013
Twenty-eight teams have entered the Regional Doubles Championship to be held at Park Avenue (19/20 October) and a further two teams have entered the Day Two tournament on Sunday.
Defending champions Grant Bray and Dirk Winnie are not taking part.
17 October 2013
Masterton started Round 19 with a convincing win over Hataitai.
Results (Masterton names first)
Singles: Brian Smith vs. Catherine Maher 13-7, 13-4, 13-9;
Doubles: Ralph Priddle/Niall Singer vs. Peter Dennett/Margret Fleck 13-11, 13-7, 13-8;
Triples: Joan Miller/Graeme Morris/Cor van Den Broek vs. Myles Cowper/Erica Drake/Richard Lawson 4-13, 8-13, 13-5.
Score: Masterton 7, Hataitai 2
Masterton's next defence is at home to Wanganui East.
19 October 2013
Three teams were undefeated after the first day's qualifying play.
Graham Morris/Susan Norman headed the standings, followed by Bob Bridge/Steve Frampton and Lew Gill/Sandy MacDonald.
20 October 2013
Myles Cowper and Michael Rocks won the Regional Doubles Championship at Park Avenue. In the Trophy final, they defeated the previously unbeaten team of Lew Gill and Sandy MacDonald 13-8.
The Plate was won by Andrew Joe and Dean Norman from Pete Hamilton and Shirley Selwyn.
The Day Two tournament was split into two separate sections. The Bowl was won by Richard Lawson and Tony Simpson; the Bowl Consolation was won by Simon Grant and Doc Murray.
22 October 2013
Please find attached the agenda for the meeting on 7 November 2013.
Please discuss the agenda items with your Club members, so you are ready to vote on them at the meeting. A reminder that if you are appointing a proxy, you need to notify me prior to the meeting.
Thanks
Colleen Horton
Secretary
Note: included is a proposed WPA uniform policy and a proposal to pay expenses for Regional Coaches and Selectors.
27 October 2013
The Regional Seedings list has been updated following the Regional Doubles. (Explanation)
27 October 2013
Seven clubs were represented in the Champion of Champions - Doubles, played at Silverstream. The format was a single round-robin and at the conclusion of play, four teams had recorded four wins. The title was awarded to Annick Le Guen and Brett Maquire (Kapiti), ahead of Wanganui East, Silverstream and Upper Hutt.
27 October 2013
On the first day of the Regional Doubles a cochonnet was hit by a boule and broke into three pieces.
What should happen next?
29 October 2013
The dates for the 2014 interclub are as follows (venues to be confirmed):
Graeme Morris
Tournament Sub-committee
29 2013
The FIPJP list (not archived) of approved Boules and Cochonnet was updated last month and finally the Obut synthetic cochonnet has been listed as an approved brand for tournament play.
Previous posts: 24 Jan 2013 | 21 Feb 2013 | 4 Apr 2013
30 October 2013
Thirty-two teams have entered the PNZ National Doubles to be held at the new Dunedin City Pétanque club (2/3 November).
The field includes defending Champions Christian Fouquet and David Lippard, plus former champions Andre Noel (2009, 2010, 2011) and Dirk Winnie (2007).