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Petanque Association Welsh Petanque Association - Competitions
Throughout the playing season there are many club, regional, inter-regional, national and international events that members can qualify and compete in for the honour of their club or even country. This page and the associated pages will provide you with the information on the up and coming competitions, together with the results as they become available. We will endeavour to ensure all the results posted here are as accurate as possible. If there are results that are incorrect or missing, please do not hesitate to inform us. All national qualifiers and competitions are organised and run by Bob Pugh, Vice President Playing. Follow this link to download a copy of the Rules of Entry for WPA Events and Competitions. |
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WPA Senior Qualifiers - Grand Prix Series |
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Throughout the the beginning of the season, a series of Grand Prix events are held to establish the teams for the major competitions on the playing calendar, such as the Home Nations and the EPA Inter-Regional Event at Brean Sands. However, from 2008 onwards the Grand Prix Series will also have a further very important function, that is to establish those teams who will represent Wales in the World, European Championships and other competitions that Wales are invited to compete in. The 2009 four Grand Prix events took place at the following Clubs: Grand Prix 1 - 8th March at Panteg Phoenix PC, Organiser: John Legge, Umpires: Derek Jones & Tony Smith The overall winners of the Grand Prix Series will be eligible to represent Wales in the European Championship to be held in Nice, France between 24th and 26th July 2009. Also the top six qualifying team will be invited by the WPA to represent Wales in invitation competitions in main land Europe. The Ladies Qualifying event this year will be held at Caerleon RFC PC on Sunday 17th May, the winners will be eligible to represent Wales at the Ladies World Championship later in the year. The results of the 2009 Grand Prix Series can be reviewed by following this link. The
results of the 2008 Grand Prix Series can be reviewed by following this link. |
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WPA Senior Qualifiers - Top Eight |
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The top eight competition was held at Pentwyn Leisure Centre on Sunday 10th May in perfect weather conditions. The Top eight teams played off in a seeded play-off based upon their final ranking after Grand Prix 4, and it was the best of three games. The first round saw PIDG play Abergavenny Reds and Monkstone play the Toppers. PIDG won their match in two games, however, Monkstone took the three games to beat the Toppers in a very tense match. The second round saw PIDG play Monkstone and Abergavenny Reds play the Toppers. Both the Monkstone and the Toppers won in two games. The play-off for the bottom four teams saw Front Row play Caerleon Helmets and Raiders play Dischromatics. Caerleon Helmets lost their first match to Front Row but pulled themselves together to win the next two games. Dischromatics lost in two games to the Raiders after having a good lead in the first match, but failed to polish their opponents off. The second round saw the Caerleon Helmets play the Raiders and Front Row play Dischromatics. Caerleon Helmets finished of the Radiers in two games, however, it took Dischromatics three games to tackle the Front Row. Congratulations to all the teams that took part in the Top 8 and ultimately made it a successful competition.
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Ladies Qualifier |
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Four ladies triples teams took part to find the triples team that will be invited to attend the Ladies World Championships later in the year. This year Thailand is hosting the Championships between 13th to 15th November in Suphanburi. The Ladies Qualifier was hosted by the Wheatsheaf Petanque Club in what can only be described as very, very, very wet with very, very, very occasional sunshine. In the morning the four team played a round-robin to obtain a seeding, then after a fine lunch cooked by that world famous Chef M. Jake de Caston, the teams took to the piste in a seeded round-robin. At the half way mark there was very little in the competition, three teams could have taken the prize, however, the afternoon session slowly provided a winner, but not until the last game was almost over! The winners were The Hustlers comprising Gemma Foster (Wheatsheaf PC), Berengere Demay (Abergavenny PC) and Gill Brace (Wheatsheaf PC).
The following teams took part: The Hustlers (Above): Gill Brace (Wheatsheaf PC), Gemma Foster (Wheatsheaf PC) and Berengere Demay (Abergavenny PC) . Organiser: John Legge |
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Celtic Challenge Competition |
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On Sunday 11th October saw the Celtic Challenge Qualifier take place at the 2010 venue, Wenvoe Petanque Club. 22 teams to up the challenge to play for the 8 places available which are equally split between Wales A and Wales B. After a wet morning and a sunnier afternoon, the following teams qualified. Wales A
Wales B
The WPA wish all the team the best of luck for the 2010 Celtic Challenge being hosted by the Wenvoe Petanque Club here in Wales. The Frankfield Petanque Club, Cork hosted a very successful 2009 Celtic Challenge over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd May. Wales for the third year running has won the Celtic Challenge with 29 wins, Ireland A 2nd with 28 wins, Scotland 3rd with 27 wins and Ireland B 4th with 21 wins. The WPA would like to thank the IPA and especially Sue (Tournament Director) and Jim Ryan for their hospitality at Frankfield Petanque Club. It was not an easy competition, after the first day Ireland A were in the lead with 17 wins, Wales second with 13 wins, Scotland third with 12 wins and Ireland B trailing with 6 wins. At this point we realised that we had to come out on the Sunday to take as many games off Ireland B then A to have any chance of retaining the trophy. Sunday morning started with Wales dropping a further two games to Ireland B which meant that both Ireland A and Wales beat Ireland B 12/4, which meant that Wales had to better Scotland's 6 wins over Ireland A and also Ireland B took more games from Scotland that both Ireland A and Wales, at all order there! The first round against Ireland A didn't go well for Wales loosing three out of the four matches, however, after a hearty lunch of toasties and pints of Beamish Wales came out all cylinders firing and won the next two rounds without dropping a game. The last round saw Wales only winning one of the matches, it should have been three! WAS IT ENOUGH? Scotland looked as though they were on their way to victory over Ireland B and the competition when in the last round Ireland B fought back to take two vital wins - certain members of the Welsh team were cheering for Ireland B, they will remain nameless. YES! Ireland A v Ireland B - 12/4 Celtic Challenge Best Triple was Scotland 2 - Robbie Stronach, Johnny Wilson and Lynn Jenkins. Ireland - Ireland 2 - Jackie Broderick, Jim Ryan and Tom O'Keeffe.
The 2010 Celtic Challenge will be hosted on behalf of the WPA by Wenvoe Petanque Club on the weekend of 1st and 2nd of May 2010, the club is very excited about hosting this competition and have already made a great start in their preparations. The Celtic Challenge Qualifier has been moved from the beginning of August to the 11th October to take pressure off the playing calendar due to the Home Nations and probable invitations for qualifying players. |
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9th Home Nations Competition |
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 This year the Home Nations Championship was hosted by the WPA on the weekend of 15th and 16th August 2009, the venue was the Premier Inn, Swansea North who very kindly provided the playing area. This was the first time that an important competition was held outside the normal geographic playing area and was an important step in raising the profile of the sport in Wales. After two intensive days of competitive play the final results were:
This year saw the closest competition in the history of the Home Nations Championship and our congratulations go to England on their 5 game margin and therefore retaining the trophy for another year. The final results of the 2009 Senior Home Nations Championship can be downloaded in pdf format, by following the links below: Running parallel to the senior competition was the junior competition with teams from Wales and England competing for the junior trophy. The final results were:
Our congratulations go to all the juniors who took part in this years competition and especially to England who yet again retained the Junior Home Nations Championship trophy. The final results of the 2009 Junior Home Nations Championship can be downloaded in pdf format, by following the links below: On completion of the Junior competition a shooting competition was organised. This allowed 4 juniors from each country to compete and show the adults how it's done! This event was not part of the formal proceeding but it was great fun to watch. The results of the competition were as follows:
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National Competitions |
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The National Competitions have been running in their current format since 2005, prior to this they were the Regional Competitions. To see past champions of these highly competitive tournament, follow the link to the National Competition Results page. National Mixed Doubles - Monday 25th May at Pentwyn Leisure Centre. |
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Affiliated League Competitions |
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The annual League Competition is very popular amongst the clubs in South Wales, each year the competition is fierce to win the respective league and where possible gain promotion to the next division. Even though there is a competitive element to these games the atmosphere is friendly and enjoyable, weather permitting. This league is currently the only one affiliated to the WPA, however, there is the BIG (Boules in Gwent) League which is run by a small dedicated committee, should you require further information on the BIG League, please contact us and we can put you in touch with the organisers. 2009 Division One Fixtures & Results 2009 Division Two Fixtures & Results 2009 Division Three Fixtures & Results - No Division 3 in 2009 Season Follow this link to read the rules for the WPA League Competition. |
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League Cup Competition |
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The League cup Competition runs parallel to the League competition and adds another dimension to the playing season. Teams playing in the League do not have to play in the League Cup, but it's well worth it. It's our equivalent to the FA Cup! Follow this link to read the rules for the WPA League Cup/Plate Competition. |
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