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Playing Calendar

All WPA events are closed to non-WPA members. Players seeking to qualify for Wales must be full members of the WPA and meet any other criteria set by the WPA.

Venues for all the events still need to be confirmed. These will be added as we confirm them. If your club is interested in hosting any of the published competitions, please contact an Executive Member.

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  • Rules of Entry for WPA Events and Competitions | updated 20/03/2023

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2026 Celtic Challenge Qualifier

October 18 - October 19
  • « WC Triples: Women
  • 27th European Cup »

The following teams have registered their entries:

Affiliated Club: Player 1: Player 2: Player 3: Player 4:
Caerleon RFC PC Richard Harris Kirsty Harris Gemma Foster Jack Harris
Vale PC Julie Bailey Ian Bailey Sean Smith David Paine
Caerleon RFC PC Ian Wheeler Tania Howard David Bevan David Long
Harlequins PC Phil Freegard Rob Glaves Rhys Ap Trefor
Monkstone PC Bernard Adshead Vickie Adshead Roger Griffin Peredur John
Caerleon RFC PC David Languerand Andy Rios Hall Kon Tomczyk Stephen Snudden
Twyn-y-Ffrwd / Vale PCs Cai Jones Garry Griffiths Jean-Yves Robic John Legge
Twyn-y-Ffrwd / Monkstone PCs Danielle Horrigan Jim Frackrell Roger Green Richard Edwards
Vale / Twyn-y-Ffrwd PCs Joe Williams Didier Mack Kym Jeffrey George Hill
Monkstone PC Len Christian Gill Clarke Keith Miller Andy Jones
Pontyclun / Wenvoe PCs Derek Jones Ken Aston Hugh Morris Geoff Jones
Caerleon RFC PC Peter Stahl Basil White Chris Herriot Sue Herriot

Registration: Saturday 18th October 08h30 to 09h00

Competition Format: Round-Robin, all teams will play each other.

Rules of Play:

  • FIPJP rules.
  • Games will be untimed.
  • Lanes will be allocated for all games.

Number of Teams:  12 (11 Rounds)

Teams will not be seeded.

Saturday (6 games) play begins: 09h15 – latest

Sunday (5 Games) play begins: 09h00 prompt

Lunch – both days: 13h30 to 14h00

  1. A whistle will sound at 13h30,
  2. All matches in progress will finish the end being played. 
  3. Lunch will be taken. During this time, no practice play will occur on the active lanes.
  4. At 14h00, a whistle will sound to resume play.

Teams will be ranked 1 to 12 using:

  • Wins,
  • Points difference
  • Points +

The top four teams will qualify to represent Wales in the Celtic Challenge Championship. Teams 5 and 6 will be the first reserve teams.

You can follow the progress of your matches using the QR code below.

 

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Details

  • Start: October 18
  • End: October 19
  • Event Categories: Members, Qualifier

Organiser

  • WPA
  • Email secretary@welshpetanque.org.uk
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Venue

  • Monkstone Petanque Club
  • The Penylan Club, Marlborough Road
    Cardiff, Wales CF23 5BU United Kingdom
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  • View Venue Website
  • « WC Triples: Women
  • 27th European Cup »

Key:

  • Event– World Championship
  • Event – European Championship
  • Event – International Championship
  • Event – National Championship
  • Event – Qualification
  • Event – WPA League
  • Event – Open Competition

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National Championships

National Singles Men (2025):
R Harris

National Singles Women (2025):
K Price
National Doubles (2024): Men
J-Y Robic & L Field
National Doubles (2024): Women
G Foster & T Mayfield
National Doubles (2024): Mixed
J Bailey & L Field
National Triples (2025):
J-Y Robic, I Bailey & L Field
National Triples Veterans (2025):
J Bailey, J-Y Robic, I Bailey & L Field

National Precision Shooting (2025):
K Tomczyk
Welsh Cup for Clubs (2025):
Vale PC

WPA Open Competitions

President’s Cup:
J Bailey, I Bailey, L Field & J-Y Robic

President’s Novice Cup:
I Jones, R ap Trefor & P Delamont

Peter Westall Cup:
P Bradshaw & J Legge

Peter Westall Novice Cup:
M Chapman & M Toor

Recent News

  • Vale Petanque Club to Fly the Flag for Wales at European Cup in France. 28/10/2025
  • New Qualification System and Team Announcement for 2026 World Championship Triples: Men 21/10/2025
  • Monkstone Steps Up to Host 2026 Celtic Challenge Qualifier 20/10/2025
  • Wales Women Set to Compete at the 2025 Pétanque World Championships in France 07/10/2025
  • Wales’ Mark Triumphant Return to Division 2 After Long Absence. 07/10/2025

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