La Marseillaise (Mondial la Marseillaise à Pétanque Marseille), the biggest petanque tournament in the world starts this Sunday. If it is anything like the past few years, you can expect nearly 5,000 triples teams (around 15,000 players). It’s a grueling, single-elimination tournament played in the heat and sun of Marseille.
The Spring Tournament is rained out. I don’t remember another time when we cancelled a tournament. But it is just miserable out there. And there’s always next time.
Ernesto Santos and Gilberte Hemery won the Memorial Tournament, beating Keita Bangaly and Pierre Benjamin in the final, 13-9. Twenty-six players attended, making 10 doubles and 2 triples teams in this melee tournament. Eight teams qualified for the finals.
Originally scheduled to take place in Bryant Park, the venue was changed at the last minute due [...]
Xavier Thibaud and Jean-Pierre Subrenat of the New York Petanque Club won the 2009 New York Open petanque tournament, prevailing in the final against Keita Bangaly and Charles Kossi. The highly anticipated match up of different styles and personalities quickly turned into a game of missed shots and miscues. On steady play, Xavier and Jean-Pierre [...]
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. This is an open tournament. A doubles. $60/team. Download the entry form and send it back before Wed, Sep 30.
32 teams confirmed. 3 teams from France. 4 other full teams from outside the New York area. Total of 16 players from out-of-town. Teams listed after the jump.