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.
Our first shooting and pointing competitions took place on a nice day, the Sunday after a horribly raining day that ruined the Singles tournament. Twelve players came to take up the challenge. And it was fun—and full of surprises.
First up was the pointing competition, testing each players ability to point regularly, turn the boule, do [...]
The outer edge of Hurricane Danny drizzled and then dumped rain onto the Singles tournament. It made the ground in Bryant Park into a pointer’s delight. Twenty-six players braved the bad weather. This was a far cry from last year’s 40 or so players who showed up for the tournament. But who can blame anyone [...]