We have changed the format of the next tournament.
The Mayflower Tournament ( Sunday, May 24 ) is now a Carousel Doubles.
This is the same format as last year’s Picnic tournament, in which everyone will be randomly paired off with a different partner for all games. Your accumulated individual win/loss and points will determine whether [...]
A chilly day. Perfect marathon weather. Not sure about boules.
But 30 players in 10 melee triples teams braved the weather.
After 3 games, 4 teams qualified to the semifinals. JPS-Gustavo-Chris beat Ernesto-Mick-Bruce, 13-11; Keita-Amy-Michel took revenge for an ealier lost to Steve-Stephen-Martha.
Team JPS made easy work of Team Keita, with experting points and one remarkable shot, [...]
SATURDAY STARTED OFF with a surprise at Bryant Park—giant transformers and heavy machinery all on the path around the lawn, which had been dug out to make way for the ice rink. Suddenly we had lost most our courts. And we had 30 teams scheduled to compete in the 2008 New York Open.
But the club [...]
IN A THRILLING GAME, coming down to the last boule, Team Xavier-Eric-JP rallied to win the FPUSA World Championship Qualification Tournament against Team Alec-Ti-PJ after being down 7-12.
The rain and drizzle of Saturday’s qualify rounds turned into rain and heavier rain for most of the finals on Sunday. The eight teams in the finals included [...]
THE FORECAST called for a hot and humid day, and an off-chance of late showers, which never came. Instead “Ti” stormed in. With a retooled pointing game and the usual barrage of shots, he outlasted everyone to take the club Singles title against Xavier.
A record 42 players showed up at Bryant Park. There were many [...]