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A record twenty-four teams took part in the Wellington Open Triples at Otaki. The previous record was twenty-two which has been achieved twice before (2006, 2018).
Three teams were undefeated after the four qualifying games: Murray Porter/Michael Rocks/Brian Smith and Steve Frampton/Ann Hogg/Shirley MacDonald had 4 wins, while Trish Biddle-Amoroa/Moises Burgos/Dave Nicholls had 3 wins and a draw.
After lunch, the teams were split into 3 sections for the knockout (Trophy, Plate and Bowl).
Steve, Ann and Shirley were bundled out by Nagire Erikson, Marc Khull and Richard Turfrey. Murray, Michael and Brian almost joined them after trailing Erica Drake, Andrew Joe and Christophe Vesse for most of the match before picking up a 2 on the final end to win 9-8.
In the final, Murray, Michael and Brian beat Grant Bray, Shelton Bray and Nico Toyne 13-5 to retain the title they won last year.
The Plate section was won by Tony Chin, Dirk Winnie and Ants Yee 13-4 over Anne Peck, Bill Ray and Louise Rose.
The Bowl section was narrowly won by Derek Cooper, Davendra Dabeedoal and Susan Gibson 13-11 over Debby Butler, Adrienne Gwerder and Dave Gwerder.
Participants in the Champion of Champions - Doubles
Seven clubs took part in the Champion of Champions Doubles at Naenae in a single round-robin format. Three rounds were played in the morning and the remaining four were played after lunch.
The pre-tournament favourites were the Senior Doubles Champions, Dave Gatchell and Ann Hogg (Horowhenua).
Going into the final round, Horowhenua had won 5 games, Manawatu had won 4 and Upper Hutt had won 3, so they were assured of first place.
Kapiti second defence of the Jacques Cochonnet Trophy was at home to Otaki.
The challenger team had a good start winning two of the three first round games. Kapiti came back strong in the second round winning all three games. Kapiti won two more games in the last round to hold the trophy 6-3.
Kapiti is now waiting for the new round to be drawn at the next WPA meeting before offering dates to the new challenger.
Congratulations to Sharon Cannon and Murray Porter for winning the 2019 Regional Doubles over Myles Cowper and Michael Rocks. The tournament was played at the Kapiti Pétanque Club and twenty six teams took part in it.
Enoka and Monica Smiler won the Plate over Vaughan Husband and Richard Turfrey.
Steve Frampton and Ann Hogg won the Bowl over Kevin and Sheryl McFadgen.
Congratulations to Dave Gatchell (Horowhenua) for winning the Champion of Champions Competition. The tournament was played at the Kapiti Pétanque Club in a Round Robin pool of 7 players. Steve Frampton (Kapiti) claimed the second place. Third place was taken by last year winner Colin Gooch (Upper Hutt).
The 2019 Regional Singles took place at the Horowhenua Pétanque Club. The trophy final featured Nico Toyne and Davendra Dabeedoal. In a close final Nico claimed his first Regional Singles Championship 13-10.
The Plate featured the finalists of last year trophy Dave Gatchell and Moises Burgos. In a very close game Moises won the Plate 13-12.
Trish Biddle-Amoroa beat Richard Turfrey to claim the Bowl.
John Galbraith beat Derek Cooper to claim the Bowl Consolation.
The 2019 Regional Pointing Competition took place at the Horowhenua Pétanque Club. The final featured Claire Bradburn and Grant Bray. Claire took the trophy home after beating Grant 36-21.
Kapiti first defence of the Jacques Cochonnet Trophy was away at Wanganui.
The home team had a good start winning two of the three first round games. Kapiti came back strong in the second round winning all three games. Kapiti won one more game in the last round to hold the trophy 5-4.
