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2 December 2008
Sixteen teams have entered this year's event which will be held at Otaki for the first time. Start time is 8:00 for 8:30 am on Saturday 6 December.
Tournament field (Not archived). Terrain location.
2 December 2008
4 December 2008
Full results of the tournament won by Canterbury Red (37) from Wellington (33), Canterbury Black (23) and Southern (15).
5 December 2008
Twenty-four teams, including five from the WPA region, are competing in the National Senior Doubles Championship in Tauranga over the weekend. Three former champions are taking part: Doug Hay, Helen Hay and Rex Hayes.
Brian Smith is attempting to become the first player to win national Championships in four events, having previously won the Singles, Doubles and Triples.
Tournament field (Not archived)
6 December 2008
Michael Rocks, Enoka Smiler and Dirk Winnie were undefeated in winning the 2008 WPA Open Triples. In the final they beat Leon Crosse, Sebastien Merval and Nico Toyne 13-11.
7 December 2008
Wellington were comprehensively beaten by Hawke's Bay in the annual inter-region match played in Palmerston North. Of the 22 games actually played, Wellington won just 7. Wellington's most successful players were Peter van Heusden and Nikki Winnie with 2 wins from 3 games.
Wellington lead the series three matches to two, with one match (2005) drawn. Previous results
11 December 2008
Doug and Helene Hay (Masterton) retained their Senior Doubles title at Tauranga over the weekend. In the final they beat Bob Bridge (West End) and Bill Peachey (Hibiscus Coast).
Partial results (Not archived)
17 December 2008
Hi everyone, attached is the entry for the 2009 Wellington Interclub Championship. (Not archived)
Please note that entries close on 18th January and entries must be accompanied by the $60.00 entry fee.
Hope you all have a great Christmas and see you in the New Year.
Regards,
Graeme Morris
18 December 2008
21 December 2008
Hi everyone, attached is the entry form (not archived) for the 2009 interclub. This is a slight amendment to the original one I sent last week. The amendment is the removal of the bonus points from the rules section.
Cheers,
Graeme
21 December 2008
Hello Everybody
The WPA Minutes of the meeting on 13 November are attached.
Merry Christmas to all.
Owen Davie
WPA Secretary
Note: These minutes are unconfirmed until such time as they are accepted at the next meeting.
22 December 2008
This has been an annual event for 13 years and is NZ's only multi-national tournament in the sport of Pétanque. It is held on Auckland's anniversary weekend and is the highlight of the Petanque calendar.
The tournament has three sections:
Countries regularly featuring in the tournament:
Last year we had the French world champion team - they won the tournament and then travelled the country, coaching and giving demonstrations. Malaysia has indicated that they are interested in sending four teams if we are able to give them some assistance with accommodation.
The Open is a very colourful event with music and a festival atmosphere - over 100 competitors battling over 2 days play cheered on by numerous supporters and spectators.
Entry form (Not archived).
30 December 2008
Georgio Vakauta (Victoria Park) has maintained his position at the top of the end of year PNZ Player ranking list. Things are pretty steady at the top with eight of last year's Top 10 players still ranked in the Top 10.
Dirk Winnie remains the region's top ranked player (4). Claire Wilson (20) is the region's top ranked female player.
Points of note are:
| Dec 08 | Dec 07 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Vakauta, Georgio | Victoria Park | 22.40 | 1 | 22.40 | 1 |
| Faby, Simon | Herne Bay | 21.50 | 2 | 20.00 | 6= |
| Noel, Andre | Kennedy Park | 21.00 | 3 | 19.33 | 8 |
| Winnie, Dirk | Khandallah | 20.00 | 4 | 20.67 | 4 |
| Lippard, David | Herne Bay | 19.50 | 5 | 21.00 | 3 |
| Fouquet, Christian | Herne Bay | 18.67 | 6 | 18.00 | 10 |
| Mailei, Seti | Victoria Park | 18.50 | 7 | 21.60 | 2 |
| Swaney, Richard | Herne Bay | 17.33 | 8 | 18.67 | 9 |
| Chu, Ernie | Windy Hills | 15.33 | 9 | Not ranked | |
| Baker, Ian | Herne Bay | 15.20 | 10 | 16.00 | 13 |
| Smith, Brian | Khandallah | 15.00 | 11 | 20.50 | 5 |
| Bartleet, Clive | Victoria Park | 14.67 | 12= | 13.33 | 18 |
| Rocks, Michael | Khandallah | 14.67 | 12= | 12.40 | 22 |
| Boer, Clem | Herne Bay | 14.50 | 14 | 12.67 | 21 |
| Brock, Charles | Kennedy Park | 14.00 | 15= | 13.50 | 17 |
| Cowper, Myles | Windy Hills | 14.00 | 15= | 20.00 | 6= |
| Priestley, Chris | Herne Bay | 14.00 | 15= | Not ranked | |
| Smiler, Enoka | Park Avenue | 13.50 | 18 | 16.50 | 12 |
| Bunce, Marilyn | Alexandra | 13.33 | 19 | Not ranked | |
| Wilson, Claire | Masterton | 12.67 | 20 | 10.00 | 26= |
Note: The list shows Players who have competed in a minimum of 3 National Championships in the last 2 years.
31 December 2008
Expressions of interest can be sent to petanque(at)clear.net.nz