Monkstone Pétanque Club

A very enjoyable Melee was held today organised by Mike Jones. The weather was a bit iffy but 16 players turned out to take part. It was especially encouraging to see potential new members Bob, Marge and Tony competing. Only 2 games were played and 7 players managed to win both games including newcomers Bob and Tony.

When all the scores were totted up, Tom Mills & John Barnes were placed joint 2nd and the organiser, Mike Jones, declared himself the winner.

Heard in the Club afterwards when explaining how a melee works “Its a great way for the weaker players to compete as, if they get paired with a good player in each game, they have a very good chance of winning”.

Penarth Petanque Club will be holding their very popular Coilin Ballet Open Doubles in memory of a former member of the Penarth Club on Sunday 10 June 2018 at The Kymin in Penarth. Click on the image below for a larger view to get all the details.

This is a very popular and friendly competition which is an ideal starter for anyone who has not taken part in competitions and we would encourage everyone to give it a go – you never know how you might get on. Even if you don’t do very well the experience is invaluable in developing your game.

The much delayed 2017 President’s Cup got underway on Monday 2 April 2018. Despite the depressing weather forecast, the competition, in the format of a melee, was played for the most part in bright sunshine much to the relief of the 13 hardy souls who turned out to play.

The competition was fierce with various members looking likely to emerge as the winner as the play progressed. In the end there were 7 people who emerged with 2 wins out of 3 games but the clear winner was Phil Roberts who was the only one to win all 3 games.

Congratulations to Phil and thanks to Mike Jones for his excellent organisation of the competition.

Results

The entry forms for the the 2018 Monkstone Open Competitions are now available by clicking on this link or on 2018 Open Competitions in the right hand margin.