{"id":4052,"date":"2021-11-28T21:12:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T21:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/?p=4052"},"modified":"2021-11-28T21:12:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T21:12:05","slug":"presidents-cup-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/?p=4052","title":{"rendered":"2021 Club Doubles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">A tremendous turn out today with 32 players competing for the 2021 Club Doubles on a cold but bright November day.  Before the play started the pairs were decided by a random seeded draw which put an experienced player with a less experienced player &#8211; the groups being generally decided by those who played in the league this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" class=\"wp-image-4050\" style=\"width: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-20211128-WA0002.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-20211128-WA0002.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-20211128-WA0002-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-20211128-WA0002-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-20211128-WA0002-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Round 1 saw 13-1, 13-3 and 13-4 wins but these were all surpassed by Gill Clark\/Ian McCarthy and Tony Smith\/Barbara Kensett who both recorded 13-0 wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second round got underway and at the end of it there were only 2 teams who had not recorded a win. Gill\/Ian and Tony\/Barbara both came away with another win making them the only teams on 2 wins although Gill\/Ian held a points advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two pairs on 2 wins both held their nerve to register wins in the third round but Tony\/Barbara were unable to overturn the points advantage held be Gill\/Ian who were declared the winners. Well done to them both and especially to Ian for his first competition win. After a slight computer operator glitch and a recount the top 3 were confirmed as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNERS<\/strong> &#8211; with 3 wins (+29), <strong>GILL CLARK &amp; IAN McCARTHY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RUNNERS-UP<\/strong> &#8211; with 3 wins (+16), <strong>TONY SMITH &amp; BARBARA KENSETT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3RD PLACE <\/strong>&#8211; with 2 wins (+14), <strong>JAYNE DUNN &amp; ANDREAS SISO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to everyone who supported today&#8217;s competition and <strong>CONGRATULATIONS <\/strong>to <strong>GILL &amp; IAN<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-20211128-WA0001-686x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4049\" width=\"360\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-20211128-WA0001-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-20211128-WA0001-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-20211128-WA0001-768x1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-20211128-WA0001-1029x1536.jpg 1029w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-20211128-WA0001.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Gill &amp; Ian with President Mike Jones<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Results-1-1024x506.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Results-1-1024x506.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Results-1-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Results-1-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Results-1.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tremendous turn out today with 32 players competing for the 2021 Club Doubles on a cold but bright November day. 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