{"id":4421,"date":"2022-08-18T12:31:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T11:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/?p=4421"},"modified":"2022-08-18T12:31:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T11:31:52","slug":"monkstone-open-triples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/?p=4421","title":{"rendered":"2022 Monkstone Open Doubles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE POSTING OF THIS REPORT DUE TO WEBSITE ISSUES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday 26 June 2022, the club&#8217;s Open Doubles competition attracted 20 teams from the WPA and beyond. Despite the threat of rain, the weather remained fine all day and saw some very competitive matches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The morning was played as 5 pools of 4 teams and the results of the pool stage can be found <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pool-Stage-Results.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span>. Only 2 teams recorded 3 wins &#8211; Jean-Yves Robic &amp; Len Field (+21) and Steve Snudden &amp; Gemma Foster (+18).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The afternoon was played as three knockout competitions, Gold, Silver and bronze. All the teams were ranked according to their results in the pool stage, the top 8 played in Gold quarter final whilst the next 8 played in the Silver quarter final and the last 4 entered the Bronze at semi- final stage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Quarter Finals went pretty much to form with the exception of the all Monkstone clash in the Gold in which Roger Griffin &amp; Amanda Jenkins pipped Roger Green &amp; Tony Smith by 13-10. The next round was delayed by the mammoth encounter in the Silver, again all Monkstone, between Vickie &amp; Bernard Adshead and Gill Greenwell &amp; Alex Skibinski which lasted just over 100 minutes before the Adshead duo ran out 13-7 winners. The Bronze Semi Finals also went to form.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Gold &amp; Silver Semi Finals produced no great surprises except perhaps team Adshead, who were suffering from their long Quarter Final, and went down 1-13 to Frances &amp; Robin Ralph. Jean-Yves Robic &amp; Len Field had a close encounter against Steve Snudden &amp; Gemma Foster before securing the narrowest of victories at 13-12. In the Bronze Final Peter Kensett and Rose Fiera overcame Mike Wigg and Ash Seath by 13-5.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So we came to the Gold &amp; Silver Finals &#8211; in the Gold, Sean Smith &amp; Ian Bailey prevailed against Jean-Yves Robic &amp; Len Field by 13-7 despite having lost their open game in the morning pool stage. In the Silver Final, Kon Tomczyk &amp; Rhodri Ryland came through to win 13-5 against Frances &amp; Robin Ralph.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The full results of the Knockout stage can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Knockout-Stage-Results.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank-you to all those who participated in, organised or helped in any way in what was a very successful and enjoyable competition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4434 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Silver-1st-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Silver-1st-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Silver-1st.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Silver Winners:\u00a0 Rhodri Ryland &amp; Kon Tomczyk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>with Bernard Adshead (MPC Treasurer)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4435 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Silver-2nd-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Silver-2nd-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Silver-2nd.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Silver Runners Up Frances &amp; Robin Ralph with Bernard Adshead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4432 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gold-1st-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gold-1st-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gold-1st.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Gold Winners: Sean Smith &amp; Ian Bailey with Bernard Adshead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4433 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gold-2nd-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gold-2nd-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gold-2nd.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold Runners Up:\u00a0 Jean-Yves Robic &amp; Len Field with Bernard Adshead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE POSTING OF THIS REPORT DUE TO WEBSITE ISSUES On Sunday 26 June 2022, the club&#8217;s Open Doubles competition attracted 20 teams from the WPA and beyond. 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