18 November 2008: XII Asian Championship, Taiwan

Results from the XII Asian Championships held in Taiwan earlier this month.

Women

Doubles: Thailand B 1; Thailand A 2; Vietnam A, Vietnam B 3 equal.
Triples: Thailand B 1; Thailand A 2; Philippines A, Vietnam B 3 equal.
Shooting: Pacharin Sanjumnai (Thailand) 1; Thongsri Thamakord (Thailand) 2; Nguyen Thi Hien (Vietnam), Vicki Heo Boon Huay (Singapore) 3 equal.

Men

Doubles: Thailand A 1; Vietnam A 2; Thailand B, Vietnam B 3 equal.
Triples: Thailand B 1; Thailand A 2; Chinese Taipei B, Vietnam A 3 equal.
Shooting: Sanya Phanphueak (Thailand) 1; Han Liqiang (China) 2; Thach Duong (Vietnam), Naoki Haraguchi (Japan) 3 equal.

16 November 2008: Otaki Open Triples

The Wanganui East team of Ken Heywood, Shirley Selwyn and Nico Toyne won the Otaki Open Triples beating the Horowhenua combination of Rosemary Barrack, Ophir McDonald and Shona Whale in the final.

16 November 2008: Open World Championships, Senegal

The defending World Championship team of Thierry Grandet, Henri Lacroix, Bruno Leboursicaud and Philippe Schaud (France B) retained their title in emphatic fashion beating Thailand (Phukram Pakin, Sriboonpeng Sarawut, Piachan Suksan, and Phusa At Thaloengkiat) 13-0 in the final.

Third place as shared by France A (Michel Loy, Pascal Milei, Zwonko Radnik and Stépane Robineau) and Belgium (Jean-Francios Hemon, Michel Masuy, Michel van Campenhout and Claudy Weibel).

The Nations Cup was won by Spain who beat Sweden 13-10 in the final. Third place was shared by Benin and Burkino Faso.

The Shooting competition was won by Abdel El Mankari (Morocco) who beat François Ndiaye (Senegal) in the final. In the semi-final Ndiaye set a new World Championship record of 64 points in beating Boureima Ouadraogo (Burkino Faso). The other semi-finalist was Pascal Milei (France).

Full results can be found on the FIPJP website .

Photo: BBC News

14 November 2008: PNZ Board Elections

To all PNZ Clubs

A new PNZ Board will be elected at the 2009 AGM, following the amendments made to the PNZ Constitution this year.

Please find attached a Notice calling for nominations for the Board, plus nomination forms (MS Word 39kB) and Position descriptions (MS Word 59kB).

Could you please circulate this information as widely as possible amongst your members.

Thank you.

Barbara Whittington
Secretary
Pétanque New Zealand

13 November 2008: National Director of Umpiring

Andy Gilbert has stepped down as National Director of Umpiring.

13 November 2008: Sport Wellington Workshops

Sport Wellington is running two Sports Clubs and Sports Funding workshops next month. The first on 3 December is in Wellington and the second on 8 December is in the Hutt Valley.

12 November 2008: Open World Championships, Senegal

Results from the World Championships can be found on the FIPJP site . Information about the event can be found on the Senegal site .

10 November 2008: Wellington representative team

The Wellington team to play against Hawke's Bay in Palmerston North on Sunday 7 December is: Myles Cowper (Windy Hills), Peter Dennett (Hataitai), Barbara Johnson (Masterton), Sebastien Merval (Windy Hills), Graeme Morris (Masterton), Dean Norman (Windy Hills), Susan Norman (Windy Hills), Michael Rocks (Khandallah), Enoka Smiler (Park Avenue), Monica Smiler (Park Avenue), Peter van Huesden (Khandallah), Nikki Winnie (Windy Hills).

10 November 2008: New Pétanque MP?

PNZ founding member, Cam Calder is poised to become New Zealand's first Pétanque playing member of Parliament. A candidate on National's List, Cam is currently the 59th National MP in the House of Representatives. With Special Votes due to be counted by 22 November, it will be at least two weeks before we find out if National's share of the party vote is enough to secure his position.

9 November 2008: PNZ National Doubles Championship

A record sixty-two teams took part in the National Doubles Championship played at Kapiti over the weekend. Simon Faby (Herne Bay) and Georgio Vakauta (Victoria Park) were crowned Champions after they beat Christian Fouquet (Herne Bay) and Andre Noel (Victoria Park) in the final 13-7.

Third place was shared by Nicola Brock (Kennedy Park)/Pam Jenkins (Herne Bay) and Maurice Belz (Napier)/Ron Sandilands (Cockle Bay).

The Plate final was won by Pete Hamilton (Wanganui East)/Liz Rocks (Khandallah) who beat Monica Smiler (Park Avenue)/Nikki Winnie (Windy Hills). The Bowl was won by Bob Bridge (West End)/Bill Peachey (Hibiscus Coast) who beat Tony Chin/Ants Yee (Windy Hills). The Tournament Consolation was won by Erica Drake/Richard Lawson (Hataitai).

The Women's Shooting competition was won by Christine Strichen (Wanganui East) over Sharon Cannon (Bay View) in a golden cochonnet shootout after the scores were tied in the competition proper. The Men's competition was won by Georgio Vakauta, with Andre Noel runner-up.

Full results

5 November 2008: Election Day

A reminder to those players competing in the National Doubles at the weekend that Saturday is election day. Polling booths are open from 9:00am to 7:00pm, so it may pay to cast a Special vote prior to Saturday, particularly if you are from outside the Kapiti region.

See the Elections NZ website for more details.

2 November 2008: Coaching

The Wednesday evening coaching sessions during November at Khandallah are now fully subscribed. Please contact Michael Rocks if you wish to be notified when the next series is planned.

1 November 2008: WPA Champion of Champions - Doubles

Gary Brunton won his second Champion of Champions title of the season when he teamed up with Robert Wilde to win the Doubles title at Hataitai. In the final the Otaki clubmates beat Michael Rocks and Peter van Heusden (Khandallah).

Full results

31 October 2008: WPA Committee Meeting Agenda

Hi Everybody

Our next meeting is at Kapiti at 7.30 pm on Thursday 13 November.
Please note the items where feedback from Clubs is required.

I hope to see you at the meeting.

Cheers
Owen

Agenda

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