The Winter competition allows interested players the opportunity to play a few organised games over the winter months. It also allows new players to obtain a taste of competitive play.

In previous years the tournament functioned as a de facto Inter-club competition. Following discussions at the conclusion of the 2005 competition, the event was turned into an individual player event.

2008 Winter Competition

The format of the 2008 competition is for four rounds of doubles.

The dates and venues are:
Round 1 - Sunday 8 June - Venue is Park Avenue
Round 2 - Sunday 6 July - Venue is Kapiti
Round 3 - Sunday 3 August - Venue Park Avenue
Round 4 - Sunday 31 August - Venue Kapiti
Reserve Day - Sunday 21 September

Format

1. 4 Rounds
2. 5 games per round - the first round will be a random draw and from then on it will be on a ranking basis. For round 4 the top 6 teams will play each other and then the next 6 etc. If players change partners each round their individual rankings at the time of the draw for the next round will be averaged i.e. the 4th ranked player playing with the 7th ranked player will have a ranking of 5.5. Note: it will not always be possible to prevent players being drawn to play against other club members.
3. Each individual player earns points on the following basis:
   • Win = 10 points
   • Win all 5 games = bonus of 5 points (if weather shortens a round to less than 5 games there will be no bonus points awarded for winning all games.
   • Lose 13-12, 13-11 or 13-10 = 5 points
   • Lose 13-9, 13-8 or 13-7 = 2 points
4. Points are accumulated by individual players over the 4 rounds.
5. Byes to be counted as a 13-7 win. A default is a win to the non defaulting team.

Registration & Entry

1. Registration Fee: $5.00 per player
2. Registration entitles a team/players entry to 1, 2, 3 or all 4 rounds.
3. Teams/players do not have to play in every round.
4. Teams do not have to have the same partners for each round. The only condition is that both players in a team are registered.

Tournament Eligibility

All players must be current members of a club affiliated to the Wellington Petanque Association.

Tournament Rules

1. The tournament will be played to the F.I.P.J.P. Rules as adopted by the Petanque New Zealand.
2. Points Differential: Both positive and negative points will be used to calculate the points differential.
3. Absence of a team or player(s): If any team or players are absent from the terrain 15 minutes after the commencement of the tournament, one point will be awarded to their opponents. After the 15 minutes one point will be forfeited for every 5 minutes of their continued absence. Any team not present 60 minutes after the commencement of the tournament will be considered to have lost the game.
4. The replacement of a player in a registered team is only permitted before the tournament commences.

Results - Round 1

(All teams played 5 games)

5 wins

Pete Hamilton (Wanganui East)/Dirk Winnie (Khandallah), Doug Hay/Helene Hay (Masterton), Barbara Johnston (Masterton)/Michael Rocks (Khandallah)

4 wins

Brian Bradburn/Claire Bradburn (Silverstream), Morgan Choveaux (Khandallah)/Enoka Smiler (Park Avenue), Anne Dawson/Terry Dawson (Kapiti), Gwen Hill/Carol Lacoste (Kapiti), Jan McHardy/Pat Scholes (Kapiti), Sebastien Merval/Nikki Winnie (Windy Hills).

3 wins

Jason Andersen/Myles Cowper (Windy Hills), Grant Bray/Rex Hayes (Kapiti), Mike Kennedy/Patrick Smith (Upper Hutt), Karepa Mataira/Monica Smiler (Park Avenue), Christine Strichen/Richard Turfrey (Wanganui East).

2 wins

Kath Alison/Kaye Alison (Kapiti), Nerida Begley/Maureen Jarrold (Kapiti), Ted Burr/Marty Magee (Otaki), Bill Clague/Barbara Tomasek (Kapiti), Ken Haywood/Shirley Selwyn (Wanganui East), Bob Horton/Collen Horton (Upper Hutt), Graeme Morris (Masterton)/Barbara Nicholls (Park Avenue), Patrick Scarlett/Allen Taylor (Kapiti).

1 win

Yvonne Davis/Margaret Smiler (Park Avenue), Yvonne Futcher/Sue Gurr (Wanganui East), Robin Mann/Tommy Werry (Park Avenue), Bob McCarthy/Margaret Mordicai (Otaki), Marewa Smiler/Mike Whaanga (Otaki).

0 wins

Erica Drake/Christophe Vesse (Hataitai), John Mason/Peter Williams (Kapiti), Don Mekalick/Alison Zuppicich (Upper Hutt)

Results - Round 2

Attempt 1: (6 July) Cancelled due to bad weather.

Attempt 2: (3 August) Cancelled due to bad weather.

Attempt 3: (31 August)

(All teams played 5 games)

5 wins

Grant Bray/Rex Hayes (Kapiti), Pete Hamilton (Wanganui East)/Dirk Winnie (Khandallah), Ken Haywood/Shirley Selwyn (Wanganui East), Christine Strichen/Richard Turfrey (Wanganui East)

4 wins

Anne Dawson/Terry Dawson (Kapiti), Sebastien Merval/Nikki Winnie (Windy Hills), Michael Rocks/Peter van Heusden (Khandallah)

3 wins

Kath Alison/Kaye Alison (Kapiti), Ted Burr/Marty Magee (Otaki), Doug Hay/Helene Hay (Masterton), Elaine Hunt/Kathy Taylor (Upper Hutt), Jan McHardy/Pat Scholes (Kapiti), Mike Kennedy/Patrick Smith (Upper Hutt), Patrick Scarlett/Allen Taylor (Kapiti), Enoka Smiler/Monica Smiler (Park Avenue)

2 wins

Jason Andersen/Myles Cowper (Windy Hills), Nerida Begley/Maureen Jarrold (Kapiti), Bill Clague/Barbara Tomasek (Kapiti), Erica Drake/Christophe Vesse (Hataitai), Sue Gurr/Cheryl Parslow (Wanganui East), Gwen Hill/Carol Lacoste (Kapiti), Robin Mann/Tommy Werry (Park Avenue), John Mason/Peter Williams (Kapiti)

1 win

Yvonne Davis/Margaret Smiler (Park Avenue), Bob Horton/Colleen Horton (Upper Hutt), Marewa Smiler/Mike Whaanga (Otaki)

0 wins

Joan Judd/Margaret Mordecai (Otaki)

Results - Round 3

6 wins

Pete Hamilton (Wanganui East)/Dirk Winnie (Khandallah)

5 wins

Michael Rocks/Peter van Heusden (Khandallah)

4 wins

Jason Andersen (Windy Hills)/Margret Fleck (Hataitai), Grant Bray/Rex Hayes (Kapiti), Ted Burr/Marty Magee (Otaki), Yvonne Futcher/Sue Gurr (Wanganui East), Doug Hay/Helene Hay (Masterton), Michael Lacoste/Bernadette Lawton (Kapiti), John Mason/Peter Williams (Kapiti), Jan McHardy/Pat Scholes (Kapiti), Patrick Scarlett/Allen Taylor (Kapiti)

3 wins

Brian Bradburn/Claire Bradburn (Silverstream), Don Mekalick/Alison Zuppicich (Upper Hutt), Barbara Nicholls/Margaret Smiler (Park Avenue)

2 wins

Christine Strichen/Richard Turfrey (Wanganui East), Ken Haywood/Shirley Selwyn (Wanganui East), Elaine Hunt/Kathy Taylor (Upper Hutt), Mike Kennedy/Patrick Smith (Upper Hutt), Sebastien Merval/Nikki Winnie (Windy Hills), Enoka Smiler/Monica Smiler (Park Avenue)

1 win

Nerida Begley/Maureen Jarrold (Kapiti), Anne Dawson/Terry Dawson (Kapiti), Robin Mann/Tommy Werry (Park Avenue), Marewa Smiler/Mike Whaanga (Otaki)

0 wins

Gwen Hill/Carole Lacoste (Kapiti), Bob Horton/Colleen Horton (Upper Hutt)

Points Table

Previous results can be found in the Archives | Previous winners