Saturday, June 28, 2008

NW REGION PLAYER? JOIN US FOR THE DOUBLES!

Greetings!

If you are a player in the FPUSA NW Region from one of these clubs: Boule d'Or, Boule Joyeuse, Club Francais de Sacramento, Eugene Petanque iClub, Lamorinda Petanque, La Petanque Mariniere, Salt Lake City Petanque Club, Seattle Petanque Club, Valley of the Moon Petanque Club or the Willits Boules Club, then we invite you to visit the Portland Petanque Club in Oregon and compete in this tournament.


Here is the tentative schedule for the weekend.

Friday July 25
Courts Open beginning at 3pm for practice

Saturday July 26- The Melee, an open doubles tournament where players are matched randomly with others for the day's matches.

8am- Complimentary Coffee and Pastries

9am- Open Doubles Melee begins

$15 per player to enter- Advance Registration preferred (see entry form), but entries accepted on day of event prior to start of tournament.

Lunch- $5 (turkey on rye, or vegie sandwich w/brie, fruit and soft drink)


Prize Purse- $10 per player per FPUSA formula based on number of teams entering.


Sunday- The Regional Select Doubles- NW Region players enter with a pre-selected partner of their choice to compete for the title.

8am- complimentary coffee and pastries

9am- NW Regional Select Doubles begins- Advance Registration by mail or no later than 5pm the day before, July 26. $30 per team to enter.

Lunch- $5 (turkey on rye, or vegie sandwich w/brie, fruit and soft drink)

Prize purse per FPUSA formula

Awards Dinner following the final match. $25.00 per person. Please reserve your seat by sending in the Meal Reservation form.

THE MEAL RESERVATION FORM, CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW

THE NW REGIONAL DOUBLES REGISTRATION FORM, CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW

THE HOTEL INFORMATION SHEET, CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Eight days of tournaments in Nyons, France!

Our International Events Coordinator, Robert Pierre, tells us of series of Petanque and Provençale tournaments over 8 days in Nyons, France, October 4-12, 2008.

And, for the team representing the FPUSA, Nyons Petanque is providing complimentary lodging and meals for one team for the 5 th International de l'Olivier on October 4-5.

Here is the poster advertising the tournament and the rich purses for the winners. Teams from Monaco, Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium have already submitted entries. Enrollment is limited to 512 teams, and this one has proved to be very popular and well attended by top notch players, so now is the time to think about entering. (double-click on this poster to enlarge)

If you are interested to be on the official FPUSA team, please contact Robert Pierre, rcpierresq@hotmail.com, no later than July 31, for more information and to begin the selection process, which includes approval from the FPUSA Sport Committee.

Note: Nyons is about an hour+ drive North from Avignon close to the Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine growing region, and known for its very fine black olives.

Monday, June 02, 2008

2008 HERY OPEN - Select Doubles



2008 HERY OPEN
Pétanque Tournament - Select Doubles

SATURDAY JUNE 21st
NEW YORK CITY
BRYANT PARK

La Boule New Yorkaise is organizing its first major tournament of the season the HERY OPEN (previously the Madagascar Open, renamed in honor of one of LBNY's best player who went back to Madagascar earlier this year).


Purse: $1,500 (plus numerous prizes)


Entry fee: $40 per team until June 18th. (includes breakfast and soft drinks all day)
After that date, entry fee goes up to $50
Main concours and consolante on the same day.

We start to pre-register immediately.

Download the form and mail it with your check to:


La Boule New Yorkaise
P.O. Box 1520
New York, NY 10276

For questions email to
info@labouleny.com

Mark your calendars for the next major events of LBNY:


World Championship Qualification Tournament (select triples): September 27th & 28th
New York Open (select doubles): October 11th and 12th