Roll out the barrel ‘cause the gang’s all here! Nine rough an’ tumble petanquers came out to “shoot the boule” for about five hours last Saturday afternoon! Plenty of inquiries about the game from the crowd watching football nearby and we even got some newbies to play a 13 pointer with us! Here we are getting’ warmed up…

Did you know? Petanque terrains make a great place to practice a little kung-fu fightin’ All the more reason why every park should have one! Here a group of local residents perform the morning ritual at McGuane Park …

The Terror of Togo drops the hammer onto an unsuspecting boule… notice the look of concern in the young spectator’s face…

“Two CPC boo-lee-ays mull about the cochonet and philosophize over the outcome of a round during last Wednesday’s game…”

Five CPC members came out to play nearly four hours of boules this evening! Hints of the coming autumn abound… long shadows slant across the dusty terrain, the gloaming of the setting sun is noticeably short and absent is the ice cream truck’s familiar rendition of “ Turkey in the Straw.”  The bray of the “elote” vendor’s air horn dominates the cool night air…Experience it all over again THIS SATURDAY AT NOON when we play again at McGuane Park ! Another dry, sunny September day in the forecast! Hope to see you all there!

Doublettes Tournament

Chicago Boules Doublettes Tournament
and Potluck Picnic

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, Starts at 11 a.m. sharp.
Mcquane Park, 30th Street and Halsted, Chicago
Make your reservation IN ADVANCE by emailing to dan@chicagopetanque.com
Bring your winning boules and a dish to share.

A chilly day for July (68 degrees?) but a pleasant day for petanque. Below are the CPC Super Championship totals (I  figured out how to shorten the averages, Ian!):

Below are some pictures of the two tournaments played on Bastille Day in Oz Park in conjunction with the French in Chicago group. Check out our FLICKR site for more pictures! Further down are the results:

Here are the results for the Bastille Day Petanque Tournament:

Tournament 1

First Place: Bob & Loic

Second Place: Ziggy & Wesley

Third Place: Jim & Dustin

Fourth Place: Sharon & Marial

Fifth Place: Pierre & Gregg / Angela & Megan (tie)

Sixth Place: Ubida, Vincent & Favarelto

Seventh Place: Natasha, Ethan & Kevin

Eighth Place: Ivan & Niko

Ninth Place: Bruno & Loic

Tenth Place: Vila, Zack, Gavdin & Andrew

Eleventh Place: Cahuzac & Jerome

Twelfth Place: Cedric & Bric

Thirteenth Place: Monique & Cliff

Tournament 2

First Place: Jim & Dustin

Second Place: Peter & Sylvan

Third Place: Nicolas & Antoine

Fourth Place: Marie & Toungy

Fifth Place: Arnold & Yan

Sixth Place: Sofie & Mag

Seventh Place: Laurie & Craig

Eighth Place: Paul & Quentin

Ninth Place: Jordan & Lauriane

Tenth Place: Al & Sonia

AN EXCITING TOURNAMENT IN CHICAGO!
Several French organizations and the Chicago Petanque Club co-organized a grand Bastille Day celebration on July 11th.

The tournament’s 26 doublette teams played hard to win trophies, bottles of Petanque Wine, and t-shirts.

Check out the tournament video (crank up your speakers):

I wanted to let you all know that on July 5-10 (from 9 am to 6 pm french time) you can watch the Marseillaise Petanque tournament live online at:

http://video-direct.france3.fr/player.php?id=494

They also have the 2008 finals available for viewing at:

http://mediterranee.france3.fr/mondial-a-petanque/index.php?page=article&numsite=3245&id_rubrique=3248&id_article=6764

Enjoy

Man, I didn’t take my own advice. Ten members of the club played from noon until 5:00 pm in 90 degree temperatures. I must have not drank enough water, my head was spinning at the end and I fell asleep as soon as I got home. It was still a great day for petanque. One game that I was involved in was particularly competitive with Ziggy and Wesley being pitted against each other. I was on Wesley’s team, which won 13-11 on a final shot by Ziggy which bumped our boule (which was touching theirs) closer to the cochonet.

Here are the updated CPC Super Championship totals. The rankings are sorted by total points as highlighted in pink:

It seems that the key to doing well is simply to show up and play. To demonstrate this point, here is the rankings as determined by number of games played. The difference between the two is not great:

I don’t know if we should try to make a ranking system that looks at your average instead? It seems like that doesn’t encourage participation as the more you play, the more likely your average is to decrease or remain unchanged. Any thoughts?

Due to inclement weather creating unplayable field conditions, the Midwest Petanque Tournament has been CANCELLED. Please visit the Chicago Petanque Club website in the near future for rescheduling.

Here are the updated CPC champsionship totals. Ziggy’s brother Wesley joined today. He’s pretty good, although not as consistently deadly as Ziggy. He did win every game he played though.

EDIT: It has been pointed out in the comments that Wesley only won two games, and lost one. I will update this for the next CPC Championship totals.