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Chiltern Region Petanque
NEWS
&
Views
June 2013
Chiltern Region Petanque
News & Views June 2013
Views and Reviews
What an amazing month this has been and who knows where to start.
The Regional Singles and Shooting competition, the first Round Robin, Pennant Doubles, Three Shires
Triples, Junior Regional selection, and so on.
However, there are two players in our region that should get a special “well done” for their achievements.
They are Ross Jones for winning the singles and doubles EPA titles over the bank holiday, and Sheila Roden
for becoming Mayor of Luton.
Juniors at the Regional Singles Competition
Three of our juniors entered this competition, a
brave act in itself. As we all know singles is a game
where you can’t hide, you’re responsible for every
boule thrown. A game many senior players avoid
(myself included), however Kieran Ansell, Ollie
Zimmerman & Sean Daisley turned up ready for bat-
tle. And battle they did.
Kieran had a league of death in the morning being
drawn with Adrian Emson, Jeremy Huntley & Sam
Blakey. He played well against tough opposition and
won one of his games 13-7. Sean also won one
morning game. In his league were Andy
Stratford, Ross Jones and Gordon Ansell.
Ollie had an outstanding morning, drawn in a league
against Derek Northend, Myra Huntley & Martin
Wallace. He won two of his games and
narrowly lost his third 12-13, placing him first in his
league. Ollie played with confidence and maturity
and fully deserved to be top of his league.
All three of the juniors played very well in the
morning putting in good confident performances.
Then came the knockout. Sadly Ollie’s winning
streak came to an end when he met Gareth
Thomas in the first round of the main competition.
Gareth’s experience and consistent pointing made
him a formidable but gracious opponent, Ollie fought
hard and made a good come back but it was not
quite enough.
The final score was Gareth 13 Ollie 9.
Sean battled well in the plate winning his first round,
and then in the next round he too faced a player
with years of experience. Sean played some stun-
ning boule and pulled out some very effective shots
once again experienced prevailed with Keir Gale
knocking Sean out of the plate in the second round.
Sean stayed positive throughout the game and done
very well against Keir who was a true sportsman
throughout. Kieran had started to find his rhythm in
the knock out stage, He had two
convincing wins, he showed great determination
which helped to put him in the semi-final of the
plate. The long day was taking its toll a little at this
point but Kieran put in a great effort against
Amanda Morgenstern. It was a great game and
Kieran kept his pointing very tight making Amanda
work very hard. Amanda showed great respect to
Kieran in their game she was a deserved winner. So
Kieran’s great run ended with the semi-final.
All three juniors played a difficult competition very
well; they gave all of their opponent’s good
competitive games. They all show great promise,
give them a little bit more experience and they really
will be upsetting the applecart.
Toni Gates
Inter Regional Qualification May 19th 2013
A great start to our qualification tournament at the
Plough P.C. on Sunday
The first round of matches saw 22 teams battling
out for the 8 Championship and 4 Challenge slots for
the finals at Hayling Island in September.
As usual there was fierce competition and many
close matches but all played in the usual spirit.
At the end of day one the usual suspects are there
or thereabouts but perhaps the surprise packet so
far is the Luton Cons with 4 wins out of 5 – well
done boys for showing that this is not just a young
mans sport!!
At the other end of the scale the juniors showed
great spirit, skill and tactical ability which will make
them difficult to beat in September.
Thanks to the Plough for making it a great day out,
and for a change, good weather.
Alan Roden
Team Manager
Chiltern Junior Team –
Inter Regional Qualification
Team; Vikki Amphlett, Ollie Zimmerman,
Sean Daisley, Kieran Ansell
The team had not previously played together so the
first regional qualifier was a big learning curve. The
team used the day to work on tactics and a variety
of different shots as well as playing in different
positions. Vikki was a great team captain and
confidently and efficiently dealt with the opposition
and putting in the teams scores. Ollie proved to be
“the brains” of the outfit on the day providing strong
and confident tactical input. Sean was the steadying
influence in the team, keeping a level head and
providing a healthy balance. Kieran the team “Joker”
injected a positive light heart attitude into the team.
The team as a whole was very supportive and
encouraging of each other.
The team had its ups and downs during the day
which was good because it showed us what areas
we need to work on. I set a points target for each
game this target depended on the opposition, they
hit this target on all but two of the games. All the
juniors show great promise we have already had our
first team coaching session refining their techniques
and broadening their range of shots. The
teams first day playing together proved to be a great
success in many ways. By the end of the day they
learnt how to work together as a team, they learnt
alternative
tactics, how to get the best from their teammates.
They learnt also learnt a lot about their own game.
The whole team was very responsive and worked
very hard, I was extremely pleased with them and I
am confident that by the time they travel to Hayling
Island they will be a strong and effective junior
team.
Their desire to do well is in true Chiltern spirit.
Toni Gates
Chiltern Junior Team
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The EPA Titles Weekend 25th to 27th May
The cream of England’s petanque talent
descended on Sandown & Shanklin Isle of Wight.
The event has been held at the home of the
Hurricanes for the last 5 years and has been most
popular with players, who enjoy the holiday
atmosphere.
As a result almost 80 players for the singles, 63 pair
for the doubles, and a further 54 pair for the mixed
doubles turned up.
This year a new format was used with players
battling it out in the morning to determine which
knock-out competition they would reach in the
afternoon.
Top players made the overall championship, with
other players qualifying for the silver, bronze or
plate competition.
Chiltern player Ross Jones dominated, with Ross
winning the singles, then joining Dean Seville to win
the doubles. Unfortunately he was knocked out in
the semi-finals of the mixed doubles, but what an
achievement.
Alan Huntley
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Singles Comp 12th May
The list of players was not looking promising at first,
particularly as the Pennant Doubles was scheduled
for the day before and some people did not want to
play 2 days in a row. However an influx of late
entries come in during the week before deadline and
a dream number of 32 players was reached.
I would like to thank all those of you who are
assisting me in my role as competition secretary by
paying online or in advance. It makes a huge
difference to me not having to deal with money on
the day or being responsible for large amounts of
cash lying around whilst I am playing.
The day was run in 8 groups of 4 players with the
top two players going into the main and the
remainder in the plate for the afternoon knockouts.
All pistes were randomly allocated throughout the
day as the draw was made. The car park proved to
be a challenge.
The atmosphere was surreal, compared to a double
or triples competition. You could almost hear the
players think! Still, there was the usual banter in
between games.
Shooting Competition 12th May
Thanks to all those that took part in what seemed a
very long shooting Competition qualifier.
28 players took part including juniors Sean, Kieran
and Ollie who did their best but fell short on this
occasion, I am sure we will see their names
featuring on the leader board very soon.
We had three scores of “nil points” but everyone
else managed at least one hit!
Congratulations to the following who finished with
the top eight scores and will now go forward to the
knockout finals.
1. Matthew Eversden 33
2. Ben Gallimore 28
3. Steve Zimmerman 27
4. Emma Coggins 26
5. Adrian Emson 22
6. Gordon Ansell 20
7. Steve Carter 20
8. Phil Winston 17
3 juniors played and did themselves proud, claiming
some worthy scalps.
Jet lagged Amanda struggled in the morning, but
pulled herself together in the plate knockout, and
eventually winning against Keir, in the final.
A couple of big names did not make the main as
expected.
Matt carried on his supremacy from the morning to
reach the final, giving helpful hints to his opponents
after the game.
Sam played in a "group of death" in the morning,
making it into second place.
His confidence grew in the afternoon, and reached
the final against Matt. Matt went into an assailable
lead. It proved too strong for Sam's brief control of
the game.
A special thanks to Ickleford's Iain and Ann for
organising the venue and the impromptu extra
scoreboards.
Paolo
Competition Secretary
The date and venue for the knockout is yet to be
decided but the quarter final draw is:
Matthew Eversden Vs Phil Winston
Ben Gallimore Vs Steve Carter
Steve Zimmerman Vs Gordon Ansell
Emma Coggins Vs Adrian Emson
PMPL Doubles Saturday May 11th
The weather did exactly “what it said on the tin”;
cool and sunny in the morning and wet, cold and
windy throughout the afternoon with the occasional
sunny interlude.
The 17 pre-entered teams were supplemented at the
very last minute by Ross & Sam (who had left the
arrangements to “each other” with the obvious
consequences) that made my life much easier.
After a 3 round snake in which only 3 teams were
undefeated we separated the teams into main, plate
and as promised if we got a good turnout, a bronze
competition.
The top 8 teams then played a seeded knockout and
for the first time for a long while Matt & Miles
(prophetically named by Denise the “No Hopers”)
lost in the QFs to an up and coming team of Paolo &
Dan (not that Dan but a new player on the circuit) –
“Petanque R Us”.
The surprise package in the main was Bird “B” – Neil
& Bev who had a stormingly good day being
knocked out in the SFs by “Here Comes the
Boom” (some obscure film title I’m told) – Jeremy &
Ben.
The final was between “Here Comes the Boom” &
“Bucks Head” the latter winning 13-8 – well done
Rob & Jack who only lost 1 game all day and that
was to 12.
The next 6 teams went in to the plate and this was
decided by a 3 round snake because in my
experience those teams at this level prefer to play as
many games as possible rather than face an early
knockout. At the end of play “Planet Rock” – Martin
and Tony R were the top team, winning all 3 games
followed by “Outcasts” – Nicola & Gavin (Proctor);
well done to both teams but particular the latter,
who as far as I can ascertain have not won a
competition together.
The bronze was contested by the 4 teams that
brought up the rear of the tournament and the
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winners were “High Hopes” – modesty prevents me
from revealing the names of the team but suffice to
say these two Pink Floyd fans have, at last,
managed to win something under a PF name. The
runners up were “Sandy Saints” – a new
combination of Gordon & Antony.
Well done and thank you to everyone that turned up
to play and apart from 1 team that quit after
ensuring that their decision would not affect any
results, seeing it through on a very cold and wet
afternoon.
The quality of teams that played, the manner in
which the games were played and the quality of
petanque played was first class.
Also, a big thank you to Iain & Ann from Ickleford
PC for sorting out the pistes etc. and to the club for
providing food and drinks throughout the day.
If we get the same number of teams for the triples
on 14th July we will, as promised at the Captains’
meeting, again introduce a bronze level so that we
all have more to play for.
Finally, although we had a very good turnout, it
saddens me to say that there were still 10 teams
that did not have a single player there on the day –
if anyone can tell me what to do to encourage more
players to turn out please contact me.
Alan Brockett PMPL Chairman
Three Shire Doubles 2nd June 2013 The Three Shires Doubles competition was held at The Musgrave Arms at Shillington on Sunday 2nd June 2013. It was a lovely sunny day in a lovely setting. We had 29 teams entered this year which is a league record and very encouraging. I hope the Triples in July will be as successful. The morning rounds consisted of a three round snake and then a break for lunch and we decided this year to run a Gold, Silver & Bronze KO in the afternoon. The top 16 teams went into the Gold. The next 8 into the Silver and the remaining 5 into the Bronze Competitions. All three disciplines were seeded with just one play off in the Bronze. The play off was between Ross Jones & Vince Wills (Engine B & Station) v Nicola Proctor & Pete Dibble (Station) with Ross and Vince running out winners at 13-7 These teams then progressed through to the next round semis with Ross & Vince v Rachel Shaw & Dave Blakey (Engine A & Plume) Ross & Vince being the winners of that one and the second semi between John Allright & Sue Infantino (Plough/Phoenix) v Trevor Poole & Barry (Bell Sandy) which was won by John & Sue. On to the final between Ross & Vince v John & Sue with Ross & Vince winning 13-7. Meanwhile in the Silver competition the eight teams progressed through the quarter finals to the Semis with Derek Northend & Simon Doble (Eng B/Hen and Chicks) beating Peter Wright & Neil Ansell (Rising Sun). The second semi Neil Stevenson & Bev Fordham (Rising Sun) beat Gordon Ansell & Andy Goodship Bell Sandy/ Bucks) These games were very nip and tuck with the winners going onto the final which was Derek & Simon v Neil & Bev with Neil & Bev becoming the winners 13-4. Finally, the Gold Competition. I left just before the end and haven’t got the paperwork for this competition save that Jeremy Huntley & Miles Gooda had a very close fought match with Fred Jones & Dave Smith which they eventually won 13-11 Final Result Gold Winners........Jeremy Huntley & Miles Gooda (Engine Z/Outlaws)........13-11 Gold Runners up.......................Fred Jones & Dave Smith (Station Sleepers)..................11-13 Silver Winners...........................Neil Stevenson & Bev Fordham (Rising Sun)..................13-4 Silver Runners Up.....................Derek Northend & Simon Doble (Eng B/Hen & Chicks)...4-13 Bronze Winners........................Ross Jones & Vince Wills (Engine B/Station)..................13-7 Bronze Runners up..................John Allright & Sue Infantino (Plough/Phoenix)................7-13 My sincere thanks to Lucy & the staff at the Musgrave Arms for staging this event, and for the tea, coffee and bacon rolls in the morning and the pasta bake at lunchtime. Thanks to Rosina once again for her assistance and to Paolo Infantino for his invaluable help and finally thanks to you the members for turning up and playing and making it a very enjoyable day. I can honestly say that it ranks as one of the most enjoyable competitions that I have ever run. John Deaville Competition Secretary
Three Shires Petanque League
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Eastern Region Air Ambulance Charity Mixed Doubles Event. 27th May
Two teams from Chiltern, Paolo & Sue and Rich & Elaine, travelled to British Sugar, on Bank Holiday
Monday to take part in the Eastern Region Air Ambulance Charity Mixed Doubles Event.
The day started well for Rich and Elaine, inflicting a "fanny" in their first game.
It was unfortunate that having travelled so far to play new opposition the second game was a Chiltern
affair. Paolo & Sue after a shaky start of giving away 5 points in one end came back to win. Rich and
Elaine went on to win two more games but with one more loss they missed out on the finals. Paolo and
Sue having won the first 4 games run out of steam and lost the 5th game therefore narrowly missing out on
the top 2 places play off. However, they made the 3rd and 4th place play off taking on the team that Rich
and Elaine had convincing beat at the start of the day. It was a close match but Paolo and Sue went on to
finish 3rd and were presented with a medal each.
Thanks to the sponsorship and organization by Pen Y Coed, a total of £460 was raised.
Paolo
Chiltern Mayor 29th May
This week has been absolutely superb. Tonight I had
the honour of seeing one of our members being
invested as Mayor of Luton. Not only that but she
expressed her love of boule in her acceptance
speech. She did look a little surprised when a
darkside boule was produced in the Mayor's Parlour,
but it just had to be done. Congratulations Sheila
Roden and Mayor's Consort Alan Roden.
Martin Hughes
Her Worship The Mayor within her Parlour
with “darkside” boule in hand...
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Coming Events
Sat 15/06/13 Station Mega Cash Triples Station Knebworth
Sun 16/06/13 ILM Regional Round Robin 2 Luton
Sun 23/06/13 ILM Regional Doubles NHIA Letchworth TBC
Sun 30/06/13 Grand Slam Petanque 3 Plume of Feathers, Wymondley
Sat 06/07/13 EPA Congress of Regions High Wycombe
Sat 06/07/13 Three Shires Triples Plough Langford TBC
Sun 07/07/13 EPA Men & Women 2nd Qualifier TBC
Sun 14/07/13 Pennant Triples TBC
Sun 14/07/13 Grand Slam Petanque 4 Nottingham
Sun 24/08/13 Chiltern Memorial Charity Triples Luton
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