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The Grampians Pétanque Club conducts two major tournaments each year, in Autumn and Spring. These are well supported by clubs from Melbourne and Adelaide as well as clubs in regional and rural Victoria and South Australia.
Seventy eight players competed in the May 2008 triples tournament and sixty two players competed in the October 2009 doubles tournament.
Next Major Tournament:
Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Format: DoublesTournament
Registration: From 9.00 am
Commence Play: 10am SHARP
Tournament Format:
Play will commence at 10 am SHARP with three qualifying rounds to 11 points to be completed before a lunch break between 12.30 and 1.30 pm. The afternoon session will comprise a knockout quarter-final and a semi-final, both played to 11 points. The finals of the Principale and Consolante will be played to 13 points. Arrangements for the social competition will be decided on the day, depending on numbers, but all competitors are guaranteed to play in at least four games.
Please note that our tournaments are social occasions open to anyone interested in playing pétanque in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere with no pre-conditions or affiliation requirements. Licensed and non-licensed players are equally welcome. (Our tournaments are not PFA sanctioned events and day licences will not apply. For insurance cover, see note below).
The use of social boules is permitted.
Entry Fee: $15 per person, including lunch (lunch for non-players is $10) and free tea and coffee will be available all day in the pavilion. The bar will not be open during the day so BYO drinks.
We invite you to join us for dinner on FRIDAY NIGHT at
The Quarry restaurant in Halls Gap.
Contact Leigh on 5356 4858 to make your reservation.
For further information contact Alan Pritchard on 03 5356 4755, 0428 56 4755 or email info@grampianspetanque.com.au
INSURANCE:
Please note that the Grampians Pétanque Club is an incorporated body affiliated with the Halls Gap Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Inc., the responsible authority for our facility. Players and visitors are fully covered under their $20,000,000 public liability insurance policy for incidents occurring within the property boundary, which is on Crown Land and under the auspices of the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).
