Category: National Rankings

  • National Playing Programme 2020

    National Playing Programme 2020

    PE has issued the National Playing Programme for 2020 which will determine the National Rankings for our Men and Women. It also covers our Veterans (55 years and over). The details of the Programme show the dates and venues for the Rankings competitions along with the key principles which will apply.  

  • Longstaff hits the max at Women’s Titles

    Longstaff hits the max at Women’s Titles

    30 of PE’s women members entered the Singles on the Saturday and a further 23 Doubles teams competed on the Sunday at Gravesend. As with the Men, the format for both competition was based on morning poules and then a knockout in the afternoon, where the top 16 ranked female players based on games won…

  • Men battle it out in Gravesend

    Men battle it out in Gravesend

    After another hotly contested National Titles weekend in Gravesend, Ross Jones (62 points) and Sam Blakey (60 points) lead PE’s National Rankings and currently occupy the automatic invitation places to represent England in the Men’s European Championships in Bulgaria this coming September. Blakey and Jones carried off the National Doubles title, which attracted  with a…

  • Preview: National Titles Weekend – Gravesend 2019

    Preview: National Titles Weekend – Gravesend 2019

    We’re back again in Kent for one of our main weekends of the playing calendar and the weather looks like it’s going to be kind to us, although not as hot as last year. The Gravesend club has been working hard to prepare the venue, and we’d like to put on record straight away our…

  • Advantage Blakey, Gould and Seville in Nottingham

    Advantage Blakey, Gould and Seville in Nottingham

    The 2019 Men’s Rankings also kicked off with Triples at Nottingham Pétanque club yesterday with the ultimate prize of selection for England’s European Championship team. In the case of our successful male players, the destination will be Bulgaria in September this year. Following the morning poules, eight teams out of the 17 competing were successful…

  • Women’s race to Phnom Penh begins

    Women’s race to Phnom Penh begins

    Our female players started the six-round Ranking series yesterday in Nottingham with 10 teams starting their campaign for England representation at the World Triples Championships in Cambodia in November this year. The 2019 Playing Programme was agreed by the PE Board following consultation with members and this allows for the Top 2 ranked players in…

  • Nottingham – Rankings Morning Update

    Nottingham – Rankings Morning Update

    The knockout round is set up after this morning’s set of three poules matches in the respective gender categories. In the Women’s competition, the trio of Sarah Huntley, Lisa Goliger and and Emma Longstaff led the way with three wins and a plus of 24 points. Also on three wins in second place was Sammy…