Gone were the blizzards, sub-zero temperatures and flooded terrain of the original APC Winter Doubles scheduled for 27th December and in came the sunshine and only slightly chilly conditions of 11th Feb. Okay, so we did put on a minor snow flurry in honour of the event’s title – but nothing we couldn’t handle. There were 34, no, 33, no, 32, no, 31, no, 30 teams (good job I had spare paperwork for all eventualities made out in advance!).
Never mind the 6 Nations – we had entries from 7 counties, 4 EPA (PE) regions and 18 clubs represented. It was great to see so many new faces as well as the old familiar ones.
The morning saw 8 leagues of 4 (unfortunately with byes due to last minute drop-outs) with league winners going through to the Gold, next best 8 into the Silver, next best 8 into the Bronze (all playing knock-out, with consolages at each level) and the remaining 6 into a 3-game snake in the afternoon. There was good play and some surprising results, which made for an enjoyable day.
The Break the Egg shooting competition was a 3-way tie between Tony Giordano (Muscliff Park), Justin Ellis (Handcross) and Sammy Thatcher (Beacon View). After a play-off Sammy came out top.
One of the teams from far far away was The Fanny Club from Bath Grand Cru Club. To find out more about the Fanny Club go to http://www.fannypetanque.co.uk
Kath Knight
RESULTS
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Place |
Team |
Players |
Club |
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Gold |
Winners |
Beacon View |
Sammy Thatcher Stuart Floyd |
Beacon View Beacon View |
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Runners-up |
Lee and Angie |
Lee Jamieson Angie Jamieson |
Independent Independent |
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Semis |
Silver-haired Angels |
Judith Batley Lesley McMurdie |
Worthing Worthing |
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Semis |
Worthing Bouledogs |
Angela Brooks Tony Jackson |
Worthing/Arundel Worthing |
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Gold Consolage |
Winners |
Ginger and Whinger |
Melissa Rowley Richard Wenban |
Duke of Wellington Duke of Wellington |
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Runners-up |
Smile |
Stuart Cursley Bernie Miles |
Handcross Southampton City |
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Semis |
The Brahmis |
Merle Sullivan Brahmi Fadi Brahmi |
Croydon Croydon |
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Semis |
Claus for Concern |
Justin Ellis Sarah Ellis |
Handcross Handcross |
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Silver |
Winners |
Little Poland |
Geoff Sully Tomasz Rypien |
Arundel Independent |
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Runners-up |
The Kidds |
Tony Kidd Peter Kidd |
Handcross Handcross |
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Semis |
The Exes |
John Denis Tony Giordano |
New Milton Muscliff Park |
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Semis |
Silver Foxes |
Richard Foulsham Barry McDonnell |
Oxshott Oxshott |
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Silver Consolage |
Winners |
Handworth |
Nigel Sibbring Martin Gordon |
Handcross Worthing |
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Runners-up |
Salt and Vinegar |
Jamie Brooks Abbie Brooks |
Adur Worthing |
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|
Semis |
A Cunning Plan |
Steve Love Rod Bennett |
Arundel/Cobbetts Cobbetts |
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Semis |
Wishful Thinking |
Colin Croft Lesley Croft |
Bordon Bordon |
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Bronze |
Winners |
Barron Knights |
Chris Barron Kath Knight |
Cobbetts Arundel |
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Runners-up |
Brexit Sprouts |
Frank Charlesworth Christine Peat |
Oxshott Oxshott |
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|
Semis |
The Fanny Club |
Chris Garratt Andy Briggs |
Bath Grand Cru Bath Grand Cru |
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Semis |
Not Sure |
Barry Menzies Chris Menzies |
Hartley Hartley |
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Bronze Consolage |
Winner |
New Towners |
Bill Mackrell John Bailey |
Handcross Handcross |
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Runners-up |
The Odd Couple |
Derek Coates Michael Moore |
Worthing/Arundel Worthing |
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|
Semis |
Booty Shore Enterprises |
Anthony Booty Chris Shore |
Spotted Cow Spotted Cow |
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Semis |
Christmas Carole |
Bob Ainsworth Carole Turner |
Worthing Worthing |
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|
Spoon |
1st |
Oi |
Graham Elcome Debbie Collier |
Adur Adur |
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2nd |
Arundel Specials |
Eric Geddes Keith Baker |
Arundel Worthing/Arundel |
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3rd |
Us Too |
Sue Sandy Frankie Bennett |
Cobbetts/Arundel Cobbetts |
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4th |
The Railway |
Chris Brown Duncan Brown |
The Railway The Railway |
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5th |
Arundel MC |
Martin Aichroth Clare Ide |
Arundel Arundel |
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Wooden-spooners |
6th |
Albert’s Camel |
Chris Warren-Adamson Sue Taylor |
Arundel Arundel |
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Shooting |
Winner |
Sammy Thatcher |
Beacon View |
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1st Fanny |
The Railway |
Chris Brown Duncan Brown |
The Railway The Railway |
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|
Best Hat |
Christmas Valentine’s |
Carole Turner Sue Sandy |
Worthing Cobbetts/Arundel |
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Best junior team |
Salt and Vinegar |
Jamie Brooks Abbie Brooks |
Adur Worthing |