Seven players for today, so we had one doublette Mike/Mark vs. Tim/Steve and a mixed 1 vs 2 between Pat and Jeff/Hitesh.
I grouped Mike with Mark because I couldn't put him with Tim (too powerful combo vs new guys) and I wanted Steve to be teamed with someone who could explain the game while it was being played (sorry Mike). They had a long game - ending with Mike/Mark taking the win 13/9. Mike commented afterwards that his partner, Mark, was taking some chances, trying out the shooting - and he was doing "okay" and Steve - our newest player, was pointing like a champ.
Meanwhile, on piste-B, Pat vs. Jeff/Hitesh played a really close game, with Pat in the lead 12/7 we slowly caught up to a 11/12 situation. The last end had Pat sitting with the close boule at 8 metres, and we had two opportunities to point in... but failed.
NOTE: Pat had his tournament partner, Mike, stand by for good luck. It worked! Some people use horseshoes - Pat prefers the whole horse!
2 comments:
Good to see you in your pics from your club! You're always doing all the work and never getting your due recognition, especially in your dapper DPC wear! ;-) ...some Kudos to you!
Jeff and Mike always seem to be battling it out for the top spot, just like the U.S. and China in the Olympic medal race. Hmm... I wonder when pétanque will become an Olympic event.
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