JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Second round 19 May 2007.

Twelve young players competed in the second round of the Junior Petanque Championship held at Les Quennevais. Two new players took part; Laura Therin (15) who finished equal first having won all of her three games, and Jessica Gallay (7) who had one win.

For the first two games, teams were selected with most and least experienced players paired together. Of particular merit was the manner in which Matthew Pinel and Jacob Romeril supported their new young partners, sharing their knowledge patiently. The competitors worked well at developing team spirit in their pairs, as most had never played together before or in some cases they had never met before.

James Lawrence (10) was the other unbeaten player who shared first place overall. In third came Zachary Martin (9) who has displayed a good understanding of the game, and had two wins, the last of these assisted by sister Gabriella (7) . Another brother and sister Dominic (10) and Jade (9) Perez also won 2 of their games, Dominic having the slightly higher points difference taking him into 4th place, with Jade 5th.

A tough match in the final round was between Matthew Pinel (14) and Keeley Guegan (11) who played a very competitive game against Jacob Romeril (11) and Laura Therin (15). The pair of Romeril and Therin won the game 11-8, and the spectators were impressed with the standard of play displayed.

Harry Dodge also played a spectacular shot to clinch his win with James Lawrence against Dominic and Wesley Bowen (9).

As the rounds progress, some encouraging talent is emerging and as the final results of the championships for up to 11 and over 11 years will be accumulated through the season with the best 4 week’s results taken into account, there is still all to play for.

The next round of the Junior Championship will be on June 9th at Jersey Petanque Club premises at Les Quennevais.

Full results below:

1st equal           Laura Therin                             3 wins +16

1st equal           James Lawrence                       3 wins +16

3rd                    Zachary Martin             2 wins +10

4th                    Dominic Perez                          2 wins + 6

5th                    Jade Perez                                2 wins + 1

6th                    Gabriella Martin                        1 win + 1

7th                    Jacob Romeril                          1 win - 4

8th                    Wesley Bowen             1 win - 5

9th                    Matthew Pinel                          1 win – 6

10th                  Harry Dodge                            1 win -7

11th                  Jessica Gallay                           1 win -11

12th                  Keeley Guegan             0 wins -17