PNZ National Championship Entry Procedures, Rules & Format

Tournament Eligibility

All entrants must be:

  1. Financial members of a petanque club affiliated to Petanque New Zealand.

  2. Permanent New Zealand residents (as defined in the immigration laws of New Zealand).

Entry Procedures

  1. Entry forms will be sent to all clubs affiliated to Petanque New Zealand, and may also be downloaded from the PNZ website: www.petanquenz.com.

  2. Entries will only be accepted on the official entry form.

  3. Completed entry forms, together with the required entry fee, are to be returned to PNZ.

  4. Each player must provide their contact details and the name of the Club they belong to.

  5. All entries will be validated and confirmed. Confirmation will either be by email or post. If confirmation has not been received, the entry has not been received by PNZ and the entrants will not be permitted to play in the tournament.

  6. It is the responsibility of entrants to ensure their entry has been received by PNZ.

  7. Late entries will not be accepted.

  8. By completing this entry form entrants have agreed to abide by the tournament rules and conditions.

Tournament Rules

  1. The tournament will be played to the FIPJP Rules as adopted by Petanque New Zealand.

  2. Boules must comply with FIPJP Rules i.e. the use of leisure boules at PNZ National Tournaments is not permitted.

  3. All teams must have their own appropriate equipment for measuring points, as required by Article 26 of the Rules.

  4. Entrants are required to participate in the entire tournament; i.e. a player cannot leave partway through without good cause. Late withdrawals for a good cause, such as illness, will be accommodated. PNZ is to be notified immediately of any such instances.

    Note: Any player withdrawing from a National Championship after the start of the event without good cause will be barred from participating in the following three National Championships.

  5. Immediately at the conclusion of a game a player from each team is required to sign that the score is correct on the result sheet.

  6. Both positive and negative points will be used to calculate the point’s differential.

Tournament Format

  • Day (1): All teams will play 6 games from a random draw. At the conclusion of play teams will be placed in descending order based on the total number of wins and points differential. Depending on the number of entries, either 8, 16 or 32 teams will qualify for the Trophy & Plate. The remaining players qualify for the Bowl.

    Note: A maximum of 48 teams will be taken through to Day (2) i.e. 32 for the Trophy & Plate and 16 for the Bowl.

  • Day (2):

    Trophy & Plate:

    Pools of 4 teams (Barrage Format.). The 1st and 2nd teams in each pool qualify for the Trophy Elimination Playoff. The 3rd and 4th teams in each pool qualify (depending on the number of entries) for the Plate Elimination Playoff.

    Bowl:

    Pools of 4 teams (Barrage Format). The 1st and 2nd teams in each pool qualify for the Bowl Elimination Playoff.

Risk Management Policy

Players should be aware that the game of petanque involves a number of hazards that have the potential to cause harm to players, officials and/or spectators. These include:

  1. Being hit by a thrown or displaced boule.

  2. Being struck by objects such as pebbles or stones displaced by a thrown boule.

  3. Tripping over strings or other material used to delineate playing boundaries.

While the tournament organisers will take all reasonable steps to ensure that these   risks are minimised, players entering a tournament also have the responsibility to ensure their own safety and the safety of others.

 

PNZ policy for National Tournaments is that open-toed shoes, sandals or jandals are not acceptable footwear.

 

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted on the terrain during play at any time. This applies to both players and spectators. Players are not permitted to leave the terrain without the permission of the Umpire.

 

Cancellation of Tournament

The tournament will not be cancelled for any reason. However PNZ reserves the right to alter the tournament format or venue if any unforeseen events prevent the tournament from starting or finishing within the designated playing time.

 

Team Identification (Doubles & Triples)

PNZ encourages team members to wear like-coloured shirts.

 

Disputes

The Umpire(s) appointed for the tournament will adjudicate in all matters to do with the tournament rules. In all other matters a Disputes Committee made up of one representative from the host association or club and two PNZ representatives will adjudicate.

 

September 2005

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