Pondicherry Game Petanque Tournament June 11th to 13th 2022

Player snapped in action of Petanque game

Pondicherry Game Petanque Tournament Happened June 11th to 13th 2022.Smany Youngsters and Old age Players Participate This Tournament

Pentanque meaning ‘from provincial France’, is believed to have been popular in southern France. An outdoor game, players are required to roll large iron balls towards a small cork ball and try to bring them as close to it as possible. A 13m long and 8m broad ground is chosen to play the game. A turfy floor is preferred to a sandy one. Every player holds an iron ball, weighing between 650g and 800g in each hand. The number of points to be scored is discussed before the start of the game.

Metal Spherical Pentanque balls

A coin is tossed to decide who should begin the game. The winning player draws a circle in one section of the playground. For every player the cork ball is the target. Players from both teams roll one iron ball in turn towards the cork ball called bouchou. Whoever stations his boules (balls) closest to the bouchou bags the points. The game is repeated till the target points of either 15 or 21 points is scored. Be it a singles, doubles or a triples match, the top scorer is declared the winner.