Youth Pétanque World Championship 2007

The 11th Youth Pétanque World Championships took place from July 13-15 , 2007 in Suwa , Japan . At the same time, the 4th World Championships were held in the Tir de Précision ( precision shooting ).

The Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal (FIPJP) holds the world championships every two years.

23 of the 72 nations organized in the Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal (FIPJP) competed at the 11th Youth World Cup .

Triplets

Like all international championships in the boules sport pétanque , triplet was also played at the 11th Youth World Cup . The hosts Japan provided two teams, all other nations one team.

Round 1

In the first round, 4 groups with 6 teams played each against each other. The top four qualified for the second round. The eliminated teams continued to play in the Nations Cup.

The team of the German Pétanque Association (David Bourdoux (born 1990; BC Mannheim-Sandhofen), Frank Maurer (born 1991; BC Lahr-Ettenheim), Niclas Zimmer (born 1992; FT Freiburg) and Torsten Lay (born 1990; BC Saarwellingen) ) played in Group D, only lost to Thailand and qualified second for the second round. Switzerland also plays in group D, could only win against Australia and was eliminated from the World Cup. Austria did not take part.

Round 1
space	A.	B.	C.	D.
1	Belgium	Sweden	France	Thailand
2	Spain	Hungary	Denmark	Germany
3	Italy	Estonia	Finland	Czech Republic
4th	French Polynesia	Canada	Singapore	Netherlands
5	Japan A	Vietnam	Switzerland	Poland
6th	India	Japan B	Chinese Taipei	Australia

round 2

In round 2 poule was played. Poules are groups of four teams. The winners and losers of the 1st game play against each other.

The winner of the winning game was directly qualified for the 1/4 final. The winner of the losing game and the loser of the winning game played a barrage . The winner qualified for the quarterfinals. The losers of the loser game and the barrage continue to play in the Nations Cup. The system can be tracked using the colored marking.

Germany caught a heavy group and was eliminated in the barrage.

Poule 1 Game 1  Belgium :  Netherlands 13: 6  Hungary :  Finland 12:13 winner  Belgium :  Finland 13:11 loser  Netherlands :  Hungary 13: 0 Barrage  Finland :  Netherlands 13: 0 qualified  Belgium  Finland eliminated  Netherlands  Hungary

Poule 2 Game 1  Sweden :  French Polynesia 4:13  Denmark :  Czech Republic 13: 5 winner  Denmark :  French Polynesia 11:13 loser  Czech Republic :  Sweden 2:13 Barrage  Denmark :  Sweden 4:13 qualified  French Polynesia  Sweden eliminated  Denmark  Czech Republic

Poule 3 Game 1  France :  Canada 13: 0  Germany : | Italy  6:13 winner  France :  Italy 13: 5 loser  Canada :  Germany 0:13 Barrage  Italy :  Germany 13:10 qualified  France  Italy eliminated  Germany  Canada

Poule 4 Game 1  Thailand :  Singapore 13: 2  Spain :  Estonia 13: 2 winner  Thailand :  Spain 6:13 loser  Singapore :  Estonia 13: 5 Barrage  Thailand :  Singapore 13: 6 qualified  Spain  Thailand eliminated  Singapore  Estonia

Final round

France was world champion ahead of Spain . Italy and French Polynesia finished third.

Record champions France became world champions for the fifth time. Vice world champion Spain won his 7th World Championship medals (2 gold, 3 bronze, 2 silver).

Italy and French Polynesia won a medal for the first time

Quarter finals
French Polynesia			:	Belgium			13: 6
Finland			:	France			2:13
Sweden			:	Spain			6:13
Italy			:	Thailand			13: 0
Semifinals
France			:	Italy			13: 1
French Polynesia			:	Spain			4:13
final
Spain			:	France			3:15
World Champion
France		Camacaris Mathias - Rocher Dylan - Savin Angy - Clere Logan
Vice world champion
Spain		Lorenzo Mendez - Juan Carlos Sogorb - Christian Medina - Juan Amer
place 3	Italy
	Tahiti
5th place	Thailand
	Sweden
	Finland
	Belgium

Nations Cup

In the Nations Cup, the teams eliminated in the first rounds play a kind of B world championship.

Poule round

The first round was played poule. Switzerland and Germany met in Group H. In Game 1, the Swiss won 13: 1. Switzerland lost the winning game against Denmark 5:13, the DPV team won the losing game against India 13: 0. So Germany and Switzerland met in the barrage. The Germans won them 13: 9, Switzerland was eliminated.

Poule E. Game 1  Japan A :  Czech Republic 13:11  United States :  Netherlands 13:10 winner  Japan A :  United States 5:13 loser  Netherlands :  Czech Republic 5:13 Barrage  Czech Republic :  Japan a 13: 7 qualified  United States  Czech Republic eliminated  Japan A  Netherlands

Poule F Game 1  Japan N :  Estonia 0:13  Taiwan :  Canada 1:13 winner  Estonia :  Canada 9:13 loser  Japan B :  Taiwan 13: 6 Barrage  Japan B :  Estonia 5:13 qualified  Canada  Estonia eliminated  Japan B  Taiwan

Poule G Game 1  Vietnam :  Hungary 13: 3  Australia :  Singapore 7:13 winner  Vietnam :  Singapore 6:13 loser  Hungary :  Australia 9:13 Barrage  Vietnam :  Australia 13: 9 qualified  Singapore  Vietnam eliminated  Australia  Hungary

Poule H Game 1  Switzerland :  Germany 13: 1  India :  Denmark 5:13 winner  Switzerland :  Denmark 5:13 loser  Singapore :  Estonia 13: 5 Barrage  India :  Germany 0:13 qualified  Denmark  Germany eliminated  Switzerland  India

Final round

The Germans took 3rd place next to Canada, Denmark won the Nations Cup ahead of Singapore

Quarter finals
United States		:	Singapore		3:13
Denmark		:	Vietnam		13:12
Germany		:	Estonia	13: 0
Czech Republic		:	Canada		10:13
Semifinals
Canada		:	Singapore		9:13
Germany		:	Denmark		3:13
final
Singapore		:	Denmark		4:13

Tir de precision

The German Tireur could neither qualify for the final nor for the Repêchage in the preliminary round, the Swiss Begue Yannick narrowly missed the direct entry into the final, made it to the quarter-finals via the Repêchage, but was eliminated there. The Swede Jessica Johannson broke into the male domain and finished fifth.

The Thai Sarayoot Master became world champion and won the first Tireur-Medal (youth) for his country. Vice-champion Mendez Lorenzo, on the other hand, already won the third medal in Spain (2 silver, 1 bronze). Jessica Johannson's bronze medal is also the first medal for Sweden, while Roger Dylan's bronze medal complements an existing gold medal from France.

Qualifying round 4 of 24 starters qualified directly, 8 for the Repêchage
1st place	French Polynesia (TUAIVA VICKSON)				44 points
place 2	Thailand (SARAYOOT MASTER)				38 points
place 3	France (ROCHER DYLAN)				36 points
4th place	Canada (POUPLOT Y-MATHIEU)				28 points
Repêchage 2nd chance / 4 of 8 starters qualified
5th place	Sweden (JESSICA JOHANSSON)				46 points
Rank 6	Switzerland (BEGUE YANNICK)				43 points
7th place	Finland (Sylvain FAILLIOGLU SALIM)				33 points
8th place	Spain (MENDEZ LORENZO)				32 points
1/4 final
French Polynesia (TUAIVA VICKSON)		:	Spain (MENDEZ LORENZO)		29:35
Canada (POUPLOT Y-MATHIEU)		:	Sweden (JESSICA JOHANSSON)		11:19
France (ROCHER DYLAN)		:	Switzerland (BEGUE YANNICK)		39:11
Thailand (SARAYOOT MASTER)		:	Finland (Sylvain FAILLIOGLU SALIM)		38:28
1/2 finals
Spain (MENDEZ LORENZO)		:	Sweden (JESSICA JOHANSSON)		24:23
France (ROCHER DYLAN)		:	Thailand (SARAYOOT MASTER)		41:43
final
Spain (MENDEZ LORENZO)		:	Thailand (SARAYOOT MASTER)		26:29
World Champion
SARAYOOT MASTER Thailand
Vice world champion
MENDEZ LORENZO Spain
place 3	ROCHER DYLAN France
	JESSICA JOHANSSON Sweden
5th place	TUAIVA VICKSON French Polynesia
	Sylvain FAILLIOGLU SALIM Finland
	SARAYOOT MASTER Thailand
	BEGUE YANNICK Switzerland

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} The FEDERATION TAHITIENNE DE PETANQUE en POLYNESIE FRANCAISE is listed as Tahiti in the results lists of the FIPJP .

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• World Cup news from the German Pétanque Association
• Results triplets on the site of FIPJP
• Results of precision shooting on the FIPJP website