CEP News Up-to-date in 2009: Jun.- Information: A) For the European Championship for men in Nice there will be 8 groups of 4-5 teams. B) The CEP will make seeding after the results in Dakar for the European Federations. C) The group-play will be considered as a qualification for A-European Championship (No. 1+2 in each group). D) The rest will go to the B-European Championship. There will be NO Nations Cup. E) The 16 Federations from A-EC will be invited to the WC in 2010 by the FIPJP. F) The 8 best Federations in the B-EC will be invited to the WC in 2010 by the FIPJP. G) For the shooting, every Federation will have a first round, where the 16 best will continue to the second round (the 4 best will go directly to the 1/4 finals. H) The rest (No. 5-16) will shoot a second round, and the 4 best will go to the 1/4 finals. The CEP-board 24th June 2009 Jun.- Rules of the Pétanque Championships Apr.- European Championship for Men 2009 – Triples World Championship 2010 In the next few weeks member nations of the Confédération Européenne de Pétanque (CEP) will receive an invitation from the French Federation (FFPJP) to register and take part in the CEP’s new Championship for Men. This is a triples tournament which will include a shooting championship; we are working on the programme right now and expect the European Congress to be on Thursday 23rd July with the competition starting either that evening or on the 24th July through to the 26th. Unlike the World Championship your costs, accommodation, meals etc are your own responsibility. The hosts do not pay for you. The FIPJP have recently informed us of their decision that for the 2010 ‘Triples’ World Championship nations will now be required to qualify through the continents, in our case the CEP. For this to work we will use the “Men’s” European Championship to decide which of the 24 nations (not including the World Champions) will qualify. The important point to make here is the Nation qualifies not the team, how each qualifying nation selects their team is up to them. To take part in the CEP European Championship for Men 2009 you must be a paid up member of the CEP and FIPJP. We look forward to welcoming you all to Nice in July Regards Mike Pegg – Vice President Confédération Européenne de Pétanque (CEP) Apr.- Drawing of the Euro Cup of Clubs 2009 Mar.- Result of the qualification and groups for the final of the E.C. of Espoirs/Women 2009 Qualification of European Championships of Espoirs/Women in 2009 Mar.- Result of the qualification and groups for the final of the E.C. of Espoirs/Men 2009 Qualification of European Championships of Espoirs/Men in 2009 Jan.- Rules of the Qualification for the Pétanque Championship of Espoirs 2009 Jan.- Rules of the Euro Cup of Clubs in 2009 Jan.- Rules of the Final of the Euro Cup of Clubs in 2009 Jan.- European Championships of Men in 2009: Dear Presidents, The FIPJP established that there will be no World Championship Petanque Open in 2009. The next World Championship Petanque Open will be in 2010. The FIPJP tries to organize a World Championship Petanque for Women in 2009. The Confédération Européenne de Petanque (CEP) informs you that there will not be an European Championship Petanque for Women in 2009 as foreseen in Tel Aviv. But there will be the first European Championship for Men (!) from the 24 – 26 July in Nice (France). The European Federations will also receive an invitation from Club DUC to participate with their national team to the great event Euro Petanque 2009 in Nice just one week before the European Championship for men. Detailed information will follow.