Do striations on pétanque boules matter?
Striations change grip and help you spot your set, and the rules allow grooves up to 1 mm deep. What each maker offers and the pattern for pointers or shooters.
PÉTANQUE CENTRAL
Dawan Sangasri
National mixed doubles champion and LBNY board member
8
Articles written
2
Reviews written
2026
National mixed doubles champion
Bronze
National women’s doubles 2026
LBNY
Board member
Dawan won the 2026 FPUSA National Mixed Doubles title with Olivier Hidalgo. She writes about technique, competition and running a club for Pétanque Central.
About
About Dawan
Dawan plays out of La Boule New Yorkaise, the oldest and largest pétanque club in New York City, and sits on its board. The club runs open games and lessons in Bryant Park.
She also took a bronze in National Women’s Doubles with Songmi Keating at the 2026 nationals. Two years earlier, she finished second in the FPUSA National Women’s Singles in Lake Worth, Florida.
She appears in 1 Minute Pétanque, a series of short instructional videos built around one idea at a time, and she has talked about growing the sport on the Pétanque Pulse podcast.
For Pétanque Central she covers technique, competitive play and club life.
FPUSA National Mixed Doubles champion (2026)
Won the national mixed title partnering with Olivier Hidalgo.
National Women’s Doubles bronze (2026)
Third place with Songmi Keating at the same national championships.
National Women’s Singles runner-up (2024)
Second place at the 2024 FPUSA National Women’s Singles in Lake Worth, Florida.
Board member, La Boule New Yorkaise
Helps run New York City’s oldest and largest pétanque club.
Articles by Dawan
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What a night at Carreau Club is like
Carreau Club in Brooklyn: 13 pétanque courts, nine of them indoors, walk-ins welcome, a free Friday beginners tournament and what a court costs.
Pétanque vs cornhole: cost, space and who can play
Pétanque and cornhole compared on price, playing space, team size and accessibility, with the figures both governing bodies publish and the rules behind them.
Rocher and Subrenat win the 2026 US Open of Pétanque
Dylan Rocher and Jean-Pierre Subrenat won the 2026 US Open of Pétanque in Hoboken. Full results, bracket paths, the final on video and the prize money.
How far to throw the jack in pétanque
The pétanque jack: 30 mm, 10 to 18 g, thrown 6 to 10 m from the circle and at least 50 cm from obstacles. What happens after an invalid throw or a dead jack.
What boules the top pétanque players use
Dylan Rocher throws the Obut ATX at 73 mm and 680 g, and Diego Rizzi plays for Boulenciel. The boules, sizes and weights of today’s pétanque champions.
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How to get liability insurance for a pétanque club
How a pétanque club gets liability cover: FPUSA, Pétanque Québec, Pétanque Canada and Mexico terms, what a parks department checks and the steps to take.
How long a pétanque game takes
A timed pétanque game lasts 45 minutes in singles, 60 in doubles and 60 or 75 in triples, plus one end. How FPUSA timed games end, tie-break included.
Overview
Based in
New York · FPUSA Northeast
Role
Contributor & Club Leader
On Pétanque Central
Since 2026
Articles
8 published
Coverage
Technique · Competition · Club life
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