Considered one of the three major pétanque events in France, along with the Mondial de Millau and La Marseillaise, the Riviera competition will once again bring together the 512 best triples in the world until July 20.
Nearly 3,000 pétanque players will compete on the playgrounds of the Promenade des Anglais and the De Lattre de Tassigny esplanade, thus transforming the city of Nice into a true open-air boulodrome.
With nearly 50,000 spectators expected, both enthusiasts and the curious, this competition, attracting international prodigies of pétanque, always enjoys widespread popular success.
Winners of the 2014 edition, the triplet composed of Philippe Quintais, Philippe Suchaud, and Emmanuel Lucien will put their title at stake in the main competition, facing the best in the world in this sport and no less than 18 represented nations.
The official poster for the Europétanque des Alpes-Maritimes 2015 was created by the Nice-based artist Sylvie T.
