The Zanesfield Petanque Club hosted the inaugural Ohio Cup on Sunday, Aug. 27.
The doubles team event was open to only Ohio Federation of Petanque USA clubs. A total of 13 teams participated from Uptown Petanque Boulerz of Toledo, Newark Petanque Club and Zanesfield Petanque Club.
After three qualifying games, there were three 3-0 teams. Ranked first were Naoufal El Bensaidi and Justin Bo Johns (ZPC), ranked second were Ronald Walls and Mike McCune and ranked third were Noe Martinez and Casey Martinez (NPC).
Next, 11 teams moved on to a single-elimination bracket. El Bensaidi and Johns won 13-1 in the final over Greg Martinez and Nacho Martinez (Newark). Walls and McCune finished in third place.