[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":409},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-en-masters-de-petanque-2026-standings":3,"related-en-\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fmasters-de-petanque-2026-standings":377},{"id":4,"title":5,"affiliate":6,"author":7,"body":8,"date":341,"description":342,"extension":343,"faq":344,"image":360,"lastUpdated":341,"meta":361,"navigation":368,"path":369,"seo":370,"stem":371,"tags":372,"__hash__":376},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fmasters-de-petanque-2026-standings.md","2026 Masters de Pétanque: Standings After 4 Stages, Full Schedule",false,"Petanqueverse",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":326},"minimark",[11,16,25,30,37,51,55,165,169,244,247,251,256,266,273,277,283,287,293,297,302,306,309],[12,13,15],"h1",{"id":14},"_2026-masters-de-pétanque-standings-after-4-stages","2026 Masters de Pétanque: Standings After 4 Stages",[17,18,19,20,24],"p",{},"Les Étoiles du Sud - an all-African team built around Madagascar's Yves Rakotoarisoa and Jean-François Rakotondrainibé - sit atop the 2026 ",[21,22,23],"strong",{},"Masters de Pétanque"," standings with three of the tour's seven regular-season stages still to play. 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The result vaulted Les Étoiles du Sud to the top of the general standings on points accumulated across the season, even without a stage win at Saint-Étienne itself, while dropping Rocher to third. In the women's event - held for the first time as the Trophée Masters Féminin - Aurélia Blasquez-Ruiz and Elodie Estève beat Cynthia Chastanet and Brenda Hiot 13-10.",[26,303,305],{"id":304},"the-road-to-the-final-four","The Road to the Final Four",[17,307,308],{},"With three stages left - Santa Susanna in Spain, Rognac, and Nevers - the four teams currently holding qualifying positions (Les Étoiles du Sud, Bonetto, Rocher, and Zigler) will be defending a narrow lead over Doerr's team and the rest of the field. 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Team Zigler holds the fourth and final Final Four qualifying spot with 24 points.",{"question":352,"answer":353},"When is the 2026 Masters de Pétanque Final Four?","The Final Four is scheduled for 6-7 September 2026. The host city had not been officially announced as of the 4th stage.",{"question":355,"answer":356},"What stages are left in the 2026 Masters de Pétanque?","Three regular-season stages remain: Santa Susanna, Spain (4-5 August), Rognac (18-19 August), and Nevers (26-27 August), before the Final Four on 6-7 September.",{"question":358,"answer":359},"How many teams qualify for the Masters de Pétanque Final Four?","Only the top 4 teams in the general standings after all 7 regular-season stages qualify for the Final Four. 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