How do I enter the Chez Clément Pétanque Tournament?

Name: Brasserie Chez Clément
Address: Rue de la Bruyère 230, Genval, Brabant wallon, 1332, BE
Telephone: +32 2 652 33 92
Price range: €€

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Lorenzo Eeman · Accepted Answer

To enter the annual September Pétanque Tournament at Brasserie Chez Clément in Genval/La Hulpe, contact the team directly by phone on +32 2 652 33 92 or by email at info@brasseriechezclement.be. Registration is open to regulars, locals, friends and company teams.

The tournament registration is handled directly by the brasserie team, in keeping with the convivial scale of the event. There is no large online platform or third-party event booking to wade through, you contact the brasserie, you give the name and composition of your team, and you are added to the list. For the 2026 edition, **registrations open from early July 2026** for the tournament on Sunday 20 September. The point of entry is either email (info@brasseriechezclement.be) or phone (+32 2 652 33 92).

The tournament accepts teams of various profiles. Long-standing regulars of the brasserie are a substantial part of the fifty-team field, of course. But registration is broader than the regulars: locals from Genval, La Hulpe, Rixensart and Wavre are explicitly welcome, friends-and-family teams put together for the occasion are common, and company teams looking for a more relaxed outing than a restaurant evening are increasingly part of the mix. The atmosphere is one of friendly competition rather than serious club-level Pétanque.

Practical matters to settle at registration: number of players in your team, name of the team (some pick something playful), special dietary requirements for the Pétanque lunch at midday, and any logistical notes (parking for a particular vehicle, a member with reduced mobility, the brasserie is fully wheelchair-accessible, etc.). The brasserie's kitchen, led by chef Vincent Frédéric De Laloy in place since 1996 with a brigade of thirty-two, prepares the tournament lunch as part of the day, it is one of the lovely moments of the event.

The tournament has been running for several years under both France Clément (1996-2021, fourth generation) and Marie and Gilles Verleyen (since 2021, fifth generation, J and JJ Brasserie SA). The continuity of the registration approach reflects the brasserie's broader philosophy: a family-run public room of 230 seats founded in 1858, where personal contact and direct conversation precede the digital form.