(Check back with the blog and Nationals Results Page for updates during the week)

The opening ceremonies of the 2024 US Bocce Nationals kick off on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 6:00 PM with a welcoming party as well. On Saturday, June 29, the games will wrap up and the Awards Ceremony will be held in the evening.

This year is a World Championships qualifier year for Mixed Doubles, Women’s Singles and Men’s Singles. The winners will compete against Canadian Champions for the honor of representing North America this November in Turkey. We will also qualify 1 woman and 1 man for the Precision Raffa Shooting Competition.

Bocce Broadcast Network will be airing the games on Youtube.

Monday: Women’s and Men’s Punto Raffa Volo (PRV) Pool Play.

Tuesday: Women’s and Men’s PRV Playoffs and Pool Play for Mixed Doubles PRV begins.

Wednesday: Mixed Doubles PRV Playoffs. Women’s and Men’s Singles PRV competitions start.

Thursday: Playoffs for Women’s and Men’s Singles PRV.

Friday: Precision Raffa Shooting Competition: Women at 9:00 am, Men at 12:00 pm. The Open Bocce Tournament Pool Play begins in the afternoon.

Saturday: Resume Pool Play for the Open Tournament and the Awards Ceremony is at night.

This year’s annual Tom Gialde Memorial Bocce Tournament will take place August 2 – 4, 2024 in Kansas City, MO. The American Sons of Columbus is the home of the event where Tom was a long time member. The bocce club is an affiliate of the US Bocce Federation. Download:

Registration Form

Tournament Flyer

The North American Cup was a long standing tradition before a hiatus of roughly a decade, however it was resurrected in Montreal last year. The 2024 international bocce tournment will be held in Boston, specifically at the Methuen Sons of Italy. It’s a Punto Raffa Volo competition. PRV is the short name for the advanced modality of the global sport of bocce and is played across both North and South America, Europe, Asia, Oceana and Africa. The Methuen Sons of Italy Lodge 902’s modern facility that was finished in 2013 boasts 4 professional international courts, a bar, function hall and kitchen. The organization celebrated it’s 100th anniversary just a few years ago.

Top teams from Greater Toronto and Greater Montreal will participate in this 3×3 internationally sanctioned tournament. Also, experienced players from IL, OH, MI, MO, NY, MA, RI, CT, NH, FL, CA are expected to compete as well.

Opening ceremonies are at 4:00 PM on Friday, August 9, 2024 and the games will start immediately after. Round Robin play continues throughout Saturday and the Playoffs will be on Sunday. During the weekend, a Precision Shooting Contest will also take place. This is another type of bocce where players can showcase their Raffa and Volo talents. Punto means point, a slow roll of the bocce. Raffa is a more aggressive shot that’s purpose is to displace one or more bocce. Volo means flight and is a shot that is in the air and must hit the target ball directly or withing 40 cm (approxiamtely 14″).

Attached are a tournament flyer and registration form for players to download. The tournament is open to the public for viewing. Donations and sponsorships are welcomed. The contact information is on both the promotional flyer and the registration form.

Tournament Flyer

Registration Form

It’s that time of year again to get on the phone to plan your team partnerships for the US Bocce Nationals. For the 9th time, the Italia America Bocce Club in St. Louis will host our annual championships this coming June 23rd – 29th. Robert della Croce recently sent us all the documents for registration and other information he prepared with his siblings Greg and Paola and the whole IABC Nationals committee.

You likely have questions. We have the answers.

• What Punto Raffa Volo events are offered? and the schedule?
• Are there any Open Rules Bocce touraments?
• Where’s the best place to stay?
• What are the uniform requirements?
• I heard I need to be a member of the US Bocce Federation. Is that true?
• Are there time limits or 8 frame limits on the PRV games?

All the details are here: 2024 US Bocce National Championships.

The World Juniors Bocce Raffa Championships were played in Oran, Algeria between September 19 – 23, 2023. Spanning 4 continents, 19 teams competed in the Palais des Sports.

Team Results: Itlay Wins 4 Golds

• Italy: 4 Gold and 1 Silver; 338 points
• Paraguay: 1 Gold and 2 Silver; 167 points
• Croatia: 1 Gold and 1 Silver; 128 points
• Turkey: 2 Silver and 3 Bronze; 109 points
• Uruguay: 1 Gold; 85 points
• Algeria: 1 Silver and 1 Bronze; 71 points

Gold Medalists from all 7 PRV Tournaments

• Girls Singles:  Ana Juginovic (Croatia)

• Boys Singles: Federico Alimenti (Italy)
• Girls Double:  Rachele Vivenzi – Ginevra Cannuli (Italy)
• Boys Doubles:  Brahian Finkler Strieder – Gustavo Pletsch Damke (Paraguay)
• Mixed Doubles: Luca Domaneschi – Ginevra Cannuli (Italy)
• Girls’ precision shooting: Gilda Franceschini (Italy)
• Boys’ precision shooting: Gonzalo Perdomo (Uruguay)

Full results, all medallists and country ranking.