Boules sports at the 2001 World Games – Men's pétanque triples
# Boules sports at the 2001 World Games – Men's pétanque triples

The men's pétanque triples event in boules sports at the 2001 World Games took place from 17 to 19 August 2001 at the World Games Plaza in Akita, Japan.

## Competition format

A total of 6 teams entered the competition. In preliminary round they played round-robin tournament. From this stage the best four pairs advanced to the semifinals.

## Results

### Preliminary

| Rank | Team | Country | M | W | L | Pts | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stefano Bruno Fabio Dutto Paolo Lerda | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 65–39 | +26 |
| 2 | André Lozano Michel Van Campenhout Claudy Weibel | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 55–35 | +20 |
| 3 | José Luis Delgado José Joaquín Romero Antonio López | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 53–39 | +14 |
| 4 | Damien Hureau David Le Dantec Raphaël Rypen | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 48–42 | +6 |
| 5 | Kazuya Inoe Katsuyuki Kaneko Hiroyuki Konari | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26–64 | –38 |
| 6 | Nabil El Bey Chokri Gharbi Allala Jendoubi | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 37–65 | –28 |
| | Score | |
| Belgium | 13–2 | Tunisia |
| France | 4–13 | Italy |
| Spain | 13–0 | Japan |
| Italy | 13–10 | Spain |
| Belgium | 6–13 | France |
| Tunisia | 12–13 | Japan |
| Belgium | 10–13 | Italy |
| Tunisia | 8–13 | Spain |
| France | 13–4 | Japan |
| Tunisia | 6–13 | France |
| Belgium | 13–4 | Spain |
| Italy | 13–6 | Japan |
| France | 5–13 | Spain |
| Tunisia | 9–13 | Italy |
| Belgium | 13–3 | Japan |

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 13 | | | |
| 4 | France | 12 | | | |
| 4 | France | 12 | 1 | Italy | 13 |
| | | | 3 | Spain | 5 |
| 2 | Belgium | 12 | 3 | Spain | 5 |
| 3 | Spain | 13 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 4 | France | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Belgium | 13 |
