MADRID/BARCELONA - In the Spanish preliminary rounds for teams, eight of the sixteen teams already qualified for the final round this weekend. The last day of the competition, March 12, is decisive for the other eight places. Best player of the day was Carlos Crespo, who won his match in 18 innings (2.105 average).
Amongst the further main players this match day were Javier Palazón (21 innings) and Sergio Jimenez (22) with the foursome of Paiporta, the team that defeated Punt D'Atac 7-1. Carlos Ciurana (1.600) was the best player with Valencia against Coral Colon.
Mataro leads comfortably in its group (G) after its fifth win in five games.
The best teams in this round were:
Casino Cartagena 1.221
Rivas Kalima 1.203
Paiporta 1.185
AB Palma 1.157
Mataro 1.132
Best players:
Carlos Crespo 2.105
Javier Palazón 1.905
Sergio Jimenez 1.818
David Martinez 1.667
Rafael Garrido 1.667.
The team of Mataro is still unbeaten