MARXUQUEA - With one more session to play in the battle between Frédéric Caudron and Dick Japsers, the Belgian may be seen as the glorious winner. He leads 540-435 after nine rounds of ten, was running in a flow towards the final session and has made a 105 points gap, the biggest lead so far in the Challenge.
Dick Jaspers again didn't succeed in chasing his opponent with small runs. Caudron countered easily like he did the sessions before and restored a minor session with a run of nine, five innings before the finish.
The score in the ninth session:
Score after eighth sessions: 485-384 in 214 innings.
224th inning: 497-411
232nd inning: 518-419
237th inning: 524-428
242nd inning: 540-435
Averages: Caudron 2.231, Jaspers 1.805
Lead Caudron, 105 points.
Highest runs: Jaspers 21, Caudron 16.