THE HAGUE - The final weekend in the Dutch three cushion premier league, the Buffalo league will be tomorrow (Saturday April 20) and Sunday (April 21) is decisive for the final places in the play-offs. In theory, six teams are still in the race for four positions. The title holder, SIS Schoonmaak from The Hague, is already assured of playing the final four, in which two semi-finals and the final will be played. During the last, double weekend, some crucial matches will be played.
Saturday:
Bousema Lochem plays a home match against SIS Schoonmaak with the top match Murat Naci Coklu against Glenn Hofman.
L&B Ledermode plays against 't Hartje with Eddy Merckx against Savas Bulut.
HCR Prinsen faces an absolute star match against STZ Zundert with Dick Jaspers-Roland Forthomme and Eddy Leppens-Peter Ceulemans.
Decisive for relegation that day is A1 Biljarts against Aardexpress with Palazón-Lindemann.
Sunday:
SIS Schoonmaak plays against HCR Prinsen in The Hague with Hofman-Jaspers and Van Erp-Leppens as crucial matches.
L&B Ledermode plays the top match against Bousema Lochem with Merckx-Coklu, Christiani-Horn and De Backer-Loncelle.
STZ Zundert closes the regular competition with a home game against 't Hartje with Forthomme-Bulut on center court.
SIS Schoonmaak is out of reach of the pursuers with 35 points out of 20 matches. Just below, the battle is going on: Bousema Lochem leads the next three places in the play-offs with 28 points, L&B Ledermode and STZ Zundert gathered 27 points, HCR Prinsen faces a tough race to catch up with a home match against Zundert and an away match against SIS Schoonmaak. Dallinga.com has a very theoretical chance, but needs a small miracle being four points down at the numbers three and four, L&B Ledermode and STZ Zundert.
A1 Biljarts and Aardexpress are in a battle to escape the second relegation position. Burgmans Biljarts already made the descent to the first division. A1 Biljarts is at 12 points, Aardexpress at 9 points. The match on Saturday (A1 Biljarts-Aardexpress) can therefore already be decisive. A1 Biljarts needs a draw to play safely.
The program, the line-ups and the ranking:
Saturday April 20, 13.00, round 21
Bousema Lochem-SIS Schoonmaak
Coklu-Hofman
S. Galla-Van Erp
Loncelle-Burgman
Van Schaik-Jorissen
't Hartje van Wanrooy-L&B Ledermode
Bulut-Merckx
Van der Ven-Christiani
Martens-Valentijn
Broeders-Tijssens
HCR Prinsen-STZ Zundert
Jaspers-Forthomme
Leppens-P. Ceulemans
Philipoom-B. van Beers
De Kleine-R. van Beers
A1 Biljarts-Aardexpress
Palazón-Lindemann
Uymaz-De Laet
Rudolph-Bruijstens
Van der Spoel-Wijnen
't Ivoor-Team Eekhoorn
Wilkowski-Van Kuyk
Van Peer-K. Ceulemans
Roofthooft-Hermans
Berkelmans-Miatton
Burgmans Biljarts-Dallinga.com
Janssen-Caudron
Klompenhouwer-De Bruijn
Ceulemans-Van Acker
Van Manen-Dallinga
Sunday 21st of April, 13.00, 22 and last round:
SIS Schoonmaak-HCR Prinsen
Hofman-Jaspers
Van Erp-Leppens
Burgman-De Kleine
Jorissen-Pijl
L&B Ledermode-Bousema Lochem
Merckx-Coklu
Christiani-Horn
De Backer-Loncelle
Tijssens-De Jaeger
STZ Zundert-'t Hartje van Wanrooy
Forthomme-Bulut
P. Ceulemans-Van der Ven
B. van Beers-Martens
R. van Beers-Broeders
A1 Biljarts-Dallinga.com
Palazón-Caudron
Uymaz-De Bruijn
Van der Spoel-R. Ceulemans
Wienk-De Kok
Aardexpress-'t Ivoor
Lindemann-Wilkowski
De Laet-Van Peer
Wijnen-Roofthooft
Thiele-Berkelmans
Team Eekhoorn-Burgmans Biljarts
Van Kuyk-Janssen
K. Ceulemans-B. Ceulemans
Hermans-Van Manen
Miatton-Roijers
The ranking with two rounds to play this weekend:
1 SIS Schoonmaak 35 points
2 Bousema Lochem 28
3 L&B Ledermode 27
4 STZ Zundert 27
5 HCR Prinsen 25
6 Dallinga.com 23
7 Hartje van Wanrooy 19
8 Team Eekhoorn 17
9 't Ivoor 14
10 A1 Biljarts 12
11 Aardexpress 9
12 Burgmans Biljarts 4.