ZUNDERT – There are still four matches to go, but it needs a little miracle to not have the two big favorites in the final. Dallinga/Frans Bevers and TOVV.nl/MCR have started off the second session of the semi-finals at 12.00. The Sluiskil team of Dallinga and TOVV from Vlaardingen have taken a 4-0 lead in the evening session yesterday (Saturday).
Frédéric Caudron and Eddy Leppens for Dallinga and Eddy Merckx and Frans van Kuyk for TOVV are supposed to build up to a final win. That would mean that the two top teams play the final today at 15.00.
Dallinga is meeting A1 Biljarts in the second part (Caudron-Burgman, Leppens-Blauwblomme) and TOVV faces Holland Mineraal (Merckx-Coklu, Van Kuyk-De Kleine).
Caudron and Leppens need two winnings sets together to decide the match. Frédéric Caudron did already an amazing job. He finished his first set against Raimond Burgman with runs of 9 and 6 (15 in 2) and his second set with 14 and 1 (15 in 2).
TOVV has to win at least one match to be sure after the two 3-2 wins last night.
TOVV.nl/MCR is the reigning cup winner in Zundert. Dallinga/Frans Bevers has never won the cup before. Crystal Kelly is the record winner with five wins, Van Donge en De Roo won the cup three times.
The cup winners from 1997:
1997: Zutex, 1998: Pelgrim Profs, 1999: Pelgrim Profs, 2000: Crystal Kelly, 2001: Twentevisie, 2002: Crystal Kelly, 2003: Van Wanrooij, 2004: Crystal Kelly, 2005: Crystal Kelly, 2006: Crystal Kelly, 2007: not played, 2008: Hanze Catering, 2009: Van Donge en de Roo, 2010: Van Donge en De Roo, 2011: Van Donge en De Roo, 2012: TOVV.nl/MCR.