SCHILTIGHEIM - The teams of Clichy Montmartre and BC Gruner Tisch Buer are in balance after two matches with a 2-2 score. Jean Reverchon made the difference for the French team for the time being, with a comforbable victory in caroms against Uwe Kerls: 40-16 in 26 innings.
The French specialist in artistique started his tournament with an excellent match. He quickly put his German opponent at a disadvantage and finished the game with 1.538 average, the best match in this session.
Stefan Hetzel equalized the score for the Germans in his duel with Richard Bitalis, who couldn't find his rhythm. Hetzel made the gap with a run of nine, Bitalis was at the end on a big backlog: 40-23 in 31 innings.
In the second session Eddy Merckx plays against Jens Eggers, Eddy Leppens against Markus Galla.