ANDERNOS - Five full rounds in a league with six teams must decide which team will take the team title in French this season. The European champion Agipi defends the title and once again is the big favourite to win the battle. The five competitors are Andernos, Laxou, Albert, Gravelines and Kozoom.
The first meeting has been played forward: Andernos won the local derby against Kozoom 6-2. The other two matches for this round will be played on 11 October, when Agipi starts off in a home match against Albert and Laxou plays against Gravelines.
Roland Forthomme was the only winner for Kozoom in the match against Andernos. The Belgian overpowered Dick Jaspers in an excellent match (50-40 in 27 innings and ran a nine. In the other three matches triumphed Andernos. Francis Connesson had a perfect finish against Marc Boingnères: 50-36 in 36. Jérôme Barbeillon-Frédéric Mottet ended with 50-39 in 40 and Filippos Kasidokostas knocked down Peter De Backer in the best match of the evening: 50-32 in 24 innings.
The Andernos team averaged 1.507, Kozoom 1.256.
The schedule for the next rounds:
October 11: Agipi-Albert, Laxou-Gravelines
November 8: Gravelines-Agipi, Albert Andernos, Kozoom-Laxou
January 31: Agipi-Andernos, Kozoom-Gravelines, Laxou-Albert
February 28: Kozoom-Agipi, Laxou-Andernos, Gravelines-Albert
April 4: Agipi-Laxou, Albert Kozoom, Andernos-Gravelines.
The final round is played on 4 and 5 May in the Agipi arena in Schiltigheim.
The composition of the teams is almost unchanged. Agipi is leaded by Frédéric Caudron, the other players are Marco Zanetti, Jérémy Bury, Jean-Christophe Roux and substitutes Christoph Duval and Claude Fath. Teamcaptain: Claude Fath.
Laxou plays with Torbjörn Blomdahl, Martin Horn, Pierre Soumagne and Eric Kremer-Leclaire. Substitutes: Thierry Amar, Jean-Paul Six, Damien Mathieu Queney and Franck. Teamcaptain: Jean-Paul Six.
The team from Andernos: Dick Jaspers, Filippos Kasidokostas, Jérôme Barbeillon, Francis Connesson. Substitutes: Bernard Baudoin, Olivier Bauchet, Jean-Pierre Lacaze, Laurent Boutet. Teamcaptain: Bernard Baudoin.
Kozoom: Roland Forthomme, Peter De Backer, Frederic Mottet, Marc Boingneres. Substitutes: Jérémie Picart, Michel Dore, Jacques Bonnet, Xavier Carrer. Teamcaptain: Bernard Baudoin.
Gravelines: Martin Spoormans, Ronny Daniels, Stanny Buyle, Frederic Roelants. Substitutes: Gilles Stopin, Gino Gremain, Jérôme Vanuxem, Paul Vanuxem, Paul Manten. Teamcaptain: Gilles Stopin.
Albert: Peter Ceulemans, Kurt Ceulemans, Cédric Melnytschenko, Olivier Jonard. Substitutes: Kevin Perrotin, Valery Callens. Teamcaptain: Valery Callens.