NICE - Willy Gérimont has captured the French national tournament in balk-line 47/2 in Nice. After wins by Brahim Djoubri and Johann Petit in the first two tournaments, Gérimont added himself to the list of winners. With only two tournaments played this season, the Chartrain player is on top of the rankings with one lost final against Djoubri and now the victory in Nice.
In the quarter-finals, Gerimont was winner against Julien Florent 250-82 in 5. In the semi-finals, he beat Jean-François Florent 250-101 in 3 and in the final, Gérimont won the match against Nicolas Gérassimopoulos 250-150 in 6 innings.
This season, in the two rankings 47/2 and 71/2, Gérimont has played 4 finals out in 4 tournaments played and won three times, no one could do better? This makes him the leader in both rankings.
Nicolas Gérassimopoulos (31.81) beat Johann Petit 250-41 in the quarters in 6 innings and Eric Castaner 250-191 in 7 innings in the semi-finals. His best run is 187 against Petit.
Completing the podium are Jean-François Florent (20.86) and Eric Castaner (35.04).
Qualified for the French Masters final in Ronchin:
1 - Willy Gerimont: 134 points
2 - Johann Petit: 132 points
3 - Brahim Djoubri: 122 points
4 - Nicolas Gérassimopoulos: 108 points
5 to 8 - Florent Jean-François et Julien, Eric Castaner, Benoit Deziles-Legros : 80 points
9 - Pascal Dessaint : 70 points
10 - Franck Zahner : 68 points
11 - Cédric Zoppi : 64 points (defending champion).
12 and 13 - David Jacquet and Julian Marchal : 51 points
14 and 15 - Patrick Dupont and Emmanuel Lefranc : 48 points
16 and 18 - Frédéric Goubard, Rodolphe Pothet, J-M Fray : 41 points