Andernos, Laxou, Kozoom or.... Agipi

SCHILTIGHEIM - The challengers of the Agipi team, which is the defending title holder in June in the European cup final, had an ideal chance to prepare for the battle in the French championship for teams. Many of the top players in the French championship, from Friday to Sunday in Schiltigheim, performed in their own teams or with other teams in the preliminary rounds for the European Cup.

Dick Jaspers (Kozoom) surprised with his Portuguese team FC Porto, in which Dani Sánchez is the other top player, against the German team of Horster Eck with Torbjörn Blomdahl and Martin Horn.

Jaspers and Blomdahl will face in the French championship as well: they play a double with their teams. The match between the Dutchman and the Suede was the absolute racker in the final league round, won by a magnificent playing Jaspers.

Roland Forthomme, Peter De Backer, Jérôme Barbeillon and Francis Connesson advanced with Andernos for the European final after an impressive race in Denmark. The Belgian/French foursome won its three matches with the maximum score: 8-0. In the French playoffs Dick Jaspers and Filipos Kasidokostas play for Andernos with Barbeillon and Connesson.

Agipi enters the final in the strong, for many years unbeatable line-up. The champion team starts the match against Kozoom. Frédéric Caudron and Marco Zanetti play a dual meet against Roland Forthomme and Peter De Backer.

The matches from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 May, will be broadcasted on the French version of Kozoom.com. A Premium pass is required.

The team line-ups are:
1) Agipi (Frédéric Caudron, Marco Zanetti, Jérémy Bury, Jean-Christophe Roux)

2) Andernos (Dick Jaspers, Filippos Kasidokostas, Jérôme Barbeillon, Francis Connesson)

3) Laxou (Torbjörn Blomdahl, Martin Horn, Pierre Soumagne, Eric Kremer-Leclaire)

4) Kozoom (Roland Forthomme, Peter De Backer, Frédéric Mottet, Marc Boingnères)

The schedule:
Friday:
Agipi-Andernos:
14.00: Bury-Mottet, Roux-Boingnères
16.00: Caudron-Forthomme, Zanetti-De Backer

Kozoom-Laxou:
18.00: Barbeillon-Soumagne, Connesson-Kremer/Leclaire
20.00: Jaspers-Blomdahl, Kasidokostas-Horn

Saturday:
Agipi-Andernos:
10.00: Bury-Mottet, Roux-Boingnères
13.00: Caudron-Forthomme, Zanetti-De Backer
Kozoom-Laxou:
15.00: Barbeillon-Soumagne, Connesson-Kremer/Leclaire
17.00: Jaspers-Blomdahl, Kasidokostas-Horn

Sunday:
9.00: Matches for places 3 and 4.
11.00: Matches for 3 and 4.
13.30 Final between players on positions 3 and 4
15.30: Final between players on positions 1 and 2.