3-Cushion
HERBIERS - In the Admiral Hall of the Ardy billiard club in Herbiers, Vendée the finals are played for the French title in three cushion today, Sunday. Jérémy Bury is the favorite, who is in the semi-finals. The other finalists are Jérôme Barbeillon, Bernard Baudoin and Gwendal Maréchal. The tournament is broadcast live and for free today on Kozoom.com.
The 16 players for the Masters title have been selected based on the ranking for the top fifteen. Jérémy Bury is automatically placed as title holder. The record holder victories in this event is Richard Bitalis with 11 titles, followed by Roger Hanoun and Jérémy Bury with 8 titles, Jean-Christophe Roux (6), Francis Connesson and Egidio Vierat (5). The record average is played by Bury with 1.786 in 2011.
The group formats in the final tournament were:
Poule A: Jérémy Bury (La Baule) - Bernard Baudoin (Andernos) - Frédéric Beguin (Villeneuve d'Ascq) - Alexis Rouaud (St Quentin)
Poule B: Grégory Le Deventec (Douarnenez) - Kevin Perrotin (St Quentin) - Gwendal Marshal (Lorient) - Michel Doré (Andernos)
Poule C: Mikaël Devogelaere (La Baule) - Maxime Panaia (Colmar) - Marc Boingnères (Andernos) - Frédéric Roelants (Gravelines)
Poule D: Adrien Tachoire (Annecy) - Jerome Barbeillon (Andernos) - Jean Reverchon (Morangis) - Thierry Roxo (Coulaines)