3-Cushion
ZUNDERT - The teams of TOVV.nl/MCR and Frans Bevers will start this afternoon (12.00) in a favorable position in the semi-finals of the cup final. TOVV took a 4-0 lead in the first two matches against 's Lands Welvaren/Visjes last night. Frans Bevers, playing on one table due to the problems with the dispensation of one player, is leading 2-0 thanks to a win of Glenn Hofman against Jelle Pijl.
TOVV needs just one victory in two next matches. Eddy Merckx meets Francis Forton on centrecourt, Frans van Kuyk is playing against Ronny Daniels. The Vlaardingen team is by far the favorite for the final, the opponent was already very satisfied reaching to the semis in this cup final.
,,What could we expect more'', excuded Richard de Bruin, the team captain a great satisfaction. ,,We are a new team, only one year young, we took the promotion to the highest league and now we're in the semis of the cup final. that has only one year, already has been promoted to the Premier League and also reached the semi-finals in the cup. That's more than we could have dreamed.''
The qualification for DBL Holland Mineraal and Frans Bevers is a completely different story. The league leader, normally with Frédéric Caudron, started the tournament with his main player on the opening day but had to continue with three: Eddy Leppens, Jean Paul de Bruijn and Glenn Hoffman.
DBL Holland for that reason started with a regular 3-0 lead. Glenn Hoffman won 3-2 against Jelle Pijl last night, so that the score in matchpoints is 2-2 now, but in setpoints DBL leads 5-3.
Eddy Leppens and Jean Paul de Bruijn can not afford one misstep in the matches this afternoon, when Eddy Leppens faces Murat Naci Coklu and Jean Paul de Bruijn plays against Anno de Kleine.
Dave Christiani and Richard Bitalis won the first matches for TOVV.nl/MCR last night: Christiani beat Wittens 3-2 (averages both 1.180), Richard Bitalis won 3-0 against Richard de Bruin (averages 1.406/0.933).
Glenn Hoffman needed a fifth set against Jelle Pijl. At the end of the decider, the young man from the Hague showed himself the stronges. On a 11-10 score for Pijl, he finished wit a run of five.