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BLANKENBERGE - The two heavyweights in the balk-line games, Frédéric Caudron and Patrick Niessen and Peter De Backer as an outsider in one cushion will bump in the upcoming days in the battle for the titles in the classic games. Frédéric Caudron is the only player who's still unbeaten in all disciplines in which he is performing.
Free game:
Patrick Niessen is the leader in the free game ranking with six points out of three games. The only one who can threat him for the title is Johan Claessen. Niessen gathered six points out of three games and faces Maarten Janssen in his last game.
Johan Claessen is two points down, he lost to Niessen in five innings: today he showed his class in this discipline with a match in one inning against Philippe Deraes (400-0).
He is the only player in this discipline who finished a game from the break.
Balk-line 47/2:
Eddy Leppens and Patrick Niessen are unbeaten: both players have played two matches so far. Leppens meets in his last matches Devos and Niessen, Niessen plays against Devos and Leppens.
Patrick Niessen shines with the best average (120.00) and also played the highest run (300). Philippe Deraes, Johan Claessen and Maarten Janssen may forget their title ambitions.
Balk-line 47/1:
Frédéric Caudron and Patricdk Niessen are the best in this discipline so far with four points out of two games. Caudron needed only six innings for his 400 points, Niesen did the same in 16 innings. Caudron will meet Niessen in his next game and then Leppens. Niessen meets Caudron in a decisive match and closes against Deraes. Caudron leads the rank with his average (66.66).
Balik-line 71/2:
Caudron seems to be the undisputed favorite in this discipline as well, but is waiting for the clash with Patrick Niessen. Both Caudron and Niessen won three matches: Caudron finished the 250 points three times in three innings. Niessen won in 6, 4 and 6 innings and made the highest run so far with 225.
One cushion:
After two matches, Peter De Backer and Frédéric Caudron lead the rank in one cushion. Caudron defeated Eddy Leppens in 8 innings and Francis Forton in 19. De Backer did a little better in 9 innings against Leppens and in 11 against Niessen.
Caudron meets in his next games Niessen and then De Backer in the decisive match. De Backer gets a warming-up against Forton.
De Backer has the highest run so far with 79.