Half the work is already done for Agipi

SCHILTIGHEIM - Dick Jaspers and Filippos Kasidokostas are facing the almost impossible job to stop the Agipi in its new race to the French league title. The European champion leads already 4-0 after two matches: Jérémy Bury and Jean-Christophe Roux defeated their opponents Jérôme Barbeillon and Francis Connesson.

The home team took the maximum score after two games and has an advantage of 20 caroms. Frédéric Caudron (against Dick Jaspers) and Marco Zanetti (against Filippos Kasidokostas) should deliver Agipi the championship in the two remaining matches,.

Francis Connesson had chances to win after a seven run and a score of 33-33 in 31 innings against Jean Christophe Roux, but in the final phase Roux showed himself the more experienced and strongest player. With a little bit of luck for the penultimate carom, he finished the match 50-41 in 40 innings (1.087/0.891).

Jérémy Bury led the whole match against Jérôme Barbeillon, his teammate in tournaments with the French team. The two matches before the break missed the high level of a championship match. Only Bury played a bit over one average, but it took the French champion after 38-28 in 23 innings too much trouble to finish the game: 50-39 in 38.