SAINT-GAUDENS - French junior champion Maxime Panaia will defend his title in three cushion championship under 21 being played in Saint Gaudens. The organizing club is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. Twelve players are divided into four groups of three players.
Maxime Panaia (19) is a Colmar player with several years of international experience and successes. He was twice European champion under 17 and last year under 21. Nathan Duriez, one of two brothers from Saint Quentin and Enzo Riquart are main competitors. Rémi Chenay is a player of the organizing club.
The group layout:
Group A: Maxime Panaia (Colmar) - Hugo Opryszek (Soissons) - Tangui Duriez (Saint-Quentin)
Group B: Nathan Duriez (Saint-Quentin) - Romain Leduc (Saint-Quentin) - Valentin Pironato (Nîmes)
Group C: Abdelghani Refassi (Romans-Sur-Péage) - Dominique Janvier (Nantes) - Alexandre Portier (Denain)
Group D: Enzo Riquart (Vignacourt) - Rémi Chenay (Saint-Gaudens) - Joshua Ty (Louviers).