He teamed up with Belgian buddies (and ex-World champions) Tichon Hémon and Dédé Lozano. Apparently it was a nerve wrecking game, against the 2007 French national team. They went from 11/7 to 11/11 but then saw the chance for a quarter final vanish at 13/11.
Other New Yorkers (we know of) who participated were Alec (reached 64th finals) and Ernesto & Yngve.
We look forward to see them all in action at the Open in Amelia Island.
You can follow today's finals live on France 3 (from 6:30am to 1:00pm EST).
Below is an interview of Xavier (in French) by the newspaper that organizes the annual event, called - of course - La Marseillaise:
3 comments:
Congratulations Xavier! That is an amazing accomplishment.
-Jeff
Detroit Petanque Club
Got Beaten by a team Madagascar, i Heard
Sorry Aina, but you're wrong.. Madagascar did not beat Xavier, Madagascar lost to another team BEFORE Xavier.
Xavier lost to Mr. Bettoni and 2 French champions from 2007.
So, try to be a bit more positive as is Jeff (who is nicely congratulating him for his effort), instead of thrashing him.
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