Pétanque: Salindres on the Grand Huit, Carnoux on the bulwark during the French “Promotion” championship, in Castelnaudary

Bastide, Pelatan and Zbroja reached the quarter-finals of the event. – Clément MENEGHIN

It took almost nothing, no one has forgotten it, for the Caveira trio made up of Rochedy, Grani and Montredon to bring back a second from Flamanville last year crown put into play as part of the "Promotion" category, seven years after the one won by the Uzétiens near Bagnols sur Cèze.

On this National Day Sunday, it was Salindres’ turn to find itself center stage. The Cévennes club led by Monique Cornut (and whose colors were formerly worn by the late Muriel Scuderi) was represented in Lauragais by Mickaël Pelatan, Fabien Bastide and Karl Zbroja.

The protégés of Aline Mayard achieved a first act of great beauty, with, as a highlight, the elimination, in the round of 32 and in the final four. rsquo;honor please, of the Toulouse trio led by "Momo" Benamra : 13-7.

Unfortunately for them, the Gardois, also the last survivors still in the running of the thirteen departments of Occitanie, failed to recover. Morning in this case. Poorly rewarded at the start of the game (2-2, then 4-3), they were unable to prevent their rivals from the Olympique Club de Cesson – Sévigné to equalize (4-4) then take off: 7-4, 7-5, 8-5, 9-5, 10-5, 11-5. Bretons often lucky, like the latter lead which could just as easily allow the Salindrois, who came back four lengths (12-9) following a regular shelling from the artillery, the ;take away on the wire.

Carnoux returns to success

Three balls in hand against none for their opponents, the point second, without forgetting it's more than enough to deliver the fatal blow. But neither Karl Zbroja nor Mickaël Peletan (whose turnover in the midfield position was, in the unanimous opinion, much too late) were able to adjust the target: 13-9, a success which did not end well. rsquo;wasn’t going to bring good luck to the Rennes suburbs though.

A page has indeed been turned via the epilogue in favor of Bottero, De Ridder and Caumel. The young members of the Carnoux club have put an end to nearly half a century of famine in the Bouches-du-Rhône, as for the male gender between six and ten meters that goes without saying.