Pétanque: Yannick Valencia shares his experience and becomes Gard champion after a magnificent final against Nicolas Lopez

More economical when shooting, sending the goal far, pointing with finesse and wisdom, Yannick Valencia is the 2024 head-to-head Gard champion. Midi Libre – Geneviève Oliva

The member of Boule Fourquesienne won the title of Gard head-to-head champion on Sunday April 14 in Beaucaire. At the end of a great fight in the final, he beat 13-10, in thirteen ends, the young and amazing Nicolas Lopez.

One-on-one pétanque is a special exercise, with its specialists but also its revelations. The 2024 edition, on the Pré Beaucairois on Sunday April 14, bears witness to this: quite a few young people got noticed, others confirmed and everyone made an appointment to the future.

On the roll of honor, we will cite Enzo Vidal, Mateo Cortes, Marvin Ressouche, Romain Limailh and, above all, Nicolas Lopez, who in one day became the darling of the spectators both for his skill and his presence and his calm on the pitch. "He reminds me of Philippe Stievenart in his attitude", confided a regular.

Nicolas Lopez, the revelation

The nugget of this championship, licensed at the Boule Amiale de Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers, nevertheless failed in its conquest of the title and the place in the French championship in Objat (Corrèze), the 27 and August 28. In the final, he was beaten by his elder Yannick Valencia (Boule Fourquesienne) in thirteen ends, after a superb fight.

More economical in shooting, sending the goal far, pointing with finesse and wisdom, Valencia didn't give up and won 13-10. Evolution of the score: 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 5-5, 5-6, 8-6, 8-8, 8-10, 11- 10, 13-10.

The second ticket for the Regional for Morgan Coppi

Nicolas Lopez, qualified for the Regional in Armissan (Aude) in June, had previously, in the semi-final, dominated Morgan Coppi (Amical club Barjacois) 13-2, the future champion, ejecting 13 -7 the defending champion Alexandre Reynaud (Molières-Cavaillac Pétanque). Reynaud, who did not play in the small final, therefore left the second ticket for the Regional to Morgan Coppi.

Quarter-final result: Valencia beats Marvin Ressouche (Boule des Halles Calvisson) at 7, Coppi beats Enzo Vidal (Boule de feu de Manduel) at 12, Reynaud beats Limailh (Boule passion nîmoise) at 8, Lopez beats Mateo Cortes (Boule du Mont Duplan) at 11. I subscribe to read more