COUPE DE FRANCE

After 7 months of the league season, and regional cup knockout games, this was what it was all about. The French Darts Championship in Laval

The magnificent Salle Polyvalente was the venue.

We travelled up on the Wednesday to be settled in before the Cup de France on Thursday morning. The final 64 teams in all of France in a knockout tournament.

St Potan being the smallest team (population wise) by a country mile!

My pre tournament photo infront of the big stage where all the semi finals and finals were to be played.

Well we didn't expect to win, but somehow we finished =17th. Unbelievable performance. Just outside the medals.

However, Friday was our big chance as the regional finals were being held. The 90 best teams in Brittany who had qualified via their league position.

16 groups of 5 teams with the top 4 qualifying for the knockout. We started our first game at 9-30am.

We went through in 3rd place in the group having won 2 and lost 2, and to be honest not playing particularly well...HOWEVER..

Action from the last 64. We beat Rennes

In the last 32 we beat the home team Laval

Then it went on until the semi final where we beaten by a great team from St Malo
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We had our moment of glory getting the cup on the stage.

And for me who has only been playing electronic darts for a year..A very proud moment.
BEST MOMENTS..Scoring a 150 with 3 bullseyes (The 25 counts as 50 here), and a 127 finish in the last 16.

WORST MOMENT ..Missing a double 15 in the quarter final which nearly cost us!

Next year we are coming back to win it!