The French Baseball Softball Federation (Fédération Française de Baseball et Softball, FFBS) unveiled today the teams, bracket and tournament schedule of the Men’s Softball French Open, to be held in Au Thillay this weekend (26-27 September).
This event will be this year’s only men's softball competition officially organized by FFBS, after the cancellation of the French Division 1 Men's Softball Championship due to the pandemic.
Four teams will play in a double-elimination bracket: Contes Cobras, Le Thillay Little Mice, Luneville Shinstapes and Montpellier Barracudas. The tournament will open on Saturday, 10 a.m., with the game between Montpellier and Le Thillay, followed by a meeting between Contes and Lunéville. The final is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m.
The complete schedule is as follows:
- Match 1: Saturday, September 26 at 10 a.m.: Montpellier vs Le Thillay
- Match 2: Saturday, September 26 at 12:30 p.m.: Contes vs Lunéville
- Match 3: Saturday, September 26 at 3 p.m.: Winner M1 vs Winner M2
- Match 4: Sunday, September 27 at 9 a.m.: Loser M1 vs Loser M2
- Match 5: Sunday, September 27 at 11:30 am: Loser M3 vs Winner M4
- Match 6: Sunday, September 27 at 2 p.m.: Winner M3 vs Winner M5
Find the results, rankings and statistics on the FFBS official website.
Last year, Contes Cobras won the Division 1 championship, after three titles in a row by the Montpellier Barracudas.
