Finals day at the 2024 World Footbag Championships

Maude and Marilyn shoot for the triple crown

After 4 days of grueling efforts in the muggy weather that Montreal offered them, it's time for the last sprint to the finish line for the players still in the run. This morning, I want to attract your attention to a possible rare phenomenon that two of the best women in the sport of footbag could achieve: The footbag net triple crown. 

The triple crown consists in winning the singles, doubles and mixed titles, and it is very rarely achieved by any player, women or men.

This year, we have two contenders for this sweetest of the achievements that are possible for a net player. Indeed, Maude Landreville and Marilyn Demuy are still in the race for the ultimate achievement. Of course, for this to happen they have to be fighting each other in the women singles finals first, after which only one of them will remain with this possibility. This is scheduled for 11:00 as the first event of the day.

One of them will have to regroup for their next event, the Women doubles in which they will play together facing Lena Mlakar Jereb and Geneviève Bousquet. This should be a hell of a match, scheduled for 15:20. There will be no rest for our fierce warriors, 'cause although wrapped in love, they will face each other again in the mixed doubles contest. Marilyn will play with german phenom Yves Kreil and Maude will team up with Luka Weyler Lavallée, another Aki Quebec representative. These two teams were scheduled to meet at last year's Worlds in Colombia but, unfortunately, the spectators were deprived of an excellent confrontation due to Yves injury. This should be exciting, especially if our two contestants are still alive for the Triple dose of glory.

Marilyn Demuy and Maude Landreville, two of the greatest 

Other news leading to the finals day

Immediately following the ladies' singles, last year's champion Walt Houston will face the re-emerging footbag hero from the west, Kenny Shults. 

Walt Houston and partner Ben Alston before their win in the semis against Pawel Rozek and Luka Weyler Lavallée

A couple of freestyle events will follow this match and the net events will resume with the aforementioned Women doubles and Mixed doubles matches.

The Championships' closing match 

Is another one that we will follow with great interest as it involves two more Aki Quebec players. By all means, this one should be a great spike fest as it will oppose François Depatie-Pelletier and Manu Bouchard to Walt and Ben. Those four are used to meet each other as they already faced in many Akisphère finals. (The Akisphère is Montreal' annual net tournament).

Yves Kreil, Wiktor Debski faced Manu Bouchard and François Depatie Pelletier in the Open doubles semis B

I'll leave you with the schedule for the day, may the streaming video work as well as expected for all of you unable to attend.