Badminton club Fos player Toma Junior Popov won his first Super 100 tournament this Sunday at the Saarlorlux Open in Germany.
Toma Junior Popov won at the Saarlorlux Open Badminton 2020 this Sunday. For this last open of the season in Saarbrücken in Germany, the Badminton club player Fos, n ° 62, arrived in the final against the Dutchman Mark Caljouw, n ° 32, who had beaten him twice. The French took the lead after the first set (22-20), but his opponent got off to a better start in the second game, leading 14-3. Toma Junior Popov attempted a comeback, but the Dutchman tied (19-21 in the second set). The Badminton club player Fos regained control of the match in the last set to win 21-14 and take the final.
At 22, Toma Popov won his first Super 100 title on his first appearance. “Physically, it was really very hard”, he analyzed. “But it was the last competition of the year, my first Super 100, I couldn’t give up. I mentally managed the 2nd and 3rd set well. My opponent was fresher with two games less, but I went all out. “
Leslie Mucret
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