We take the same and start again. May 9 to 56it is internationals from Portugal, the Mulhousien Arnaud Merklé and the Strasbourgers Sharone Bauer and William Villeger had climbed to the semi-finals. If the vice-champion of France 2020 had stumbled over the obstacle in singles, the duo of the ASPTTS had invited themselves in a final of the mixed which he had lost.
This Sunday morning in Graz, the Alsatian trio will be back in the semi-finals of the Austrian Open. Winner in Slovenia the other Saturday in Maribor, the player of the Red Star, 103e world, yesterday signed two performances of choice to reach the last four. He achieved the most convincing in 8it is of the final by outing the Brazilian Ygor Coelho, 49e and seeded n ° 2, after dropping the first set (18-21, 21-11, 21-7).
A scenario that recurred in the quarterfinals against the Dutchman Aram Mahmoud, 173e , semi-finalist of the Slovenian Open (9-21, 21-8, 21-14), and will allow him to play a 3e row semi-final against Indonesian Ihsan Maulana Mustofa, 113e.
In mixed, the course of the tandem Villeger – Bauer, 67e and seed 1, was not easy either. The two postal workers also needed three sets in 8it is against Bulgarians Iliyan Stoynov and Hristomira Popovska, 173it is (17-21, 21-16, 21-15).
If they then arranged in quarterbacks Danes Mikkel Stoffersen and Susan Ekelund, 133it is and seeded 7, in two rounds, they still had to save four set shuttlecocks in the first (23-21, 21-16). Other Danes, Emil Hubel and Elisa Melgaard, await them in the semi-finals.
The two Alsatian double men and Strasbourg’s Alex Lanier disappeared on this penultimate day. William Villeger and the Ezanvillois Fabien Delrue, 101it is and seeded 3, fell in 8it is ahead of Malaysians Junaidi Arif and Muhammad Haikal (19-21, 16-21). Mulhousien Kenji Lovang and Choletais Samy Corvée, 147it is , stopped at the same stage against the Germans Daniel Hess and Johannes Pistorius, 126it is and seeded 4 (18-21, 16-21).
Lanier passes very close
For his 3e international tournament for seniors, Alex Lanier deserves another tip of the hat. ASPTTS Hope Reached 2e quarter in singles, after that lost in Slovenia against Arnaud Merklé. Released for the 3e times also qualifications, the Strasbourg, 503e world at 16, offered in 8it is the head of Czech Adam Mendrek, 156e , after a bitter struggle of 57 minutes and a 2e handle removed on its 4e seven flyers (16-21, 22-20, 21-13).
He came close to another feat in the quarterfinals ahead of Indonesian Panji Ahmad Maulana, 207e , finalist in Slovenia against Merklé, but ended up losing 18-21, 20-22, not without having had a shuttlecock of 2e set.
