Danish Open (Super 1000) in Odense
First on the court, this Thursday in Odense, Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue (world No. 10) had put all the necessary ingredients to pull off a blow against Olympic champions Wang and Huang, in the round of 16 of this Open statement. from Denmark. Precise and focused on each shuttlecock after being led 11-4, the Habs offered themselves a set shuttlecock at 21-20 but a too long service from the Bretillian shattered the hope of pocketing a first set against this winning Chinese duo. of their first two duels.
The planetary numbers 2 reacted in stride to take the lead (23-21) and, while Gicquel and Delrue could not digest this missed opportunity to race in the lead, escaped from the start of the second round. A folded set 21-10. Infuriating!
Thomas Rouxel was two points behind the quarter
Qualified for the round of 16 following Ginting’s injury in the previous round, Thomas Rouxel (N.42) found another Indonesian, Tommy Sugiarto. If he no longer has his legs from 2014, when he occupied the top level in the world (3rd), Sugiarto remains a client that the Bretillian from Maure-de-Bretagne was very close to eliminating. After having equalized with one set everywhere (18-21, 21-16), Thomas Rouxel raced in the lead to lead 19-17, before conceding the last four points.
With a big fight of 59 minutes, the player from Chambly (Top 12) was surely reassured before the meeting in Paris, next week (first round against the Thai Wangcharoen, N.18) but play a quarter-final against the local Anders Antonsen, vice-world champion and European champion, would undoubtedly not have displeased him.
