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Brice Leverdez guides the Blues

After qualifying in the doubles Toma Junior and Christo Popov and in the singles Thomas Rouxel, Brice Leverdez also qualified for the next round of the Yonex International de France badminton.

Brice Leverdez won his ticket for the round of 16 by beating Kashyap Parupalli (n ° 32) 21/17 17/21 21/11. The Frenchman, 35, once again managed his match. If the lead is to his advantage, the Indian returns by taking control of the exchanges. The 3rd set is a formality. The French, pushed by his audience, flies over. The “dean” joined Thomas Rouxel, also winner of his first round. They will play respectively against Chou Tien Chen (n ° 4) and against the representative of Hong-Kong Lee Cheuk Yiu (n ° 14).

The three French women eliminated

“I tried to relax, to play my usual offensive game but playing in Paris is a bit stressful”, explains Brice Leverdez. “Even with this little stress, I still found solutions. With the victory of the first set, I was more relaxed. In the second, I made a lot of unforced errors and he held the rally better. The third, I was better in legs. It is really fun to play at home. “

In women’s singles, the step was too high for the 3 French women involved. Léonice Huet (n ° 69) could not do anything against An Seyoung (n ° 8). The defending champion moves on to the next round 21/10 21/9. Last minute guest Yaelle Hoyaux also suffered from Aya Ohori (n ° 20) 12/21 10/21. Marie Batomene (n ° 59) was not unworthy but the 2013 World Champion Ratchanok Intanon (n ° 6) was more solid 21/13 21/16.

The Popov brothers continue their journey

In men’s doubles, the Popovs – Christo and Toma Junior – will be the only tricolors to meet the eighth in this table. Fabien Delrue / William Villeger (n ° 73) were dominated by Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (n ° 12). Lucas Corvée / Ronan Labar (n ° 87), for their 3rd joint tournament, are still chasing their first success. We will still have to wait. The fault of the Thais Supak Jomkoh / Kittinupong Kedren (n ° 98), winners 20/22 21/14 21/16.

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