Fos sur mer will be particularly well represented at the Badminton World Team Championships. They will be 3, Christo Popov, Toma junior Popov and Yaëlle Hoyaux, within the France team to compete in the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup from October 9 to 17 in Denmark.
At only 22 years old, the Fosséen Toma Junior Popov will be “the dean” of the group! The French team which will participate in the Thomas and Uber Cup will be particularly young. A wish validated by Jérôme Careil the DTN of badminton: “We have positioned ourselves on the players who show the best potential for the 2024 and 28 Olympics. The selection was based on these criteria which leads to a rejuvenation. On the objective side, we will try to beat Germany in both pools and create a surprise against Asian nations. The players will be able to test themselves against the best in the world to see the gap that there is to close. ”
In the selection, Fos will be particularly well represented with 3 BCF players, Toma Junior Popov, Christo Popov (19) and Yaëlle Hoyaux (23). “We are very ambitious with a very young team to prepare for the 2024 Olympics. We are put to the test but we all have the necessary level to be in this selection, says Christo Popov. The French will have a lot to do in their hen * but nothing frightens the badiste de Fos: “The Danes are the best at the moment but we can titillate them. Korea is not so strong we can play our cards and Germany is a real direct competitor. I hope we can show that France is developing “.
A very busy schedule
Badminton, which has long been forced to stop due to the health crisis (excluding the Olympic Games) is starting again very strongly with a very busy schedule. In addition to the Thomas & Uber Cup (Men’s and Women’s World Team Championships) from October 9 to 17, 2021 in Aarhus (Denmark), the two brothers will then participate in the Denmark Open (Super 1000) from October 19 to 24 in Odense (Denmark). ) and at the Yonex Internationaux de France (Super 750) from October 26 to 31, 2021 in Paris. Without forgetting the Interclubs, with the reception of Boulogne Billancourt on October 16 in the Top 12, a tournament in Germany and a tour in Bali.
“The season is going to be very long and very complicated to manage, recognizes Toma Junior Popov. Over the next 3 months we will not be more than 7 days in Fos at most! We did a lot of preparation upstream for these deadlines. I want to store the most points and move up the standings. I am only 31st in the world, I will have to play against stronger players than me … I have nothing to lose and I will play hard. I already have the Top 20 in my sights and in double we will try to break everything with my brother“. A little brother who is also very ambitious and who recognizes that the disappointment of not having made the Tokyo Olympics has passed:”it did us good to cut even if we dreamed of going to Tokyo but our goal is still Paris 24! I will try to do my best to climb the rankings. I hope for the top 50 at the start of 2022 then the Top 35 “.
On the women’s side, Yaëlle Hoyeux is not left out because the Fosséenne, in addition to tournaments and world team championships, also participates in Interclubs in Sweden and Denmark.
Find in video the interviews of Christo Popov and Toma Junior Popov with images of the last Interclubs of Fos (images and interviews JM Darras)
* The men will be in Group B with Denmark, Korea and Germany. Women are in group A with Japan, Indonesia and Germany. With rejuvenated French teams, bringing together the best potential for the major events of 2024 and 2028, the Bleu (s) will be keen to beat the European nations and create a surprise against the Asian armadas.
Christo and Tomi Popov had been the guests of our show “ça matche!” in June. Show to find here:
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