The Rostrenois Xuefei Qi won in the women’s singles. (Photo Olivier Louarn)
After beating the Dutch yesterday, France overcame Bulgaria (4-1). Xuefei Qi and Thom Gicquel performed.
European badminton championship in Aire-sur-la-Lys (Pas-de-Calais)
Xuefei Qi started the day perfectly, winning easily (21-19; 21-14) against
Hristomira Popovska. “The first set was a little tight because it was my first for a long time”, admitted the Rostrenoise after the match, delighted to evolve in front of an audience committed to her cause: “It’s always nice to play in France, the atmosphere was really beautiful. »
Alex Lanier imitated his compatriot by winning the men’s singles (21-13; 21-10 in 30 minutes), but the women’s doubles (Margot Lambert and Anne Tran), failed against the Bulgarians (13-21; 21-12; 10- 21).
The Popov brothers then easily got rid of their opponents in the men’s doubles (21-10; 21-12 in 29 minutes), before Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue did even better (21-10; 21-15 in 28 minutes).
France take on Germany on Thursday in a match that will determine first place in Group B of the group stage.
Datasheet
France – Bulgaria: 4-1
QI Xuefei – Hristomira Popovska : 21-19 ; 21-14
Alex Lanier France – Ivan Rusev : 21-13 ; 21-10
Margot Lambert/Anne Tran – Gabriela Stoeva/Stefani Stoeva: 13-21; 21-12; 10-21
Christo Popov/Toma Junior Popov – Daniel Nikolov/Dimitar Yanakiev : 21-10 21-12
Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue – Iliyan Stoynov/Gabriela Stoeva : 21-10 ; 21-15
