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Granada’s Daniel Franco achieves three new medals in his excellent sporting career

The badminton player from Granada daniel frank won three medals in the Italian Junior 2023 which was held in Milan proving once again to be one of the country’s main promises in this sport. frank was second in dobles mlistenand achieved the Third place both in individual as in double mixto.

In individual He began the tournament by defeating the Swiss Nolan Chantakesone in the first round (21-17 and 21-19), and won the pass to the round of 16, defeating the Canadian Shaurya Gullaya in two quick games (21-11 and 21-8). . In that round he got rid of the Swiss Loris Dietrich (21-10 and 21-12), and secured the bronze by beating the Belgian Baptiste Rolin, first seed (21-18 and 22-20) in two tight sets. In the semifinals he played a matched duel with the Thai Wongsup Wongsup-In, in which he ended up losing 21-15 and 21-16).



Double

In men’s doubles he competed alongside Rodrigo Sanjurjo. Both completed an exceptional test and managed to get on the second drawer of the podium. The Spanish duo beat the Saudi Arabia couple made up of Almukhimer and Almuqahwi by 21-7 and 21-7); in three sets against the Slovenians Korosa and Podgorsek in the round of 16 (21-12, 17-21 and 21-15) and also in three sets they beat the French Carnot and Fouquet in the quarterfinals (21-17, 16-21 and 21 -19). In the semifinals they beat the Dutch Spaans and Strooper (21-19 and 21-16) achieving a pass to the gran final in which they were defeated in two games by Kang y Tai (29-27 y 21-14).

mixed doubles

Finally, in mixed doubles made a couple Daniel Franco con Elena Payà, achieving a bronze medal after defeating the Slovenians Podgorsek and Bedic (21-18 and 21-19) on their way to the semifinals; the Swiss Ekstrand and Brunnschweiler (21-9 and 21-12); and Carnot and Buchberger (22-20 and 23-21). With third place secured, the Spanish fell defeated against Meechai and Korpthammakit (21-9 y 21-14).

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