Barely more than a month ago, the Franco-Indonesian from ASPTT Strasbourg, Rosy Pancasari, won her first international tournament in El-Biar, the Algerian Open, listed International Series. This Saturday, the 2023 French women’s singles vice-champion, at 28, completed her growing collection of trophies and brilliantly won the Welsh Open, ranked a notch higher (International Challenge) on the ladder. planetary.
The new Blue, who, for her first selection in the French women’s team, will compete next week – from December 7 to 10 – in Aire-sur-la-Lys in the qualifying tournament for the 2024 European team championships in Lodz ( February 14-18), multiplied the performances of choice by eliminating the number 2 and 44th seed, the Estonian Kristin Kuuba, Friday in the quarterfinals (24-22, 21-17), then the English Miu Lin Ngan Saturday early afternoon in the semis (21-17, 21-16).
For the final played a little later, the No. 6 seed was opposed to her former partner at ASPTTS, the Hungarian Agnes Korosi, 118th and No. 7, reinforcement of the postal club in the Top 12 for two seasons, 2021 to 2023. Rosy Pancasari did not give details against her best friend and won easily (21-14, 21-14). “I am very happy, because I played my best badminton in this tournament,” relishes the postwoman. “Before the match, we said with Agnes (who was also playing her first Challenge final): ‘OK, I’m going to play against my best friend, but on the pitch, we are not (smile).” »
This second international crown could earn him the best ranking of his career when updated on Tuesday (85th at the end of October after his Algerian success).
Begga and Bauer stall in the semi-finals
The other two Strasbourg residents competing in the semi-finals did not have the shadow of a chance. Natan Begga and his teammate Baptiste Labarthe, 373rd in men’s doubles, were outclassed by the Grimley twins, Christopher and Matthew (Scotland), 52nd and seeded 3 (12-21, 10-21). But that doesn’t take anything away from their superb run in Cardiff during which they took out the English Rory Easton and Zach Russ, n°5 and 63rd, in the eighth (15-21, 21-17, 21-16), then the Czechs Ondrej Kral and Adam Mendrek, n°2 and 53rd, in quarters (21-18, 21-17).
The third postmistress, Sharone Bauer, also summoned with the French selection to Aire, and her partner Emilie Vercelot, n°8 and 84th, were also unable to do anything in the women’s doubles against the Dane Natasja P. Anthonisen and the Dutch Alyssa Tirtosentono, n°7 (13-21, 8-21).
2023-12-02 17:24:40
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