At 22, Christo Popov will not repeat his feat of reaching a first Super 1000 final. Qualified for the first time in his young career in the semi-finals of the All England in Birmingham, the French badista came across someone stronger than him: the Indonesian Anthony Ginting, No. 5 in the world rankings.
A good omen for the Games
In this Super 1000, the most prestigious behind the Olympic Games and the world championships, the resident of the Badminton Club Fos still managed to take the first round (19-21) against the slayer of the world number 1, the Dane Viktor Axelsen in the previous round.
But the best French player (world No. 24) then collapsed in the next two sets: 21-5, 21-11. Despite everything, just over 4 months before the Olympic Games, Christo Popov achieved an exceptional performance that only Brice Leverdez had achieved by reaching the final four at the Danish Open in 2016.
2024-03-16 13:16:00
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