Players to watch at the 2024 French Open
The best badistas in the world are expected in Paris from March 5 to 10, 2024. All the reigning world champions and at least one gold medalist per event at the JO de Tokyo 2020 participate in the 2024 French Open.
Viktor Axelsen is obviously the most anticipated badista of the competition. The Dane, world number 1, will discover the room where he will try to retain his Olympic title. This will also be the objective of Chen Yufei in women and in pairs Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin in men’s doubles.
None of these reigning Olympic champions won the last World Championships, which could lead to some great duels at the Arena Porte de la Chapelle.
An Se Young in women, Kunlavut Vitidsarn in men or Cheng Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan brought back a gold medal from Copenhagen last August and will try to make an impression before aiming for a double by winning the Olympic title.
Among the other players who could make an impression at the French Open, we find the Spaniard Carolina Maringold medalist at Rio 2016the Indonesian Jonathan Christie who won the 2022 edition in men’s singles, Chinese pairs Liu/Tan et Liang/Wang who won the Malaysian Open, the first Super 1000 of the season, or Zheng Siwei et Huang Ya Qiongworld number 1 in mixed doubles.
At home, the French are also expected, notably the brothers Toma Junior et Christo Popov present in the world top 30 in men’s singles.
The pair Margot Lambert/Anne Tran who is at the gates of the world top 20 in women’s doubles also has a card to play as Delphine Delrue et Thom Gicquel. Last year, they made French badminton history by reaching the final of the China Open, a Super 1000 tournament.
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2024-03-03 08:00:00
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