Lianne Tan lost her first match at the European Championships in Saarbrücken (Germany). Our 33-year-old compatriot, number 50 in the world, lost in 3 sets in the second round against the Danish Julie Dawall Jakobsen (BWF-44): 17-21, 21-17, 21-16.
Tan was free in the first round. On Monday, Clara Lassaux (BWF-157) lost her first round in Saarbrücken in 2 sets (21-14, 21-16) against the Frenchwoman Rosy Oktavia Pancasari (BWF-86).
Among the men, Julien Carraggi (BWF-42), the eighth seed, was also exempt from the first round. His opponent in the second round, the Czech Jan Louda (BWF-54), forfeited.
The 23-year-old Belgian is thus directly in the last 16, in which he will face the winner of the match between the Finn Joakim Oldorff (BWF-68) and the Italian Giovanni Toti (BWF-71).
Top 35 in Race to Paris
The 30th European Badminton European Championship is dedicated to the qualification period for the Games, the “Race to Paris”. It ends on April 28.
The players must be in the top 35 of the Olympic list. This is based on the world rankings that will be made official on April 30, taking into account the limit of 2 athletes per country.
Carraggi (19th) and Tan (23rd) are currently among the top 35 and have their ticket for Paris virtually in their pocket.
2024-04-10 13:42:42
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