The 33-year-old Belgian player, 49th in the world, won 14-21, 21-14 and 21-9 in 53 minutes against the Indian Unnati Hooda (BWF 59), 16, in the first round of this World event. Tour (Super 500 label) with 420,000 dollars (390,000 euros).
In the next round, Lianne Tan will face the Chinese Wang Zhi Yi (BWF 8), 2nd seed, for a place in the quarter-finals.
In men’s singles, Julien Carraggi (BWF 44) must face Taiwanese Chi Yu Jen (BWF 39) on Wednesday in the first round.
Lianne Tan and Julien Carraggi are both guaranteed to compete in the Paris Games thanks to their Olympic ranking. These will be the 4th Olympic Games for Limburg after 2012, 2016 and 2021 and the first Games for the 23-year-old from Brussels.
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2024-05-15 08:05:00
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