The first four matches that the Alsatians played on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Open of Canada (Super 300 of the World Tour) in Markham ended in two victories and as many defeats. Committed to two paintings, the Mulhousienne Margot Lambert and the Strasbourg of Issy-les-Moulineaux Julien Maïo crossed the obstacle of the sixteenth finals in double, but failed in mixed.
Margot Lambert and his partner of the Red Star Camille Pogante, 51es global, have arranged in two sets of the Danes Simona Pilgaard and signs Schulz (21-15, 21-13). They will face Thursday in eighth the Japanese Kaho Osawa and Mai Tanabe, heads n ° 8.
On the other hand, the European champion 2024 of the double ladies and its Aixois pair Grégoire Deschamp were ousted as soon as they entered mixed by other Asians, the Taiwanese Chang Ko-Chi and Lin Jhih Yun (20-22, 15-21).
Same assessment, therefore, for Julien Maïo. With the other ex-Postier Strasbourgeois William Villeger (Aix-en-Provence), he insured his qualification for the eighth of the double at the expense of the Brazilians Izak Batalha and Matheus Voigt (21-10, 21-15).
In mixed, Julien Maïo and his partner Léa Palermo (Cholet), bronze medalists at the European Championships 2025, heads n ° 7 and 40eswent to the hatch against Canadians Kevin Lee and Josephine Wu, 225es (14-21, 16-21).
The fourth Alsatian in the running in Markham, the Mulhousien Arnaud Merklé, 55emust start in simple men on the night of Wednesday to Thursday against Japanese Koo Takahashi, 48ethat he beat twice in two confrontations.
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