Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue (8th world pair) bowed against the Malaysian pair Chen-Toh (4th), in two sets (21-18, 21-16) in the semi-finals of the Badminton Worlds, Saturday at the Arena the chapel of Paris.
Without a small final, the Blues still obtain the bronze medal, of which they were already assured after their qualification in the semi-finals.
Carried by a completely acquired room to their cause, the European champions conceded the first set in front of more powerful Malaysians, making fewer errors.
The latest French survivors of these Worlds, who only led once in the match (1-0 in the first set) never managed to revers the trend against Malaysians who had beaten them in the round of 16 in 2023.
After the bronze medal of PI Hongyan in simple ladies at the 2009 Worlds, the French team now has a second medal at its record, the first in double in its history.
The Sextuples Champions of France had won their first international medal in 2022 at the European Championships, and now hung on a new prestigious medal to their record with this bronze medal.
The final of the mixed double will oppose the Malaysians to the Chinese pair Wei-Jiang (2nd in the world) on Sunday.
