The 25-year-old Brussels resident, the third seed, successively defeated the Swede Gustav Bjorkkler (BWF 99) with 21-18 and 21-19, and the Danish qualifying player David Kim (BWF 274) with 21-16, 11-21 and 21-15. For a place in the semi -final, he will compete tomorrow/Friday (11.10) against the Frenchman Valentin Singer (BWF 140).
Carraggi is the only remaining countryman on the main table in the Leuven Sportoase. For example, 22-year-old Yaro van Dsen (BWF 336) lost in his first round of the Frenchman Enogat Roy (BWF 86) with 21-14 and 21-10. In the doubles, he was eliminated with his brother Iljo van Dossen with twice 21-10 by the French Natan Begga and Grégoire Deschamp.
For the women, Clara Lassaux (BWF 100), the eighth seed, died 21-16 and 24-22 also in the first round against the Irish Sophia Noble (BWF 137). In the doubles, Fae Boonen and Lieke van Parys were given a free-guided to the second round, in which the Scottish second series of Julia Macpherson and Ciara Torrance with 21-8 and 21-5 were spacious. Lise Jaques and Lien Lammertyn stranded in the first round by losing 21-9 and 21-15 from the Danes Laerke Hvid and Anna Klausholm.
