Less than two months after the 2025 World Championships, the best bad players on the planet are returning to France. Exit the Adidas Arena at Porte de la Chapelle, which hosted the World Championships and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Place at the Glaz Arena in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), where the French Open, one of the major events of the season, takes place until Sunday.
French stars Christo and Toma Junior Popov and Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue are expected, as are Olympic and world medalists Shi Yuqi, An Se-Young and Viktor Axelsen.
Alex Lanier, 7th in the world, was knocked out in the 32nd finals this Tuesday by Alwi Farhan.
The TV program of the competition:
Wednesday October 22: from 1 p.m., round of 16; Thursday October 23: from 1 p.m., round of 16; Friday October 24: from 1 p.m., 8th and quarter-finals; Saturday October 25: from 1 p.m., semi-finals; Sunday October 26: from 1 p.m., finals.
The competition will be followed live on television on the L’Equipe channel.
