Badminton Top 12: Chambly’s Semi-Final Qualification Bid

It is without Delphine Delrue that Chambly will host Flume Ille, a club based in Saint-Grégoire (Ille-et-Vilaine), in the northern suburbs of Rennes, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Top 12, this Saturday, December 13. The badista left the day before for Hangzhou (China) to participate, from December 17 to 21, in the World Tour Finals bringing together the eight best mixed doubles pairs of the 2025 season.


« Since his partner, Thom Gicquel, is normally on the opposite team, it balances out », notes Patrice Lannoy, president of the BCCO. Who admits that his team, defeated twice, against Saint-Maur (3-5) and at Fos-sur-Mer (5-3), “ no longer has the right to make mistakes » if she wants to keep her destiny between her rackets in order to qualify for the semi-finals of the championship.

Since these two scorers face each other at the same time, the Camblysiens will be able to return to the race in the event of victory. “ We have a team strong enough to win », Estimates the manager who announces the presence of the duo Eloi Adam/Léo Rossi, Enogat Roy, Sacha Levêque, and Michelle Li, Estelle Van Leeuwen and Paula Lopez on the women’s side while Kaloyana Nalbantova is involved in a tournament abroad.

CHAMBLY – FLUME ILLE

This Saturday, December 13 in Chambly, 1:30 p.m. at the Marie-Amélie-Le Fur sports complex

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