Christo Popov walks on water. For his first appearance at the BWF World Tour Finals, which can be compared to the tennis Masters since they bring together the eight best players in the world, the Frenchman qualified for the final by defeating the Japanese Kodai Naraoka in two sets (21-19, 21-8) this Saturday.
In this prestigious tournament, where he finished first in his group by signing three victories in as many matches against Anders Antonsen, Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Jonathan Christie, the 23-year-old first experienced a tight first round against the world number 9 in the semi-finals.
He then played his game in a one-sided second set with the gain of the first seven points of the second set.
In the final, a first in history for a French player, he will challenge Kunlavut Vitidsarn, world number 2 whom he already beat on Thursday in three sets, or the world champion and world number 1 Shi Yuqi. With a title to boot?
