The Arc Club de Nîmes shone at the IWS indoor tournament in Taipei, winning three medals. Victoria Sebastian won gold after beating the world number one.
Three medals! Gold, silver and bronze. For its participation in the first IWS indoor tournament of the season, in Tapei (Taiwan), the Arc club of Nîmes hit hard this weekend.
Challenging Asians at home is never easy
Challenging the Asians at home is never easy and the Nîmes, united and efficient, did not tremble. Victoria Sebastian in gold, Jean-Charles Valladont in silver and Baptiste Addis in bronze, the Arc Club de Nîmes almost achieved a flawless performance. And prepared as best as possible for the next competitions, in particular the IWS 1000 tournament in Nîmes, which will be held from January 15 to 18, 2026.
Third medal of the year for Sebastian
Victoria Sebastian who had eliminated the world number one, the South Korean Chaeyoung Kang, in the round of 16, won this Sunday, December 7 in the final against another South Korean, Eunah Lee, winning 7-1 (29-29, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Serene and diligent, the young Nîmese did not tremble. After the bronze medal in Nîmes and the silver in Las Vegas, she completes her 2025 record with gold in Taipei.
Valladont and Addis in rhythm
Jean-Charles Valladont for his part, largely held his own in the final against the Taiwanese Yu-Yang Su (30-29, 30-30, 30-29, 29-30, 29-30) and only lost on the shoot-off arrow: a 9 against a 10. He still won a nice silver medal.
Baptiste Addis was not to be outdone, he who had a very good run throughout this tournament, eliminating in the process the South Korean Ku Bonchan, gold medalist at the Rio Olympics. He won his bronze medal match 6-4 (29-29, 30-29, 28-30, 30-28, 29-29) against South Korean Jaewoo Heo.
