After a six-week break at the end of the summer season, Jean-Charles Valladont took part in the World Cup in Taipei this weekend, an event of the Indoor World Series (IWS). A trip to Asia made with his Nîmes club and a real starting point for the indoor season for the Franc-Comtois, who we will see again in the World Cup, at the Nîmes Tournament in mid-January then in Las Vegas.
“We’ve been preparing for a month now and it’s paying off,” summed up the Boussières archer, who returned from Taipei with a silver medal around his neck. If the Europeans are not generally fond of this Taiwanese stage, the Asian specialists were there. And after coming out of qualifying at 7e Instead, he successively eliminated the Hong Konger Tsui (6-0), the Indian Mishra (6-4), the Japanese Tomatsu (6-0) and the South Korean Heo (6-5 after the jump-off) to open the doors to the final against the Taiwanese Su, who defeated Baptiste Addis in the semi-finals.
“In the final, I lead 5-1 and, on the last arrow, I need a 10 to win. But I draw a 9, almost 10…”, rewinds Jean-Charles Valladont. What’s next? Su recovered at 5-3 then at 5-5 to offer himself a jump-off which he negotiated better (10-9).
