Reigning French champion, Divais Alex Lanier will try to retain his crown this weekend in a Palais des sports in Caen-la-Mer won over to his cause. The Calvadosian will probably have to get rid of the Popov brothers to win a new national title.
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Because he is the reigning French and European champion, but above all because he is from Calvados, Alex Lanier will be the man most awaited by the Caen public this weekend, during the French badminton championships. In this Caen-la-Mer Sports Palace which he only frequented during the Tennis Open, Divais will try to retain his national crown.
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Alex Lanier will enter the fray this Saturday, February 7, 2026 (11:45 a.m.), in the quarter-final against Yanis Gaudin. On the road to the title, the Popov brothers should stand against him. In Normandy, everyone dreams of a final between Christo Popov, 7th player in the world, and Alex Lanier, 8th player in the world.
