Julien Carraggi’s run at the Dutch Open badminton tournament ended in the semi-finals, where the third-seeded Belgian fell in straight sets to top-seeded Taiwanese player Su Li Yang.
Semifinal Exit Against Top Seed Su Li Yang
The 26-year-old Carraggi dropped the semifinal match 21-17, 21-12 to Su Li Yang, who holds the No. 42 ranking in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) standings. Before reaching the final four, Carraggi beat three lower-ranked opponents in the main draw. He defeated India’s Siddanth Gupta (BWF 119), Germany’s Sanjeevi Padmanabhan Vasudevan (BWF 246), and Malaysia’s Tan Jia Jie (BWF 149) in succession.
Clara Lassaux Reaches the Quarter-finals in Den Bosch
In the women’s singles draw, 24-year-old Clara Lassaux (BWF 158) advanced to the quarter-finals. Lassaux opened her tournament by defeating 16-year-old compatriot and qualifier Léa Dauphinais (BWF 754) on identical 21-14, 21-14 scores. She then eliminated the fourth-seeded Taiwanese player Pai Yu Po (BWF 59) 21-16, 21-18. Her run concluded in the quarter-finals against sixth-seeded Indian player Aakarshi Kashyap (BWF 74), who won 21-10, 21-13.
Early Exits Across Doubles and Singles Draws
Other Belgian contenders faced swift eliminations in the Netherlands. Qualifier Noa Dauphinais (BWF 933), sister of Léa, fell in the opening round of the main women’s singles draw to Denmark’s Frederikke Ostergaard (BWF 123) by a 21-13, 21-4 scoreline. In mixed doubles, the pairings of Jonah Quinten and Lieke Van Parys, Fae Boonen and Dutch player Gino Monopoli, and Baptiste Rolin and Tammi Van Wonterghem all exited in their opening matches or second rounds. In women’s doubles, Van Wonterghem teamed with Dutch player Sterre Bang to eliminate Boonen and Van Parys in the first round before bowing out themselves. In men’s doubles, brothers Iljo and Yaro Van Delsen were eliminated in the first round.
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