Badminton World Championships: Double Delrue-Gicquel in History
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Number 5, they beat Chinese Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin in three sets on Saturday. This is the first time that the French team has managed to qualify for a World Final in all categories.
The French mixed double qualified for the final in New Delhi by dominating China's world number two, Wei Ya Xin and Jiang Zhen Bang. A great first in the history of the discipline in France.
The tricolored pair, already a bronze medallist on the world stage last year, came to the end of the Chinese binome at the end of a staggering final round.
World No. 2 Chinese winners this Saturday morning (2-1), Breton badist Thom Gicquel and his partner Delphine Delrue won their ticket to the World Championship double mixed final, held in New Delhi, India. This is the first time in history that a French pair qualifies for a world final.
The French badminton writes its story! Already assured of winning, at least two bronze medals at the World Championships, which are currently taking place in New Delhi, India, the French will do better, as it is now, at least two silver medals that await them. This Saturday, the first to have validated their qualification for the final, in the mixed double category, are the pair composed of Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue. For this, in their se…
Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue won this Saturday in mixed doubles against Chinese Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin in the semifinals of the World Championships in New Delhi (19-21, 21-13, 21-11).They became the first Frenchman in history to qualify for a world final in badminton (to be followed live on the L'Équipe chain).
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