Badminton World Championships: Frenchman Alex Lanier Ejects 2nd World Player and Joins Semi-Finals
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The 21-year-old Caennais Alex Lanier has just reached the last square at the world championships in India.
The Caennais joined the last square of the Worlds in India. Alex Lanier will become the first tricolor to win a world medal in men's singles.
Historical day for the French badminton! Since the creation of the world championships in 1977, France had only won two medals in 29 editions, thanks to Hongyan Pi in 2009 and the pair Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue last year. But in the space of a few hours, the tricolor delegation made sure to double its total! Alex Lanier, in men's singles, and again Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue, are indeed certain to win, at worst, the bronze medal, thanks…
Already the first Frenchman to climb in the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the World Championships, Alex Lanier did even better on Friday in New Delhi: winner of Kunlavut Vitidsarn (19-21, 21-16, 21-16), the Normand is assured of a medal. He will play Saturday for a place in the finals.
Qualified for the semifinals of the New Delhi World Championships (India), Frenchman Alex Lannier has signed a new capital feat. Already the first tricolor to play a quarter final, the Caennais has offered the scalp of the 2nd world player and will play for a place in the final.
Already the first Frenchman to reach the quarter finals in men's singles of a world championship, Alex Lanier has passed the course. He beat the world number 2 this Friday in India to finish in the semifinals.
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