STADE PIERRE DE COUBERTIN | Paris-FRA
Total Prize Money : US$750,000
Tournament website : https://www.yonexifb.com/uk/home
Tournament schedule : https://www.yonexifb.com/uk/the-competition/schedule
Daily Order of Play/Result/LiveScore : https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=8FD27ADF-A823-42B0-817A-7AC3AAE1CFDD
BWF World Tour Page : https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/tournament/3157/yonex-french-open-2018/results/draw/ms
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FRA time : https://www.worldtimezone.com/time/wtzresult.php?CiID=6409&forma=Find Time
2017 WINNERS => https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/...88223D-BBC2-45EB-AC19-8CE0DB7DE8BE&d=20171029
MS - Kidambi Srikanth (IND)
WS - Tai Tzu Ying (TPE)
MD - Lee Jhe Huei/Lee Yang (TPE)
WD - Greysia Polii/Apriani Rahayu (INA)
XD - Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (INA)
DRAW (Excel format) : https://extranet.bwfbadminton.com/docs/events/3157/docs/French Open 2018 _ DRAW _Updated Tuesday, 02nd October 2018_.XLSX
The Super 750 BWF World Tour will make stop in Paris, world's fashion icon and one of popular tourist destination cities. Almost similar with last week Denmark Open ensemble cast to stage exciting yet entertaining six-day badminton action, giving another chance for players who had unsatisfying result in Odense to reverse their fortune at Stade Pierre de Coubertin. Total prize money has been upgraded significantly from last year edition, US$325,000.
Men’s singles top-half of draw contains heavyweight composition with no less than reigning World Champion Kento Momota, European Champion Viktor Axelsen, defending champion Kidambi Srikanth, two Chinese distinguished shuttlers Chen Long and Lin Dan. Momota is slated to face two-time Olympic Champion Lin in last sixteen and high possibly Srikanth in quarters. On the opposite draw, the on-fire Anthony Ginting alongside with resurgent Chou Tien Chen occupy 8th and 4th seed respectively and may face off in last eight, two off-form top 10 players, Son Wan Ho also Shi Yuqi fill remaining seeding position.
Three-time World Champion Carolina Marin pulled out from this tournament due to elbow injury, leaving a limping draw in third quadrant of WS draw, golden opportunity for the unseededs Mia Blichfeldt, Lee Chia Hsin and Gregoria Mariska to capitalise it and catch the momentum here. Akane Yamaguchi-Pusarla V.Sindhu and He Bingjiao are possible quarterfinalists at lower half draw. On top-half, Okuhara-Nehwal rematch probably will occur in second round here, winner of this tie would meet top-seed Tai Tzu Ying while Chen Yufei and Ratchanok Intanon would be another quarterfinal script to offer.
The Minions skipped this event last year then they will make amends to complete extraordinary title collection in BWF tournaments. Scenario tells no serious threat who can halt this near invincible duo unless they suffer mental fatigue, taking part many tournaments regularly. Two interesting opening contest in this category will present last year runner-up Boe/Mogensen will up against former World Champion Liu C/Zhang N. Also tough path for Lee JH/Lee Y to defend their crown, Japanese number one Kamura/Sonoda will be their first round opponent.
In women’s doubles discipline, China is trying to experiment new partnerships, this time Huang Yaqiong will be paired up with Huang Dongping, both of them are top two world rank in mixed doubles discipline. But, an uphill task for their debut to face world number one Fukushima/Hirota very early. Title-holder Polii/Rahayu also have tough challenger to begin their campaign, Chinese youngsters Du Y/Li YH. It's rest of the world against Japan formidable squad.
Looking at the draw roughly, strongest contender Zheng/Huang are pedicted to safely through into semifinal considering their fantastic display lately, barring any huge upset it's tough chance for others who could deny their mission in Paris. Defending champion Ahmad/Natsir have tricky path en route to last four, particularly in last eight. Pre-tournament favourites Tang CM/Tse YS, Wang YL/Huang DP should be aware from the unseeded pairs that could tackle them where the twisting plot happened in Odense.
First round will be separated by two days :
- Tuesday : Bottom-half of draw (all five disciplines)
- Wednesday : Top-half of draw
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
- Kidambi Srikanth (IND) v Vincent Wong Wiing Ki (HKG)
- Sameer Verma (IND) v Jonatan Christie (INA)
- Chen Long (CHN) v Brice Leverdez (FRA)
- Tommy Sugiarto (INA) v Son Wan Ho (KOR)
- Chen Yufei (CHN) v Nitchaon Jindapol (THA)
- Zhang Beiwen (USA) v Pusarla V.Sindhu (IND)
- Michelle Li (CAN) v Akane Yamaguchi (JPN)
- Liu C/Zhang N (CHN) v Boe/Mogensen (DEN)
- Astrup/Rasmussen (DEN) v He JT/Tan Q (CHN)
- Lee JH/Lee Y (TPE) v Kamura/Sonoda (JPN)
- Fukushima/Hirota (JPN) v Huang DP/Huang YQ (CHN)
- Polii/Rahayu (INA) v Du Y/Li YH (CHN)
- Adcock/Adcock (ENG) v Rankireddy/Ponnappa (IND)
- Faizal/Widjaja (INA) v Tang CM/Tse YS (HKG)
ROUND OF 32 - Part 1 (Tuesday) => https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/...D27ADF-A823-42B0-817A-7AC3AAE1CFDD&d=20181023
**The withdrawal list will be updated after team's manager meeting that will be conducted this evening (07.00pm local time)**
