The first qualifying matches have delivered their verdict. And the results are excellent for the French delegation:  All three French pairs entered won their opening matches.  and continue their journey towards the main painting.

Between confirmations and strong performances, the French now find themselves  one match away from the final round of qualifying .

Seux and Courrin made a strong start.

Seeded  No. 7 in qualifications ,  Nathan Courrin and Thomas Seux  have made a perfect start to their tournament in the Netherlands.

Opposed to the Spanish  Oscar Traviesa and Arnau Anglarill The two French players won in two sets.  7 / 5 6 / 4  After a controlled performance, a logical victory confirmed the positive signs seen in their recent outings on the circuit.

Au  third round of qualifying They will find a local pair:  Faber Sporken (2734th) / Samuel Van Vendeloo   (2980e) .

The Dutch, however, arrive after a  Intense three-round battle , won in a third-set tiebreak in the previous round. A context that could take its toll physically, while  Courrin and Seux will once again be the favorites.  to get closer to the final picture.

Pillon and Guy de Chamisso without hesitation

Young French people  Lucas Pillon and Olivier Guy de Chamisso , tenth pair  qualifications They also negotiated their entry into the tournament perfectly.

Facing the Belgians  Mickey Guerin and Ethaniel Waterschoot The French team delivered a solid performance to secure the victory.  6 / 3 6 / 2  without any real fear.

The next round, however, looks more challenging. The French will face a Spanish-Dutch pair composed of   de  Marc Casals (1559th) and Giovanni Bos   (2734e) , who just caused a surprise by eliminating the  #3 seed in qualifying  at the end of a match played in three sets.

One factor, however, could work in favor of the young French players: their opponents  emerge from a long and energy-draining encounter , while Pillon and Guy de Chamisso were able to manage their entry into the tournament.

Dumoulin and Piombo delivered a fine performance

The third French pair entered in these qualifiers,  Arthaud Dumoulin and Tristan Piombo , achieved one of the best performances of the tournament.

Facing the Dutch pair  seed n ° 8 ,  Robin Sietsma / Nino Zweers The French managed to prevail  7 / 5 6 / 4  at the end of a very solid match.

Thanks to this victory, Dumoulin and Piombo advance to the third round where they will face another surprise of these qualifiers: the Emirati pair  Fares Al Janahi (517th) / Abdullah Alabdulla   (1076e). 

They eliminated the  seed n ° 13  in three sets in the previous round. On paper, the match seems  within reach of the French who will attempt to continue their journey to the final round of qualifying.

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The French posters already known in the final table

While the qualifiers are still underway, several French players have already qualified for the  main board  from the FIP Bronze of Houten.

The matchups for the round of 32 are now known:

  •  Yoan Boronad / Nicolas Zurita  will face the No. 1 seed  Javier Garcia (22nd) / José Jimenez Casas (39th) .
  •  Johan Bergeron / Timéo Fonteny  will face the Argentinians  Felipe Calleja (162nd) / Francisco Maier (214th) .
  •  Maxime Joris / Giulio Graziotti (132nd)  will start against the Italians  Lorenzo Di Giovanni (150th) / Simone Iacovino (128th) .
  •  Arthur Hugounenq / Jérémy Robert  will face  Bentahor Espino (291st) / Ignacio Archieri (201st) .
  •  Bastien Blanqué / Maxime Deloyer (812th)  will play against  Octavio Alvarez (259th) / Juan Pablo Dametto (176th) .
  •  Dylan Guichard / Clément Geens (92nd) The 8th seeded team is still waiting for their opponents from the qualifiers.

If the French players involved in the qualifiers continue their journey,  The French delegation could still grow in the final draw  of this Dutch FIP Bronze.

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