FIP Bronze Houten – Three French pairs aim for a final draw full of French players in the Netherlands

Bergeron, Fonteny, Blanqué… Several French players have chosen to line up at FIP Bronze d'Houten rather than going to FIP Gold of Almaty this week. This tricolor presence is also found in the qualifications where six French people will try to secure their place in the main draw. Their tournament begins this Wednesday at Netherlands with the aim of joining the large French delegation already involved in the final draw.

French youth in search of the final table

Le Houten FIP Bronze qualification table plays on four rounds for only four places in the main draw Three French pairs are involved in this phase with the ambition of progressing through the different stages.

Seux/Courrin want to move forward again

Nathan Courrin and Thomas Seux , seeded No. 7 in qualifications enter directly into second turn without having had to play the first round.

The two French remain on a encouraging defeat at the Syracuse FIP Bronze where they had grown Mario Huete (73th) and Marco Cassetta (87e) in three sets. A solid performance despite the defeat, which allows them to arrive in the Netherlands with some valuable insights.

For their entry into these qualifiers, they will face the inexperienced Spanish pair from the FIP circuit. Oscar Traviesa (2743rd) / Arnau Anglarill (1318th) with the goal of overcoming the first obstacle and continuing their journey towards the main table.

Guy de Chamisso / Pillon in search of a first final painting

Another French pair competing in these qualifiers: Olivier Guy de Chamisso and Lucas Pillon .

The two young French players continue their progress on the circuit and will try to go and get their first final table together on the FIP circuit .

Classified #10 seed in qualifying They too will start directly at second turn , without going through the first round.

For their opening match in the tournament, they will face the Belgian pair Mickey Guerin (1037th) / Ethaniel Waterschoot (2980e). A first confrontation well within reach of the young French stars.

Dumoulin / Piombo already launched

The third French pair competing in these qualifiers is composed of Tristan Piombo and Arthaud Dumoulin .

Unlike the other two French pairs, they had to go through the first round of qualifying The French made a perfect start to the tournament by dominating the Belgians. Swaans / Van Bulck , 6 / 4 6 / 2 .

In the second round of qualifying, they will face the Dutch pair, seeded No. 8. Robin Sietsma (1142nd) / Nino Zweers (256th) to try and continue their journey in these qualifications.

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The final draw has been announced, presenting a new and significant challenge for Boronad/Zurita.

After qualifying, No fewer than eight French players will be present in the round of 32 of the FIP Bronze tournament in Houten. The draw for the main draw has been made and the matchups are generally quite favorable for the French teams… with the exception of Yoan Boronad .

The young Frenchman, associated with Nicolas Zurita will have a particularly tough first round against Top seed Javier Garcia (22nd) and José Jimenez Casas (39e) This matchup will inevitably bring back memories of their last tournament: Boronad and Zurita were defeated by Victor Mena and Marcos Gonzalez Blanco in the first round of FIP Silver of Caltanissetta , after a hard-fought three-set match. A solid performance considering the Spaniards went on to win the Italian tournament.

For Boronad and Zurita This new first round against a seeded opponent will therefore be a real test.

Conversely, the other French players inherited more open entry points.

Johan Bergeron and Timéo Fonteny will face the Argentinians Felipe Calleja (162nd) and Francisco Maier (214e) to begin their tournament. The two French players are coming off a quarter-final appearance at FIP Silver of Caltanissetta where they had been stopped by Mena and Gonzalez Blanco.

For its part, Maxime Joris will play his first tournament with his new Italian partner Giulio Graziotti (132e) The Franco-Italian pair will face off against Lorenzo Di Giovanni (150th) and Simone Iacovino (128e) A great poster to launch this new association.

Arthur Hugounenq and Jérémy Robert they, for their part, will be opposed to Bentahor Espino (291st) and Ignacio Archieri (201st) The two Frenchmen had recently managed to advance from the qualifying rounds of the FIP Gold of the Azores before bowing down to Alex Ruiz and Juanlu Esbri , without failing to live up to expectations.

Another pair to follow, Bastien Blanqué will evolve alongside Maxime Deloyer (812e) , former Belgian number one. The Franco-Belgian pair will face Octavio Alvarez (259th) and Juan Pablo Dametto (176e) for his entry into the tournament. Blanqué, for his part, is coming off an elimination in the final round of qualifying for the P1 Miami next to Dylan Guichard .

Exactly, Dylan Guichard will also be present in this main draw with his Belgian partner Clement Geens (92e) , seeded No. 8. Their first-round opponent is not yet known, as they will face a pair from the qualifications .

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With three pairs entered in the qualifiers and five already present in the main draw The French delegation will be particularly well represented this week at Wooden Between young players seeking their first main draw and more experienced pairs looking to secure valuable points on the FIP circuit, the French players will have several opportunities in the Netherlands. The challenge now is to convert these promising draws into solid performances to extend their run in this tournament. FIP Bronze from Houten .

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