The French engaged this week in FIP Silver Egypt continue their good run. After an authoritative round of 16, the two French pairs will play the quarter-finals this Saturday, with tough opponents to face.

Blanqué and Hugounenq solid to reach the quarterfinals

Bastien Blanqué (109) et Arthur Hugounenq (255), seeded 6, had to work hard to get through their first match. In the last sixteen, they fought to overcome the Spanish Trujillo / Sanchez on the score of 7/6 3/6 7/5A mental success which allowed them to approach their round of 16 match with confidence, won more easily against the local pair. Nagy / Alaa (6 / 3 6 / 2).

In the quarterfinals, Blanqué / Hugounenq will face a great pair: the Italians Simone Iacovino (147) et Lorenzo DiGiovanni (131), seeded 4 in the tournament.
The match is scheduled from 16:00 p.m. (French time) on the short 1.

Seurin and Vanbauce perfect, a big challenge awaits them

On their side, Julien Seurin et Thomas Vanbauce have made a very convincing start to the tournament. From the moment they entered the competition, they crushed Hesham / Ragab (6 / 2 6 / 0), before confirming their solidity in the round of 16 against another local pair, Sabry / Kassem (6 / 1 6 / 4).

The step will however be much higher in the quarter-finals: Seurin / Vanbauce will have to challenge the 3rd seed, Rodrigo Coello (134) et Iván Ramírez (102)
The meeting is scheduled just after than Blanqué / Hugounenq, still on the short 1.

Si Seurin et Vanbauce will not start as favorites on paper, their excellent start to the tournament and the dynamics of Julien Seurin, recent winner of the FIP Bronze Kuala Lumpur, give hope for a beautiful meeting.

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Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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