The week is picking up speed on the  FIP Tour  with several meetings spread across three continents.  Netherlands , the qualifications of  FIP Bronze from Houten  enter their decisive phase for the French pairs still in contention. At the same time, the  The main draws begin at the FIP Gold in Almaty, Kazakhstan and the FIP Silver in Abidjan. where several French players will be making their first steps in the competition.

FIP Bronze Houten – Decisive day for the six French qualifiers

The day promises to be crucial for the French involved in the  Houten FIP Bronze qualifications The three remaining French pairs will play  the third round in the morning (Q3)  then, in case of victory,  the final round in the afternoon (Q4) .

In total,  Four pairs will secure their place in the main draw  of the Dutch tournament.

Seux and Courrin face a local pair

Seeded  No. 7 in qualifications ,  Nathan Courrin and Thomas Seux  continue their journey with a third round match against the Dutch  Faber Sporken (2734th) / Samuel Van Vendeloo (2980th) .

The local pair arrives after a  A very hard-fought match won in a third-set tie-break This could take its toll physically. The French will approach this match with the ambition of moving closer to the final round of qualifying.

Pillon and Guy de Chamisso face a surprise in the draw

Young people  Lucas Pillon and Olivier Guy de Chamisso , seeded  n ° 10 They too will have a third round to negotiate.

They will face the pair  Marc Casals (1559th) / Giovanni Bos (2734th) The Spanish-Dutch duo distinguished themselves in the previous round by eliminating  the No. 3 seed in qualifying  at the end of a hard-fought three-set match.

An open duel for the French, who will try to take advantage of the energy expended by their opponents in the previous round.

Dumoulin and Piombo face the Emirati pair

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

The two Frenchmen will face the Emiratis  Fares Al Janahi (517th) / Abdullah Alabdulla (1076th) , the fallers of the  seed n ° 13  after a three-set match.

On paper, the match seems accessible for the French, who will try to get closer to the final qualifying round for a first final draw together.

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FIP Silver Abidjan – Debut of Julien Biron and Hamza Berrahhou

The side of  FIP Silver of Abidjan ,  Julien Biron  will be lined up with the Belgian  Hamza Berrahhou .

The draw was not in their favor, as they will face [opponent's name] right from the start of the tournament.  the No. 3 seed , made of  Juan Cruz Belluati (67th) and Boris Castro Garcia   (105e). 

In the  female painting , the French  Alix Collombon , associated with the Spanish  Jana Montes , takes advantage of his status as  seed n ° 2  to enter directly  in the round of 16 Their tournament will begin  Friday .

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FIP Gold Almaty – Seurin / Vanbauce and Merah / Razafindranaly in the running

The most competitive tournament of the week is taking place at  Kazakhstan with Almaty's FIP Gold .

Two French pairs are participating:

  •  Julien Seurin / Thomas Vanbauce 
  •  Steffi Merah / Julie Razafindranaly 

For men, the star attraction will be the pair  Di Nenno / Gonzalez , While  Osoro / Iglesias  will lead the women's draw.

The two French pairs inherited a  favorable draw for their entry into the round of 32 facing  lucky losers .

The posters:

  •  Julien Seurin / Thomas Vanbauce  vs  Z. Kozbak / N. Sidorov (LL) 
  •  Steffi Merah / Julie Razafindranaly  vs  Y. Abkeyeva / A. Orymbekova (LL) 

In the event of qualification,  Seurin and Vanbauce could face the No. 4 seeds in the quarter-finals , made of  Maxi Sánchez , former world number 1, and  José Diestro .

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Several opportunities for the French

Between qualifying rounds in the Netherlands and main draws in Africa and Asia,  The French are present on several fronts this week on the FIP Tour .

Maceo ZERHAT

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