open tables ,  high-level confrontations  and some great opportunities: the French are present on several fronts this week on the  FIP Tour , between  Hong Kong and Italy Some enter  directly into the round of 16 Others will have to get to work as soon as possible.  first round , with the aim of finding interesting routes to pursue.

Hong Kong: Opportunities to Seize

Au  Hong Kong FIP Bronze , many  Tricolors  have playing cards, with quite different situations depending on the cards.

 Alexandra Fouquet  et  Zhai Yu  will open the proceedings against the pair  Wing / Chun In the event of a victory, a major challenge would await them in  eighth  in front of the  seeded 4 the Spanish-British pair  Azkoitia   (177e)  /  Rose   (112e) Their match is scheduled for the first rotation, at 10:30 local time (03:30 in France).

 Cassandra Senjean  et  Manon Marcarie 7th seed ,  will enter directly into the round of 16. They will face the pair resulting from the duel  Chan/Chang  salary.  Helen Ho / Yi Ha , with a status to assume in a table that may already be quite open.

Same situation for  Steffi Merah  et  Julie Razafindranaly , seeded 6th, who will start directly in the round of 16 against  Hiu Laam Chan / Yik Yan Law. 

At men's,  Thomas Vanbauce  et  Julien Seurin , seeded 5th, draw an easy first round against the Colombian brothers  Diego Niño (799th) and Daniel Niño (623rd).  In a clear picture, a place in the final four appears as a credible objective.

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Italy: First experiences and major challenges

The side of  FIP Bronze in Italy  The profiles are varied.

 Fiona Ligi  et  Wendy Barsotti  will dispute their  our very first FIP ​​tournament together  against the Italians  Cuscela / Pietralunga Their entry into the competition is not scheduled before 14:00 PM.

For  Philemon Raichman  et  Yanis Muesser The draw is much tougher. They will be up against  Clément Geens (90th minute),  recent winner of the  FIP Bronze from Houten and to the Spaniard  Nacho Moragues (153rd).  A first round that looks complicated on paper, scheduled on the center court around 15:30 pm.

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Kaunas and Nairobi are on Friday's agenda.

Other French players will enter the competition in the coming days, with two additional stages of the FIP Tour.

À  Kaunas in Lithuania:

At men's,  Johan Bergeron  et  Jeremy Robert , seeded 4, will face  Muñoz / Garcia , While  Julien Biron  et  Tristan Piombo  will be pitted against the Poles  Lech / Krawczynski. 

In the ladies,  Carla Toully  et  Camila Fassio , seeded 2 and title contenders, will start against the wild card  Elliott / Polvillo .  Louise Bahurel  et  Charlotte Soubrié , seeded 6th, will challenge the pair  Sanchez / Villar. 

Finally, in Nairobi:

At men's,  Romain Sichez  et  Nicolas Rouanet , seeded 8th, will face the pair  Tomita / Van Herdeen. 

In the ladies,  Camille Sireix  et  Melissa Martin , seeded 1, will start directly in the round of 16, with a status of favorites to be confirmed.

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