P1000 Cèdres Castres quarter-finals  have booked  two very big surprises  this Saturday, with the elimination of the  seeded 1  and  seeded 4 . Result:  The picture has been completely reshaped.  before semi-finals that look very open.

 Arette Hourquet / Larrue defeat the number 1 seed 

The first big deal of the day is signed  Arette Hourquet / Larrue who treated themselves to  top seed Ayuso / Toppin  in the quarter-finals.

A  huge performance  facing the tournament favorites, which allows this pair to reach the final four and completely overtake the top of the draw.

They will find in  semi final  la  3rd seed, Gourre / Potel who themselves lived up to expectations by prevailing against  Samitier brothers .

 Cuilhe/Dulac, the other sensation of the day 

The other major upset of these quarterfinals came from  Rémi Cuilhe  et  Florent Dulac , authors of a superb run in this tournament.

Already heartthrobs in  eighth finals  de  Houssain / Chavey , the two Tarbes natives struck even harder this time by eliminating the  4th seed Verdier / Trancart  at the end of a huge battle:  7/6 2/6 6/3 .

 Florent Dulac aggressive, Rémi Cuilhe ultra-solid 

In this quarter,  Florent Dulac  delivered a very strong performance, showing  very aggressive  and particularly dangerous in attacking phases.

By his side,  Rémi Cuilhe  brought a great deal  stability and consistency , with a very clean match overall.

The first set is hung, but they tip it over.  tie-breaker .

In the second one,  Verdier / Trancart  set the record straight and assert their status with a  6/2  more authoritarian.

But in the third set, the match turned around again.

While  Verdier / Trancart  had managed to break away,  Thibaut Verdier  gradually begins to lose focus during the match, making a series of unforced errors.

Opposite,  Cuilhé is increasingly gaining the upper hand which allows the people of Tarbes to  unbreak And then  resume the opponent's serve immediately  to go and achieve this landmark victory.

 A first semi-final in P1000 for the two Tarbes players 

With this success,  Rémi Cuilhe  et  Florent Dulac  simply offer themselves  their first P1000 semi-final .

A superb performance for this  pair number 13 , which has achieved so far  a superb tournament .

And their adventure may not be over yet.

 An all-Tarbes semi-final in sight 

In the semi-finals,  Cuilhe / Dulac  will find another Tarbes resident:  Hugo Cazaban , associated to  Raphael Rubio .

La  seeded 2  secured his place in the semi-finals after his quarter-final victory against  Théo Barthe / Arthur Hugounenq .

A promising poster, with, of course,  a particular scent .

 See you Sunday morning 

 semi-finals  will take place  Sunday from 10 p.m. and will be followed  directly on Padel MagTV .

With the field now very open,  Everything still seems possible in Castres .

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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