The Fosséen Christo Popov, 28th player in the world, won the Hylo Open in Saarbrücken (Germany), an international tournament ranked Super 300. Seeded N.4, he beat his brother Toma Jr alias Tomi, 20th in the world and top seed. series N.3, in the final this Sunday afternoon. The youngest of the siblings easily beat his eldest (21-13, 21-10). Christo Popov wins the second Super 300 of his career after the German Open in early March.
This is the second time that the two brothers, often opposed during the last games of the French championship, have faced each other during an international tournament. “The first time was in the semi-final of the Orléans Masters“, remembered the winner of the day. “As usual, we warmed up together with our physical trainer then on the training ground. But on the official pitch, we were opponents, even if it was necessarily a special match. No one would want to stop their own brother’s path.“
Mia Blichfeldt, licensed in Fos, wins the women’s category
The Popov brothers also had the opportunity to win the German doubles tournament, but they failed to qualify for the final last night ahead of the Danish pair Rasmus Kjaer / Frederik Sogaard (14-21, 9-21). Note that in the women’s singles table, the Danish Mia Blichfeldt (N.7), companion of Tomi and licensed at Fos-sur-Mer, also won. She beat the Indian Malvika Bansod (N.6) in two sets (21-10, 21-15).
Now, at the end of the year, it’s time for the Asian tour, including tournaments in Japan and China. For the Popovs, it will then be a question of returning to training to prepare for the new season.
