JAPAN MASTERS 2024 – Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue dominated their semi-final without a shot, and will play for their biggest title next night.
The year 2024 of Thom Gicquel et Delphine Delrue was marked mainly by their European title, the first in the history of French badminton. But on the world circuit, the matter had been much more complicated, since they had not managed to play in the slightest final. They nevertheless had a great opportunity to correct this state of affairs overnight at the Japan Masters, a Super 500 category tournament.
Facing them, the Chinese pair Xin Wa Guo – Fang Hui Chenwinner of two Super 300s this season, but since this confrontation had never taken place beforehand, everything remained open, especially since the Blues seemed in good shape since the start of the week. And that was true last night. Except at the start of the second set, the Chinese were never able to compete and lost heavily 21-14, 21-11. So here it is Thom Gicquel et Delphine Delrue in the final, where they will face the Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh – Supissara Paewsampranthe first being a former world champion in the discipline. Difficult, but impossible is not French. At stake, the greatest title of their career, no more, no less.
