French Open (Super 750) in Cesson-Sévigné
What good news! A few days after breaking its license record by crossing the threshold of 16,000 badists, the League of Brittany announced this Monday that it was going to organize the French Open for the second time. The event which is part of the elite of the World Tour, classified Super 750, was looking for a venue for its 2025 edition, the world championships being organized in Paris, at the Adidas Arena, from August 25 to 31.
The Glaz Arena, an ideal setting
“Discussions had started as early as the 2023 edition since we knew that the World Championships would take place in France in 2025,” explains Jean-Philippe Végée, vice-president of the Ligue de Bretagne and responsible for organizing the championships. France 2023 at the Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sévigné. An ideal setting for badminton which was unanimously acclaimed during the two meetings organized in 2023. “With 22,000 spectators, the 2023 edition of the IFB broke records, the French Federation knows the room and Brittany is a dynamic badminton region. » Arguments which hit the mark in the face of other regional applications.
“We are super happy! »
“For the second time, we are going to welcome the best in the world,” says Jean-Philippe Végée. We are very happy at the League of Brittany. I looked at the licenses this morning, we passed 17,000! With such an event and the dynamic set in motion by the League following the Olympic Games, we are heading towards 20,000! »
Seeing Viktor Axelsen, An Se Young, Carolina Marin and others Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue, the Popov brothers or even the phenomenon Alex Lanier evolve a few meters from them, there is no doubt that vocations will arise among the Breton badista apprentices!
