The hierarchy was respected. Prithika Pavade, French number 2 and 19th in the world, was eliminated from the WTT Champions in Montpellier by the Japanese Mima Ito, seeded number 4, this Friday October 25 (3-0).
There are no longer any French table tennis players involved in Montpellier
Two days after taking out the South Korean Hyowon Suh, just behind her in the WTT rankings for her entry into the Hérault tournament (11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7), the French table tennis player did not did not exist and was soundly beaten (11-4, 11-8, 11-3) by an opponent whom she had dominated twice so far, in Zagreb (3-2) then in Ljubljana (3-1) in June. Consequence of her defeat: there are no longer any French players involved in Montpellier.
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In the men’s draw, on the other hand, the Lebrun brothers are qualified for the quarter-finals and will compete for a place in the last four this Saturday.
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