Disappointment today, promises for tomorrow: the results of the two young archers from AC Nîmes competing in the Indoor World Series (Indoor World Cup) in Taiwan.
After magnificent qualifying, there was frustration in the (young) ranks of Nîmes this weekend in Taipei. In Taiwan, where the 3rd stage of the Indoor World Series took place, the two representatives of AC Nîmes, Victoria Sébastian and Baptiste Addis, were eliminated respectively in the 8th and 16th finals despite a very high level of performance.
Magnificent 3rd in qualifying, behind two South Koreans, Gardois Baptiste Addis, 11th in the world and team silver medalist at the Paris Olympics, should have inherited an affordable opponent in the round of 16. Except that he was facing Mauro Nespoli, ranked 8th in the world and individual silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The Italian had completely failed in qualifying (30th)…
Olympic medalist Baptiste Addis eliminated by 2 millimeters by the future winner
But he found himself during the qualifiers, to offer with Addis the 16th highest of the tournament. The Nîmes, on his 18th birthday, were on a par with the Transalpine: 30-30 (three tens) twice, 29-29, again 30-30, twice. Tie, we therefore resorted to a barrage arrow. Both shot a 10, but Nespoli was 2 millimeters closer to the center than that of Addis, cruelly eliminated.
“A disappointment, recognizes Olivier Grillat, technical director of the ACN present on site, but to maintain such a level at 18 is superb!” And if we tell you that Nespoli won the event, beating the Korean Ku in the final…
-Second best French performance of all time in qualifying for Victoria Sébastian
Same feeling of unfinished business for the other Gardoise involved, Victoria Sébastian, 20 years old. After having brilliantly managed the qualifications by achieving 592 points out of 600 possible, “the second best French performance of all time”underlines Grillat, the Nîmese defeated the Taiwanese Yi Chin Chen in the 16th (7-1). But the Languedocian lowered the level a little in the round of 16, losing 6-2 against the Korean Bang.
The Nîmes tournament in sight
Disappointment today, promise tomorrow… the two archers resume training this Monday with their sights set on the Nîmes tournament (January 17 to 19) where they will meet the best in the world. With whom they know how to compete!
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