Le  FIP Gold of the Azores  will ultimately include several French representatives in its main draw.  Arthur Hugounenq / Jérémy Robert  they delivered one of the best performances of the qualifiers by eliminating the number 1 seed, while  Manuel Vives / Maxime Joris  were given a second chance after their defeat in the final round. They join, among others  Thomas Leygue , already present in the final draw. Meanwhile, many French players will also be defending their chances at  FIP Bronze from Houten , in the Nederlands.

 FIP Gold Azores: Hugounenq / Robert cause a sensation in qualifying 

The pleasant surprise of the qualifying rounds came from  Arthur Hugounenq and Jérémy Robert The two Frenchmen achieved a remarkable performance by eliminating the  #1 seed in qualifying , made of  José Enrique Gimenez (147th)  et  Alvaro Pozo (131st) .

A victory that opens the doors to them  final table  du  FIP Gold of the Azores The reward, however, will be a very challenging first round: they will face  Juanlu Esbrí and Alex Ruiz , seeded No. 2 in the tournament.

 Vives/Joris rescued, Leygue well placed 

On their side,  Manuel Vives and Maxime Joris  were defeated in the final round of qualifying by the pair  Navarro / Alvarez  on the score of  6 / 2 6 / 3 .

Despite this defeat, the two Frenchmen were  drafted as Lucky Losers  and will eventually integrate the  main board They will face the pair in the first round  Quilez / Mourino .

Already qualified for the main draw,  Thomas Leygue  he continues his return to competition alongside the Portuguese  Nuno deus They will face two Lucky Losers in the first round:  Victor   Tur (149th) / Agustin Reca (165th) A draw that could allow them to aim for a  place in the round of 16 .

 A tough draw for the French women 

For the women, the French will have to contend with difficult draws.

The qualifiers  Manon Marcarie / Cassandra Senjean  will face the  Lucky Losers Kaplina / Lems  to try and continue their journey.

On their side,  Laura Buteau  and his Portuguese partner  Carolina Martinho  will have a lot to do in the face of the  seeded n°2 Bidahorria / Caparros .

The French women already present in the main draw were not spared either.  Camille Sireix / Mélissa Martin  will face the  6th seed Dal Pozzo / Rodriguez , While  Louise Bahurel , associated with the Spanish  Ivet Val Lopez (143rd) will have to contend with the  No. 4 seed Martinez / Perez Ortiz .

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 FIP Bronze Houten: France vs. the Netherlands 

To  Netherlands ,  FIP Bronze from Houten  will offer several confrontations between  French and Dutch pairs .

 Philémon Raichman / Yanis Muesser  will open the ball against  Du Pree (417th) / Zweers (261st) .

 Lucky Losers Johan Peloux / Romain Sichez  will face the  Wild Card Hermus (1065th) / Jans (1165th) .

The pair  Johan Bergeron / Timéo Fonteny  will be opposed to  Thijs Roper (155th) / Brahm Meijer (368th) .

Finally, the qualifiers  Guillaume Ledrap / Benjamin Dufour  will find the brothers  Groen (270th and 309th)  to complete this series of Franco-Dutch duels.

 Guichard/Geens aim for the final, Seurin/Vanbauce face a tough challenge 

Still in Houten,  Dylan Guichard  et son partenaire  Clement Geens  arrive with the status of  seed n ° 1  and are naturally among the favorites in the tournament.

They will begin their tournament against the British.  Louie Harris (329th)  et  Alexander Loughlan (329th) .

The draw, however, is more complicated for  Julien Seurin / Thomas Vanbauce who will have to face the first round  Second seed Figuerola (122nd) / Belmont (110th) .

Finally  Thomas Seux / Nathan Courrin  will try to reach the round of 16 against the Swedes  Simon Vasquez (108th)  et  Victor Forsberg (508th) .

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 A busy week for the French on the FIP Tour 

Between the  FIP Gold of the Azores  and  FIP Bronze from Houten French players are  many will be defending their chances this week .

Several of them will have the opportunity to  to face seeded players from the first round , in tournaments that could offer valuable points in the international ranking.

Maceo ZERHAT

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