Now it’s official: the French boys are the best on the European
continent. Quentin Robinot and Simon Gauzy won the Junior and Cadet
Boys’ Singles finals respectively.
While Gauzy was top seeded,
defending champion and in his last year as a Cadet player, Robinot’s
title is a sensation. Only 16 years old, the European Junior no. 11
surprised not only himself but also the National Technical Director.
Two Singles Titles on One Day
‘What
an incredible tournament for Quentin!’ Michel Gadal, National Technical
Director of the French Table Tennis Association said about the gold
medal of Quentin Robinot in the Junior Boys’ Singles final.
Robinot
had just beaten Germany’s Philipp Floritz in six games after he was
nil-two down. ‘The victory of Quentin inspires me that the group is
very strong’, Gadal continued.
The French boys are strong
indeed. They won both team gold medals (Cadet and Junior) and singles
too and by the way, beside two matches in the first stage, Quentin
Robinot was only substitute.
Gauzy a Class of His Own
Simon
Gauzy won the cadet final against his eternal rival Hampus S’derlund.
The French boy prevailed in five games; before he had already won the
title in the Cadet Boys’ Doubles with Enzo Angles. They overcame their
compatriots Benjamin Brossier and Tristan Flore.
Only in the
Mixed Doubles event Gauzy failed to win the gold medal. He lost with
partner C’line Pang to Russia’s Yana Noskova and compatriot Benjamin
Brossier in the final.
The President of the French Association
Alain Dubois was happy about his players winning 11 medals in total;
six of it were golden. ‘France is recognised as one of the strong
nations in Europe; it’s the recompense of the work done.’
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