US EditionSibling rivals: Popov brothers set for badminton showdown in European semifinals
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In the semifinals of the single and double, Christo and Toma Junior dream of gold in Huelva (Spain).
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Sibling rivals: Popov brothers set for badminton showdown in European semifinals
Christo Popov will play his elder brother Toma Junior Popov in the European badminton championships semifinals in Spain after both advanced from their quarterfinals.
Alex Lanier may have a French successor. One year after the Caen native's sacre at the expense of Toma Junior Popov, there will be a tricolor representative in the final of the simple gentlemen of the European badminton championships. Indeed, Christo Popov knew how to have the last word in a fratricidal duel. A match that the world number 5 started drum beating with the winning of the first four exchanges. If the Popov brothers then rivaled, the…
Like last year, Christo Popov secured at least one bronze medal at the European Championships, qualifying this Friday for the semifinals of the single at the expense of Dane Rasmus Gemke (25-23, 21-15). He will face his big brother, Toma Junior Popov, for a place in the final.
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