It's over, no achievement for Bardet who takes a comeback
Despite two sets in advance, Lilian Bardet lost to Patrick Franziska at the end of suspense and a beautiful cruelty.
The Frenchman lost against the German, 20th in the world. Cruel for “T-Rex”.
Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET: 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9
Bardet three points from the match
It's still as close as ever but “T-Rex” Bardet is in the lead in this 5th round.
Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET: 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 7-8
Bardet takes his time-out to stop Franziska's rise
After a mini-break at the start of the period, Lilian Bardet saw the German return to equality. The Frenchman takes his time-out to try to conclude.
Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET: 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 4-4
Franziska snatches the beauty, everything is restarted against Bardet
Cruel for Lilian Bardet who came within two points of qualifying for the eighth.
Patrick Franziska gets back on track and equalizes at two ends. We are entitled to the beauty in a few moments.
Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET: 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9
It's still so tight in the 4th set
The intensity does not drop and Lilian Bardet returns all the blows to Franziska. The Frenchman is two points from the match, but the German is within their winning units.
Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET: 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 9-9
Franziska gets back on track, beware of the German waking up for Bardet
Despite some scares, Patrick Franziska held on in this third set. The German returns to a two-way set against Lilian Bardet.
The Frenchman must finish quickly if he wants to avoid a good start and the risk of a comeback.
Note that an elimination of Franziska would be good for Simon Gauzy and Alexis Lebrun in the race for the Finals. If Germany wins the tournament in Frankfurt it risks qualifying at the expense of the Blues.
Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET: 9-11, 7-11, 11-6
Watch out for relaxation for Bardet
Franziska wakes up and now leads 5-0 in the third set.
Be careful Lilian Bardet, you have to stay serious and not give points.
Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET: 9-11, 7-11, 5-0
Bardet breaks away, the Frenchman leads two sets to zero
And there it is, it's done, “T-Rex” Baret leads two rounds to nothing against Patrick Franziska.
The Frenchman made a superb start to the round of 16. One more set to finish the job.
Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET: 9-11, 7-11
Bardet on fire against Franziska
Author of a strong start to the second round, Lilian Bardet is in the lead. The Frenchman is doing very well in his match and is getting closer to the break.
Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET: 9-11, 5-9
Come on ! Bardet wins a very close first set
Lilian Bardet held on in this very tight first set against the 20th in the world. Even better, the Frenchman wins and takes the lead in this match.
Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET: 9-11
Hooked start to the match
Great start to the match from Franziska who takes the lead in the first set. The German leads but Lilian Bardet does not give up.
Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET: 3-2
Bardet's match is about to begin
Lilian Bardet and Patrick Franziska enter the room, the match between the Frenchman and the German will begin after a few warm-up balls.
It went quickly for Diaz, imminent for Bardet's entry into the running
Adriana Diaz made short work of Canadian Mo Zhang. The Puerto Rican won in three sets quite quickly (11-2, 11-8, 11-7).
In a few moments, it will be the turn of Frenchman Lilian “T-Rex” Bardet against German Patrick Franziska, 20th in the world.
One more match before Lillian Bardet
Once the duel between Diaz and Zhang is over, it will be Lilian Bardet's turn against the local Franziska.
Jorgic already out of the picture, good news for the French
Great performance from the American Kanak Jha against Darko Jorgic. The Slovenian, seeded number 6, takes the door in three sets (6-11, 8-11, 3-11).
Good news in view of the race for the Finals since the Slovenian was hot on the heels of the Alexis Lebrun-Simon Gauzy duo.
Darko JORGIC (6) vs Kanak JHA: 6-11, 8-11, 3-11
The program for Tuesday's second session at the WTT Champions in Frankfurt
Five matches will follow from 6:30 p.m. And oh well, there will be a Frenchman to follow.
Male table
- Darko JORGIC (6) vs Kanak JHA, from 18h3
- Patrick FRANZISKA vs Lilian BARDET, not before 7:40 p.m.
- Benedikt DUDA (5) vs Shunsuke TOGAMI
Feminine painting
- Adriana DIAZ (8) vs Mo ZHANG
- CHENG I-Ching (7) vs Ying HAN
Tuesday's second session at WTT Champions Frankfurt
The second session of the day can be followed exclusively on the RMC sport Twitch and YouTube channels. Or in the video below.
The crazy sequence of Lind who throws a point to avoid sticking 11-0 to his opponent
The Dane Anders Lind refused to give an 11-0 to the Australian Hwan Bae this Tuesday during the WTT Champions in Frankfurt.
At 10-0 and when serving to win the second set, the Scandinavian threw his ball at fault to let his rival save the honor.
This did not prevent Anders Lind from winning the set (11-2) then the match in three sets.
Already an end to the journey for the Frenchwoman
Jia Nan Yuan was no match for the number 2 seed. She lost in four sets and left the tournament in the first round.
Jia Nan Yuan – Mime It: 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 3-11
Jia Nan Yuan with his back to the wall
The Frenchwoman is down two sets to one against the Japanese Mima Ito, seeded number 1.
Hello everyone
Welcome to our live stream to follow the WTT Champions in Frankfurt (Germany), the penultimate meeting of the season, before the Hong Kong Finals (December 10-14). Six French people are entered: four for the men (Félix Lebrun, Alexis Lebrun, Simon Gauzy, Lilian Bardet) and two for the women (Jia Nan Yuan and Prithika Pavade).
