Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue\u2019s post-World Championships dip continued at Denmark Open badminton championships with a second consecutive early exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akira Koga-Natsu Saito proved their conquerors in Odense, winning their first meeting 22-20 21-19. The world No.18s remarkably saved six game points in the opener before finishing strongly again in the second, never relinquishing the lead after moving ahead at 16-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Japanese now advance to the quarterfinals \u2013 their second at Super 750 level \u2013 against Malaysians Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Peijing, who ousted fifth seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran 21-7 21-11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Gicquel and Delrue, who in August became France\u2019s first world champions, a chance for redemption comes quickly with their home tournament French Open starting in Tremblay-en-France next Tuesday. They had lost their first event (China Masters) after New Delhi in the opening round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Antonsen Exacts Revenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Anders Antonsen gained quick revenge on Jason Gunawan to reach the quarterfinals on home soil, needing just 38 minutes to secure a 21-10 21-12 victory.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Dane, who was beaten by Gunawan in a semifinal thriller at the LI-NING China Masters six weeks ago, never allowed a repeat as he controlled the pace throughout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m super pleased,\u201d he told Badminton Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe conditions were way different today compared to yesterday. I felt like there was a lot of air conditioning going on. It was very warm in the hall. There wasn\u2019t a lot of drift back and forth. I am very pleased to get my revenge against Jason. We had a phenomenal match at the China Masters six weeks ago. Really happy to win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Antonsen\u2019s reward is a quarterfinal meeting with Alwi Farhan, who produced one of the biggest results of the day by dispatching defending champion Jonatan Christie 21-14 21-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gemke\u2019s Purple Patch Rolls On<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rasmus Gemke continued the rich vein of form that has followed him since the BWF World Championships in August, defeating Ng Ka Long Angus 21-12 21-18 to reach the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Backed by a vocal home crowd in Odense, the Dane produced another assured display and admitted relishing every moment of his recent resurgence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on, but it\u2019s a good feeling,\u201d Gemke said. \u201cIt was a really great match for me today. I enjoyed it a lot and felt very comfortable. It\u2019s amazing to step on court in front of the home crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earlier in the week, he had ousted top seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn to see his way into the second round. The support of friends and family has only added to his enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI really enjoy every time I step on court in front of my friends, family and my girlfriend. The atmosphere is really good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Gemke fell in the opening round of last week\u2019s Arctic Open, he believes the confidence gained from his World Championships campaign continues to drive his performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to say exactly what\u2019s working right now and what\u2019s clicking. I feel confident after the World Championships,\u201d he said. \u201cEven though I lost in the first round last week, I still think I\u2019m in a good period. Most importantly, I have no injuries and my body feels good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Awaiting him in the quarterfinals is Victor Lai, who has yet to drop a game this week. Gemke expects another tight encounter between the pair after their last encounter at the quarterfinal stage of the world championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe last time we played it was a really enjoyable and very close match. Hopefully, with the home crowd behind me, the small margins will go my way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gemke\u2019s victory ensures home interest remains strong heading into the last eight, with Anders Antonsen and Mathias Christiansen\/Alexandra Boje also progressing on Day 3 in Odense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue\u2019s post-World Championships dip continued at Denmark Open badminton championships with a second consecutive early exit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[75],"class_list":["post-16724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-badminton"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t