Archery: Nîmes residents Victoria Sébastian and Baptiste Addis in Taiwan, it’s only postponed

Victoria Sébastian et Baptiste Addis sur le pas de tir de Taipei.

Déception aujourd’hui, promesses pour demain : le bilan des deux jeunes archers de l’AC Nîmes engagés sur les Indoor world series (Coupe du monde en salle) à Taïwan.

After magnificent qualifications, there was frustration in the (young) ranks of Nîmes, this weekend in Taipei. In Taiwan, where the 3rd stage of the Indoor World Series took place, the two representatives of AC Nîmes, Victoria Sébastian and Baptiste Addis, were eliminated respectively in the 8th and 16th finals despite a very high level of performance.

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Magnificent 3rd in the qualifications, behind two South Koreans, the Gardois Baptiste Addis, 11th in the world and team silver medalist at the Paris Olympics, should have inherited an affordable opponent in the round of 16. Except that he found himself facing Mauro Nespoli, ranked 8th in the world and individual silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The Italian had completely missed out in the qualifications (30th)…

Olympic medalist Baptiste Addis eliminated by 2 millimeters by the future winner

But he found himself during the qualifiers, to offer with Addis the most difficult 16th of the tournament. The Nîmes player, on his 18th birthday, was on a par with the Transalpine player: 30-30 (three tens) twice, 29-29, again 30-30, twice. The tie was such that a barrage arrow was used. Both shot a 10, but Nespoli was 2 millimeters closer to the center than Addis, who was cruelly eliminated.

“A disappointment, recognizes Olivier Grillat, technical director of the ACN present on site, but to maintain such a level at 18 years old is superb!”And if we tell you that Nespoli won the event, beating the Korean Ku in the final…

Second best French performance of all time in qualifying for Victoria Sébastian

Same feeling of unfinished business for the other Gardoise involved, Victoria Sébastian, 20 years old. After having brilliantly managed the qualifications by achieving 592 points out of 600 possible, “the second best French performance of all time”, underlines Grillat, the Nîmes player disposed of the Taiwanese Yi Chin Chen in the 16th (7-1). But the Languedoc player dropped her level a little in the 8th finals, losing 6-2 to the Korean Bang.

The Nîmes tournament in sight

Disappointment today, promise tomorrow… the two archers are resuming training this Monday with the Nîmes tournament in their sights (January 17-19) where they will meet the best in the world. With whom they know how to compete!

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