2013 France Open Super Series: Pre-tournament forecast

The second stage of the VICTOR stars’ European tour sees them in Paris, France next. The winners of the men’s doubles title at the Denmark Open, the KOREA’s Lee Yong Dae／Yoo Yeon Seong, have still to see the points they won affect their ranking so are seeded just 8th.

They will face famous Chinese player Fu Hai Feng and up and coming Hong Wei in the first round. Fu／Hong beat 6th seeds Kim Ki Jung／Kim Sa Rang at the Denmark Open last week to reach the last eight and are regarded as the most dangerous non-seeded pair. If Lee／Yoo can overcome Fu／Hong they will be likely to face world No. 1 pair Indonesia’s Ahsan／Setiawan in the quarterfinals. 

The MD champion of Denmark Open 2013 - Yoo Yeon Seong／Lee Yong Dae

However, Ahsan continually rubbed his shoulder last week when playing and revealed that he was feeling discomfort in his right shoulder after the end of the tournament. If Lee／Yoo can continue playing to such a high standard they have a good chance of beating the world’s top ranked pair again. Full article at French super series forecast