Denied a spot in the final. The UBMT team, consisting of Faly Donald Andrianantenaina, Onja Lalaina Randrianarimanana, and world vice-champion Faratiana Rakotonirina, known as “Tiana kely,” was eliminated in the semi-finals of the National de Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost Top 500 in Miribel on Sunday. The Ambohitrimanjaka team lost 8-13 to the trio of Romain Fournié, Kevin Malbec, and Frédéric Cazes in the Final Four. In the quarter-finals, Tiana kely’s squad had defeated the trio of Alex Vernile, Mickaël Rosati, and David Suarez (13-8) after pulling off an upset against the team of the great champion Dylan Rocher (13-10).
Expatriate Lahatra Andriamanantany, partnered with Daniel Phonsavatdi and Théo Vaurs, was stopped in the round of 16, beaten by Alex Marques, Steven Bertrand, and Hery Boris (11-13).
The Madagascar 1 selection, composed of Lova Rakotoarisoa, Faralahy Urbain Joseph Ramanantiaray, and Tiana Laurens Razanadrakoto, alias “Tonnerre,” only reached the round of 32. Madagascar 2, formed by Tafita Angelo Andriamahandry, Steph James Bondy Rakotonirina, and Jean Mickaël Ratolojanahary, left the tournament in the round of 64.
Having arrived last week, the players were competing in their very first summer tournament. The Décines club team, composed of Jean-François Daniel Rakotondrainibe, alias Zigle, and Yves Rakotoarisoa, was eliminated in the round of 128.
Captured & Published at: 2026-07-28 05:38:49 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)
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