Overview

• France's Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue lost 21-18, 21-16 to Malaysia's Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei in the mixed doubles semifinal in Paris.
• With no third-place match at the World Championships, the French pair secure the bronze medal.
• The result delivers France's first doubles medal at the Worlds and the nation's second overall after Pi Hongyan's 2009 bronze in women's singles.
• The Malaysian duo outpaced the hosts with greater power and fewer errors despite strong support at Adidas Arena.
• Chen and Toh advance to face China's Wei–Jiang in Sunday's final, after the French reached the last four by defeating Cheng Xing and Zhang Chi in the quarterfinals.