Born in 1944 in Tunis, Paul was a brilliant student, emerging from his studies with accolades of ”ancient élève de l’Ecole normale supérieure lettres” (superior student) and “Agrégé de grammaire” (Professor of Grammar).
A member of the French Open Team since 1972, Paul has three Gold Medals from Open World Championships, three from European Open Teams and three from European Mixed Teams Championships, and a World Transnational Mixed Team event, in addition to many silver and bronze medals.
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Paul won the European Open Pairs on three separate occasions, with three different partners, so it’s no surprise that he also won the World Individual Championship in 1998.