LIVE. Table tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Félix Lebrun faces history, follow his semi-final against Fan Zhendong in real time

Félix Lebrun faces Fan Zhendong for a place in the final. KMSP – CNOSF

Félix Lebrun (5th in the world) faces the Chinese Fan Zhendong (4th) this Friday, August 2 in the semi-final of the table tennis tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in an Arena Paris Sud 4 that will be boiling, a match to follow live with commentary on our site. 

What you need to know

Montpellier's Félix Lebrun faces China's Fan Zhendong for a place in the final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The match will start at 11 a.m. at the Arena Paris Sud 4.

In the quarter-finals, Lebrun beat Taiwan's Yun Ju Lin (world number 8) by a score of 4 to 3. For his part, Fan Zhendong also had to go through a tough match against Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto (9th), whom he beat 4 to 3

The two men have faced each other only once in April 2023 with a victory for the Chinese (3-0), whom Alexis Lebrun had beaten a few days earlier.

The practical guide

The match between the Héraultais and the Chinese is scheduled at the Arena Paris Sud 4, here is at what time and on which channel to follow the meeting between Lebrun and Zhendong.

A first since 1992 ?

In the event of a victory against the Chinese, Félix Lebrun would become the first Frenchman to reach an Olympic final since the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, after the silver medal won by Jean-Philippe Gatien from Alès.

Start of live

Hello everyone and welcome to this live commentary of the table tennis semi-final between Frenchman Félix Lebrun and Chineseman Fan Zhendong, at the Paris 2024 Olympics.