Medal assured for the Lebrun brothers' French team at the World Table Tennis Championships
|Félix Lebrun et l'équipe de France de tennis de table assurés de décrocher une médaille aux Mondiaux. XinHua – Zhang Tao
Victorious over Portugal (3-1), this Thursday, February 22, the French team led by Félix and Alexis Lebrun qualified for the semi-finals of the World Cup. by team in Busan (South Korea) and has already secured a bronze medal.
The Blues are in the semi-finals and assured of winning their first medal in team worlds since 1995. The French team made up of Simon Gauzy, Alexis and Félix Lebrun is& #39;is imposed quite easily against Portugal in the quarter-final, this Thursday morning.
Ce point vous est présenté par … Félix Lebrun ! 😍
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— Fédération Française de Tennis de Table (@ffttofficiel) February 22, 2024
Despite the defeat of Alexis Lebrun (3-1) against Marcos Freitas during the first match, his brother Félixy allowed the French table tennis players to equalize thanks to his success over Tiago Apolonia (3-0) . Simon Gauzy then gave the Blues the advantage after his victory over Geraldo (3-1) before Félix Lebrun brought the final point thanks to another success over Marcos Freitas (3-1).
Medal guaranteed
A success synonymous with the semi-final (it will be against the winner of the Germany-Taiwan match) but above all with a medal for the French clan since there is no match ranking. "We are super happy and proud to have a medal", said in English the most young Lebrun in post-match interview. "It's incredible for us, we are super happy."< /em>
It will be at least bronze for the French, but they hope to win another metal.