Table tennis: Alexis Lebrun doesn't stop and offers a double final in Zagreb

Alexis Lebrun surfe sur une dynamique de premier plan et pourrait décrocher deux titres ce dimanche. XinHua – Zhang Ziyu

Winner of the Korean An Jaehyun at the end of a suspenseful match, Alexis Lebrun from Montpellier offered himself a new singles final, the second in fifteen days, this Saturday, June 8. And he will also play the doubles final this Sunday.

Alexis Lebrun continues and increasingly sees the Olympics in singles. Two weeks after a final in Taiyuan, the Montpellier player offered himself another one, in Zagreb this time, thanks to his victory in the final on Saturday against the Korean An Jaehyun, 11-9, 10-12, 11-4, 7-11, 11-6.

Et c'est la fin de cette troisième journée à Zagreb ! 🫡

On se retrouve demain pour deux finales ? 

Finale double : 14 h 45

Finale simple : 16 h 15 

Vamos ! 🔥

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— Alexis Lebrun (@AlexisLebrun15) June 8, 2024

Defeated a fortnight ago in China on the verge of a WTT title, the eldest of the Lebrun brothers will challenge this Sunday (4:15 p.m., on RMC's Twitch and YouTube channels) the winner of the second semi-final between the Japanese Tomokazu Harimoto (11th in the world) and Shunsuke Togami (19th).

Associated with Gauzy for a title

This Sunday could even be a day of total glory since the 20-year-old table tennis player (30th in the world) will also play in the doubles final. He will be associated with Toulouse's Simon Gauzy (28th), with whom he largely dominated the Singaporeans' Pang Koen and Quek Izaac (11-2, 11-6, 13-11) on Saturday. For the title, the doublet will be opposed to the Egyptians Youssef Abdel-Aziz and Mohamed El-Beiali or the Poles Jakub Dyjas and Samuel Kulczycki.

Direction la demi avec @GauzySimon ! 💥

3️⃣ – 1️⃣ 

Ce rallye était sans fin 😅

📺 RMC Sport (Youtube/Twitch) #TeamLebrun #WTTZagreb pic.twitter.com/wY2mwTZdYp

— Alexis Lebrun (@AlexisLebrun15) June 7, 2024

Alexis Lebrun and Gauzy, who should compete in the Olympics together, are also competing for the last place in singles alongside Félix Lebrun. Defeated in the round of 16 of this Contender WTT, the Haut-Garonnais saw the Héraultais move back in front while the counting of points for Paris 2024 will be stopped on June 18 . The gap could widen further this Sunday.