You'll never guess what the Lebrun brothers are nicknamed in China, where they are stars

For several months, the Lebrun brothers have seen their popularity rating soar, and not only in France. On the Chinese side, the Montpellier table tennis players are also adored and have even been given a rather unusual nickname.

Two months after the excitement of the Paris Olympics, the Lebrun brothers are already back in competition, this time in Beijing, China. A country where the two Montpellier natives are often welcomed like rock stars. As proof, last year, the brothers opened an account on Weibo, the Chinese social network. On this platform, Félix already has 446,000 subscribers, twice as many as Kylian Mbappé, according to France Bleu. 60/em62 60/p62 60/h2 class=”txt-int” 62/Last stop before the European Championships 60/h2 62 60/p62 Over there, the two table tennis players have a strange nickname. They are called 60/em62 62/”the glasses brothers”. 60/em62 62/A nickname that is affectionate and above all humorous, given because players who wear glasses are very rare in China. This Wednesday, September 25, the two rising stars of French table tennis posted a photo on Weibo to announce their arrival to their Chinese supporters. Their fans then sent hundreds of welcome messages in the comments. In just a few minutes, tickets to attend their matches were already out of stock, our colleagues remind us.