The youngest of the Lebrun brothers won the first major title of his career on Tuesday at just 16 years old.
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He continues his mad ascent. After joining the World Top 30 at just 16 years old, Félix Lebrun won the European Games table tennis tournament in Krakow on Tuesday, June 27. At the end of a disputed final and a decisive round of rare intensity, the teenager won the gold medal by dominating the Portuguese Marcos Freitas, four sets to three (9-11, 11-5, 11 -5, 4-11, 6-11, 11-2, 13-11).
One year from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the youngest player in the world’s Top 50 has already beaten five of the current top 15 players and has just won his first international senior title.
His brother Alexis in bronze
Eliminated in the semi-finals by the 35-year-old Portuguese, his older brother Alexis Lebrun also made it to the podium, winning the bronze medal. The 19-year-old double French champion and 18th player in the world, also expected in Paris 2024, also continues to garner confidence, two months after winning against world number one Fan Zhendong.