3rd final for France
After 1948 and 1997, France will play its third final this Sunday. During its last two forays, the Blues had not managed to win.
France is in the final!
It’s done ! Félix Lebrun beats the world number 8 in three sets, offering France a qualification for the final! The Blues will play against China this Sunday. The younger of the Lebrun brothers won twice and Simon Gauzy brought the other necessary point.
Match point
MATCH BALL FOR LEBRUN!
2 points!
9-8 for Lebrun, it’s getting closer!
3 more points
France is 3 points from the final, 8-6 for Félix Lebrun.
Tie in the 3rd set
Lebrun misses twice on his opponent’s serve, 6-6.
Lebrun in front again
Lin makes a series of mistakes; Lebrun leads 5-3 in this 3rd set!
The tension is growing
The level also in this 3rd set, where there are 3-3.
China in case of victory
In case of victory, France will face China, who beat South Korea (3-2).
One set from the final!
This time, Félix Lebrun concludes with his serve, with Lin sending the ball into the net again. 2 sets to 0, France is one set away from qualifying for the final!
Amazing point
Incredible point on set point but Lin saves several times to get back to 10-10.
Lebrun spoils
Félix Lebrun led 10-6 and went back to 10-9, he took the timeout.
Lebrun takes the lead in the 2nd set
He goes in front now with Lin sending the ball into the net! Time out requested.
Lebrun comes back and sticks again
The Félix Lebrun machine is coming back little by little, he is mentally strong, 5-5!
Lebrun encourages himself
Félix Lebrun scores his first point and releases a “let’s go” in this second set, the Frenchman must stay in contact but loses the next point, 4-1.
Lebrun in the tough at the start of the 2nd set
6th in the world, Félix Lebrun is opposed to the 8th in the world, for the shock of these semi-finals. The Frenchman’s opponent started the second set well, 3-0.
First Lebrun set!
Felix Lebrun sends a final winning backhand to pocket the first set 11-7!
Solid Lebrun
Great defense from Lebrun, who had seen his opponent come back, but who regained the lead a little at 9-7.
Lebrun strings together the points
Félix Lebrun strings together big points and continues to lead in the first set, 6-4 for him. It takes 11 points to score an encore set (with two points difference).
Félix Lebrun is off to a good start!
Félix Lebrun started off very well by scoring the first two points of the set against Yun-Ju Lin!
Lebrun won his first match
Opposed to Chih-Yuan Chuang during the first match of the day, Félix Lebrun won three sets to one (5-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-6). His brother Alexis lost against Yun-Ju Lin, who therefore returns for the 4th match. Simon Gauzy also obtained victory.
Félix Lebrun for qualification?
Félix Lebrun can already qualify France in a match against Lin Yun-ju.
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Currently in the semi-finals of the World Table Tennis Team Championships, the French team leads 2-1 against Taipei. The Blues, led by the Lebrun brothers, still need a victory to qualify for the final, which would be a historic feat for this sport.