Tuesday evening, Félix Lebrun won the gold medal at the European Games by beating the Portuguese Marco Freitas. He won his first international senior title.
“It’s a final. In each final, there is a little pressure but I will play it as I have played it from the start, with confidence. We’ll see what happens. » A few hours before facing Marco Freitas in the final of the European Table Tennis Games, Félix Lebrun delivered these few words to The team.
Now, the young man, aged 16, has made history. Thanks to his victory against the Portuguese Marco Freitas, Félix Lebrun became the first French table tennis player in history to win a title in a major competition at that age. Despite the toughness of the game (9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 4-11, 6-11, 11-2, 13-11), Félix Lebrun will have had the last word to bend the Portuguese and win 4 sets to 3. This victory confirms his very good run throughout the competition.
Units that count for the world ranking
The youngest of the Lebrun brothers, 16 years old and 31st in the world, thus offers himself in Krakow (Poland) a first international individual title in senior. This charm completes the bronze medal at the European Championships, obtained in doubles with his brother Alexis last August. Although the European Games do not count for qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and do not replace a European championship, this competition offers the possibility of gleaning points counting for the world ranking.
Alexis Lebrun, beaten by the same Marco Freitas a few hours earlier in the semi-finals, climbs on the third step of the podium in individual. From Thursday, the Lebrun brothers will compete in the team event. With why the possibility of winning a new medal?
