Two weeks after Félix Lebrun's odious victory in Montpellier, which ended standing on the table, the Frenchman played his round of 16 at the WTT Champions in Frankfurt. You already know the result.
An Jae-hyun, our ally for one night
After successfully entering the competition against Simon Gauzy in the first round of the WTT Champions in Frankfurt, Félix Lebrun witnessed, amazed, the almost comeback of his brother Alexis. A defeat in his first match which does not displease us. So to avenge his big brother, Félix had his ideal target; An Jae-hyun. This 24-year-old South Korean, 25th player in the world, should have been an ideal punching bag for the Montpellier native. But it was quite the opposite.
From the first points of the game, Félix realizes that he has fallen into a quagmire. Contrary to the pre-written scenario before the meeting, the South Korean returned blow for blow. Well, the French often have the last word anyway, a little too much for our taste.
The first set in hand (11-9), Félix rolls through the second (11-5), just to really disgust us. It's enough to make us switch to another channel and discover the immense penalty gag caused by Aston Villa in the Champions League.
What if Félix Lebrun made us an Alexis?
But the third round is a completely different story. An Jae-hyun fights back and emerges victorious from the fight (7-11). Lebrun only leads two sets to one, and Alexis's comeback rises to the surface. What if he found himself in the other role, that of the player being brought up? This anxiety continues him until the end of this fourth set, which he ends up winning in pain (11-9). A 3-1 victory and qualification for the quarter-finals, something tells us that Félix is signing up for this result straight away.
But as if Félix Lebrun's victory was not enough to digest, we must add to this the early elimination of world No. 1 Wang Chuqin, who was in the Frenchman's part of the table. This will always leave us with an excuse in the event of Felix's filthy coronation in Frankfurt. Yes, with table tennis, we have learned to prepare our backs now.
