Alexis and Félix Lebrun, this Thursday in Fukuoka, dominated the Japanese pair made up of Tomokazu Harimoto and Sora Matsushima to reach the semi-finals of the WTT Finals.
Brothers Alexis and Félix Lebrun qualified in doubles for the semi-finals of the WTT finals on Thursday in Fukuoka, beating the Japanese pair 3 sets to 1 (6-11, 11-8, 15-13, 14-12). Tomokazu Harimoto and Sora Matsushima.
For this last competition of the season on the international circuit, which brings together the best table tennis players of the year, the world No.2 could face for a place in the final the other French pair Florian Bourrassaud and Esteban Dorr, who are playing their first match in the evening in Japan.
After the meeting of Bourrassaud and Dorr, facing a Hong Kong pair, Lam Siu Hang and Ho Kwan Kit, Alexis Lebrun, the eldest of the siblings, 21 years old and 14th in the world, will make his debut in singles against the Chinese Lin Shidong , world No.2 and winner of the last five tournaments.
On Wednesday, Félix Lebrun, worn out by his long and incredible season, was eliminated in singles as soon as he entered the fray by the German Benedikt Duda (3-2).
