Although he was eliminated in the first round of the WTT Champions in Frankfurt, Alexis Lebrun received very good news.
Crowned European champion two weeks ago and quarter-finalist of the WTT Champions in Montpellier, only beaten by his brother Félix in the quarter-finals, Alexis Lebrun will have much less success at the WTT Champions in Frankfurt. Opposed to Yun-Ju Lin from the first round, the Montpellier player lost after five sets despite a strong comeback and a match point in the fifth set.
This initial elimination will nevertheless remain without much consequence for the eldest of the Lebrun siblings. Despite this defeat, Alexis Lebrun has indeed validated his ticket for the WTT Finals, the end of season tournament which will bring together the 16 best table tennis players of the year in Fukuoka.
Alexis Lebrun guaranteed to be in the 16
In the world rankings, Alexis Lebrun, who moved up one place this week, is at 13e place while waiting for the results of the WTT in Frankfurt. But with 1843 points and above all 363 lengths ahead of the 17e place occupied by Benedikt Duda, the 21-year-old table tennis player is now guaranteed to accompany his brother to Japan in two weeks and not just for the doubles tournament.
Si Yun-Ju Lin, 14e in the ranking, Darko Joric, 16eDuda Benedikt, 17eand his compatriot Dimitrij Ovtcharov are all still in contention in Frankfurt, South Korean Woojin Jang is absent in Germany and Alexis Lebrun is mathematically qualified.
