For several months, the Lebrun brothers have seen their popularity skyrocket, and not only in France. On the Chinese side, the Montpellier table tennis players are also adored and have even been given a rather particular nickname.
Two months after the excitement of the Paris Olympics, the Lebrun brothers are already back in competition, this time in Beijing, China. A country in which the two Montpellier residents are often welcomed like rock stars. As proof, last year, the brothers opened an account on Weibo, the Chinese social network. On this platform, Félix already has 446,000 subscribers, double that of Kylian Mbappé, indicates France Blue.
Last step before the European Championships
There, the two table tennis players have a strange nickname. They are called “the glasses brothers”. An emotional and above all humorous nickname given because players playing with glasses are very rare in China. This Wednesday, September 25, the two rising stars of French table tennis posted a photo on Weibo to announce their arrival to their Chinese supporters. Their fans then sent hundreds of welcome messages in the comments. In just a few minutes, tickets to attend their matches were already out of stock, our colleagues remind us.
