Bad evening for Félix Lebrun. While everything went well for him, Saturday October 19, at the European table tennis championships in Linz (Austria), with three victories in three matches (including a qualification for the final with his brother Alexis in doubles) , the Montpellier native was eliminated in the singles tournament.
A final to be played on Sunday
In the quarter-finals, the 18-year-old Frenchman, 7e world player and No. 1 seed in the event, led 3-1 before being overthrown by the German Benedikt Duda (28e). The two-time Olympic bronze medalist made too many mistakes in key moments, and was beaten in seven sets (5-11, 4-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 16-14 , 11-6).
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Frustrated after this defeat, Félix Lebrun threw his racket and received a red card from the referee. On the images of The Team Channelbroadcaster of the competition, we see the disconcerted French table tennis player, on the verge of tears. This Sunday, he will try to remobilize to win European doubles gold with his brother. Unless he is disqualified from the rest of the tournament, a hypothesis which cannot be ruled out.
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