Winner of Chinese title holder Lin Shidong, world No. 2 (4-2) on Sunday in Beijing, Félix Lebrun brilliantly won his ticket to the final of the WTT China Smash. The Montpellier native is the first Frenchman to reach the final of a Grand Slam in the history of table tennis. He will aim for a historic victory at 12 p.m., to be followed live on the RMC Sport Youtube and Twitch channels.
A match for history. Frenchman Félix Lebrun, 7th in the world, qualified for the final of the Grand Smash in Beijing, a first, thanks to his victory on Sunday against Chinese world 2 Lin Shidong in six sets (11-6, 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 7-11, 11-5). This is the first time that a Frenchman has qualified for the final of a Grand Smash, the equivalent of the Grand Slam tournament in tennis.
He had not faced Lin Shidong for almost a year, in the semi-final of the WTT Champions in Montpellier. At the time he easily beat him 4 sets to 0 before winning in the final to become the first Frenchman to win a Champions, a sort of Masters 1000 in tennis.
>> Follow Félix Lebrun's final live on RMC Sport
He has an appointment with History at noon
Félix Lebrun, who won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, can enrich his record with a new, very good line. The other semi-final in the Beijing Grand Smash pits two Chinese, Wang Chuqin, world No.1, and Xiang Peng, world No.9. See you at noon on the channel Twitch RMC Sport and the chain Youtube RMC Sport to follow this great moment in French sport.
