The WTT Champions Frankfurt begins this Tuesday in Germany. This is the penultimate tournament of the season before the WTT Finals in December where only the 16 best table tennis players will qualify. Big points are therefore at stake for Alexis Lebrun and Simon Gauzy, whose participation in the Hong Kong tournament is far from assured.
Objective Hong Kong for Simon Gauzy and Alexis Lebrun. While the last WTT Champions of the season takes place this week in Frankfurt, Germany (from November 4 to 9), the two French people will do everything to keep their place in the world rankings, for the moment qualifying for the WTT Finals in Hong Kong (from December 10 to 14).
If Félix Lebrun is guaranteed to participate thanks to his 6th place in the world, Simon Gauzy 14th with 1,600 points and Alexis Lebrun 15th with 1,560 are in an ejection seat, the eldest of the Lebrun brothers having only 25 points ahead of the current 17th, Anders Lind. After Frankfurt, there will remain a WTT Star Contender in Muscat (from November 17 to 22) but the biggest points will be distributed in Germany.
>> Follow the WTT Champions in Frankfurt with the Lebrun brothers in our live stream
Félix can give the Blues a helping hand
Knowing that a qualification in the eighth is equivalent to 90 points, in the quarter to 175, in the half to 350, in the final to 700 and a title to 1,000, each match will count. This is why draw analysis is important.
Faller from Félix Lebrun in the 2nd round of the last WTT Champions in Montpellier, Simon Gauzy inherited Quadri Aruna in the 1st round in Frankfurt, an opponent within his reach. Unfortunately for him, he would have to face Hugo Calderano, seeded number 1, if he qualifies in eighth. For Alexis Lebrun, still on cloud nine after his good half in Montpellier, he will have to knock out Finn Luu in the first round before potentially facing Truls Moregard, seeded number 3.
The two French people may have their destiny between their rackets, but a quick look at their opponents in the race for the Finals is necessary. Currently 16th, Darko Jorgic plays Kanak Jha from the start, then Jaehyun An or Sora Matsushima, before crossing paths with Tomokazu Harimoto, seeded number 2. A stoppage in the 2nd or 3rd round seems credible.
Concerning Anders Lind (17th in the race) and Junsung Oh (18th), Félix Lebrun can give a helping hand to his compatriots since he will play the Korean in the first round and potentially the Dane in the quarter-final. Enough to widen the gap with the 17th in the event of a good performance by Simon Gauzy and Alexis Lebrun or to ensure a status quo in the event of initial defeats.
