Already guaranteed to be a medalist during these Worlds in Doha – a first since 1997 for France – the tricolor pair Esteban Dorr – Florian Bourrassaud, expected on Saturday in the semi -finals, dreams of going higher. But this will be conditioned on the nature of Dorr's injury, hit in the knee … by celebrating their victory in the quarters.
They certainly don't want to stop there. Qualified this Thursday for the semi-final of the Table Tennis Worlds in Doha, Esteban Dorr and Florian Bourrassaud entered the history of the French “ping”, by ensuring a global medal, the first for the tricolor clan since 1997 and the Gatien-Eloi pair. But the golden dream is tenacious and the two men dream of materializing it this weekend.
“I felt that it blocked a little,” worry about Dorr before the semi-final
Only – possible – downside in their company: the knee injury of Esteban Dorr contracted just after their victory, celebrating … “I got on his knees and when my buttock touched the heel, I felt that it slammed, it did not make any noise,” he explained a few moments after this historic qualification at RMC Sport. “I felt that it was blocked a little. I was afraid, we did the tests so it is not the crusaders. It's already good. Here we ice, we see what it gives. We have one day off tomorrow. I leave myself in the hands of the medical staff and we will do everything to be there on Saturday.”
Fifth best world pair, Esteban Dorr and Florian Bourrassaud are still waiting to know who will be their opponents in the last square. This will be played between the Egyptian pair Elbeiali-Abdelaziz and Japanese Shinozuka-Togami (world n ° 2). On the other side of the painting, the Lebrun brothers (n ° 1) can also secure a medal on Friday morning (11:30 am) in the event of victory in the quarterfinals against the Swedish pair Falck-Karlsson (14th).
