Dorr recounts his package
The reaction of Esteban Dorr: “It's a bit hard, it was not easy to make the decision but given my state and the possibilities offered to us, there was no point in taking a risk of which we were not sure that it would work. From the moment I can't even walk in a fluid way, there is no point in thinking of taking the racket hoping to be competitive the next.
Double Dorr-Bourrassaud declares forfeit
Qualified for the double semi-finals and therefore assured of a medal, the French Esteban Dorr and Florian Bourrassaud declared. Dorr suffers from a knee injury and is “no longer able to continue the competition”.
It will therefore be a bronze medal for the duo.
Alexis and Félix in post-match interview
“For me, it's like a dream. We played the final of the French championships against them a month and a half ago and there we are nothing to play a 100% French world final. But, it will be complicated for us. We will face a corriace pair in half”, Alexis Lebrun when we mention his will of a 100% French match in the final of the Worlds.
Alexis and Félix in the semi-finals !!!
It's done, the Lebrun brothers are in the semi-finals of the Worlds. Precise and effective, the duo joins the other French pair, bourrassaud and Dorr. They are assured, at least, of a bronze medal.
They will find the Taiwanese, Cheng-Jui Kao and Yun-Ju lin, 11th in the world, tomorrow.
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5
Swedish backs to the wall
The Swedes drop the blows … Karlsson still believes in it.
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 9-5
Five points from the medal
“Super”: the words of the coach after the French strokes of the French. It scrolls.
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 6-1
A little air for lebrun
Nice service of Félix which causes an average discount of Swedes. Alexis just has to finish the work.
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 3-1
Two rounds always for the lebrun
The Swedes, who raised the level of play at the end of the set, chip this third set.
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 11-7, 8-11
The Swedes believe in it
Now two set balls for the Swedes, who will be on their servicie.
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 11-7, 8-10
Three points from the match
Mattias Falck causes too many mistakes …
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 11-7, 8-7
Everything is played in tactics
The exchanges are very tactical, between long discounts and short discounts, it goes well. For the moment, it is not a very beautiful third set, without real exchanges. But it plays the win.
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 11-7, 6-6
The Swedes in the hard
The nice outstretched outfit in the middle of the lebrun allows you to return to an equal game.
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 11-7, 2-2
Second set for lebrun
Has a set of semi-finals now.
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 11-7
Perfect defense of the two pairs
What defense of the two duos. But the Swedes are doing well. When we see what the 14th worlds must do to register a point, it's very strong …
The French asked for dead time.
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 7-4
Beautiful commitment of the world's 1 numbers
Nice long discount of Félix. The French are getting ahead.
Lebrun/Lebrun-Karlsson/Falck: 11-9, 4-2
The Lebrun brothers pocket the first set
The first round, very tense, was finally won by the French. Despite some small technical errors, the Lebrun brothers seem solid.
After the coach's small remarks, place in the second round. The Swedes are at the service.
Lebrun/Lebrun – Karlsson/Falck: 11-9
Very tight part
A fault in service by Félix, a well -handed ball of the Swedes and the two duos are now on a par.
Lebrun/Lebrun – Karlsson/Falck: 9-9
Slight French advance
Beautiful chain of the lebrun which resume a slight advance thanks to the back of Félix.
Lebrun/Lebrun – Karlsson/Falck: 8-6
Nice start of the match from the lebrun
Nice Falck presentation which surprises Alexis. But the Lebrun brothers, very in leg, start the match well. They act a long time.
Lebrun/Lebrun – Karlsson/Falck: 4-2
Let's go for this quarter -final
Three sets to win so that the Lebrun brothers join the semi-final, synonyms of assured medal.
The Swedes will receive
The Swedes won the TOSS, they decided to receive. Alexis Lebrun will serve first.
Soon the start of the match
The training is over, the two duos enter the track.
The Swedes, 14th in the world in front of them
In the quarter -finals, the Lebrun brothers face Swedish pair, Kristian Karlsson and Mattias Falck. 2021 world champions, they are currently 14th in the world.
Hopefully the Montpellier brothers put aside the disappointment of the single tournament and more write history by imitating Florian Bourrassaud and Esteban Dorr, who qualified for the double semi-finals.
In the event of a victory, the world numbers will be measured by the Taiwanese Cheng-Jui Kao and Yun-Ju lin, 11th in the world.
The Lebrun brothers will soon appear
The Wang-Kuai pair has just won an express victory on table 1, which means that our Lebrun brothers are the next ones to appear.
Disappointment for Félix Lebrun en Single, a historic medal already ensured in double for France
Yesterday was marked by the pair Florian Bourrassaud and Esteban Dorr who succeeded in the feat – by qualifying for the semi -finals of the double – to bring the first world medal to France since 1997.
For his part, Félix Lebrun was eliminated in simple in the knockout stages by the Korean year Jaehyun.
Towards a new French medal?
Hello everyone and welcome to this live RMC Sport devoted to the suite of the World Table Tennis Championships in Doha.
On the program for this Friday day: the quarter -final of the Lebrun brothers against the Swedish pair made up of Mattias Falck and Kristian Karlsson. A victory would be synonymous with a medal for the most famous duo of French table tennis.
The match will be followed live on the channels Youtube and RMC Sport Twitch at 11:30 am.
