On March 28, 2024, the Incheon Championship was in full swing, and the French 17-year-old got off to a flying start, with Felix Lebrun beating Denmark's Linde 3-1 and then facing Germany's Ocharov, who had a chance to score more points.
French teenager Felix Lebrun, as a supernova, rose strongly in this Olympic cycle, leading the French team to win the runner-up in the World Table Tennis Championships, showing that the talent is indeed capable, although the last stop lost to Wang Chuqin did not enter the final, but Felix's singles ranking still rose to No. 5, second only to the national table tennis four, and still in front of Zhang Benzhihe and others, which is due to its relatively stable results.
The opponent is the 32nd-ranked Danish player Linde, who has made rapid progress this year, especially at last year's World Table Tennis Championships, the men's singles advanced to the quarterfinals as a dark horse, leaving a deep impression on many fans.
In fact, what surprised many fans is that it stands to reason that the national table tennis is better at straight board play, the talent reserve is relatively sufficient, and talented players should emerge, but I didn't expect the French team's Felix Lebrun to stand out, only 17 years old to have the current level, Felix's skills and tactics are indeed advanced, but it is difficult to threaten the main force of national table tennis, but it is not as difficult to play as his brother Alex Lebrun.
After the start of the game, Felix made a lot of unnecessary mistakes in the first game, both of them were in a hurry, and even a little in a hurry, Linde held a slight advantage, taking the lead with 11-8, and Felix found the rhythm in the second game, giving full play to his advantages in the first three boards, and using delicate small-ball technology to limit Linde's active force, Felix took the lead in an all-round way, and directly blasted out 11-2 and colored.
In the third game, Felix led 7-2 and suddenly dropped the line, and was chased by Linde continuously, but at the critical moment Felix stopped the loss in time and won another game with 11-5, in general, Linde is not as comprehensive as Felix, and the ability to adjust on the spot is average, otherwise the process will be more intense, and the traditional straight board play is different, Felix is not only delicate in the first three boards, but also very strong in backhand, it is indeed difficult to play.
In the fourth game, Linde's service round was somewhat adjusted, but he couldn't keep up with the opponent's fast pace, and there was always a lack of coping strategies, Felix led 8-4, and then ended the game 11-6, and finally reversed Linde 3-1, and faced the German world champion Ocharov in the next round, Felix is not easy to advance, Ocharov is very experienced and comprehensive, and his strength is obviously stronger than the current Linde, so stay tuned.