Félix Lebrun had a French Chinese player in the same club, he tried to inspire himself from this guy, and ended with a penhold style, which is clearly rare in France.
Felix's forehand was a big weakness, now looks very smooth and clean. Incredible improvement. Dima was on fire and still lost. This kid is special. Counters absolutely everything. Madness tt!
He wasn't at his best in the final. In my opinion, the matches against Hugo and Kallberg were more impressive. However, the fact that Félix still managed to take the game proves his strong mentality. What a amazing kid! Hope he can continue playing at this level in Frankfurt.
@@minukesis Dima was on fire and he still won the match. I think this is more impressive than his previous matches as he was under more pressure and still managed to come out on top.
Very impressive performance from Felix once again! Very mature technically and mentally at 17! Beating a legend like Dima Ovtcharov in a final like this! Congratulations!🎉🇫🇷 Dima nearly managed to come back, but it came the youngsters way this time! It's a pity for him, normally he can win mentally, but next time...
Quel match encore une fois de la part de Félix, et quelle progression du coup droit (je l'avais déjà remarqué face à FZD) ... Ce gamin est impressionnant de maîtrise.
When you are leading by a lot, you can easily get carried away. The match is not over until it is. Even Demar who is playing at the highest level, got caught.
Unless he becomes the world no 1 (all continents included) and win something huge like the Olympics gold, tt would remain completely neglected and mistreated by the media throughout europe. Hope he can and save a dying (dead) sport in europe for millions of forgotten European tt fans
Bravo Félix là on y 'est ! superbe match ou Dima a tout donné pour l'emporter, mais tu étais là. Faut encore garder la tête froide pour les JO et prendre la plus brillante en France !!! Après 2024 tout sera à revoir. Beaucoup de joueurs craquent mentalement, Alexis compris... Allez Felix je fais all-in sur toi !
That was a great victory, yes, but I think his victory against Calderano in the 1/4 (ranked number 4) is even more revealing of his talent and progression.
@@Independent_Man3 "fake number 5"? Are you suggesting that Calderano had "fake victories" to get the points for his ranking? The WTT rank is based on competitions that occur all year long, not JUST ONE event like WTTC or OG. 😆
Yes, but Calderano is nowhere near No. 5 by skill level. In most WTT tournaments, he loses in round 1. Felix is much more consistent and also stronger in every other way. The final against Dima is a way better indicator of Felix's strenght.
Sadly, this won’t receive any news coverage in any major media.. Europe’s been waiting for someone like Felix. In the 80s 90s. TT was still broadcast on TV and there was news coverage. In the last 20 years, there was zero coverage of tt on any major platform in europe. Looking through the media, it’s like the sport is extinct. Tt fans are a completely neglected abandoned group in europe for 20 years. Hopefully, he can win something big and help raise tt’s profile in europe just a little bit..
Exactly! He usually has an excellent backhand and "only" good forehand (if we consider the level he currently has) but against Ovtcharov he showed an excellent forehand while he produced an unusual amount of mistakes with his backhand (despite some very good shots per usual of course). Felix Lebrun mostly showcased and extraordinary mental toughness. Congrats to him he definitely deserved a WTT title.
I don't know, how Dimitrij want's to win when he played just right or left side... what about middle of the table? Where was short game on the table? Felix did perfect counter-attack game! Congrats, what can i say)
J'ai fait du TT pendant 10 ans et j'adore ce sport mais je ne comprends pas pourquoi quand le match est fini le vainqueur ne va pas tout de suite saluer le vaincu mais va avant se jeter dans les bras de son entraîneur comme un vulgaire footeux, c'est vraiment dommage cette manie
@@darrylmeredith2534 Many empires are not consistent in their rule enforcment or give famous players a pass..also many people do wrong serves on purpose, because there will probably no consequences anyway
J'invite chacun à revoir le quart de finale de Félix face au numéro 5 mondial Ugo Calderano, qu'il a corrigé en 3 petites manches. Sidérant. Une leçon de ping pong !
У Димы часто мяч летит в сетку в розыгрыше. То на подставке, то при встречных ударах. Я считаю по игре у него всё нормально. Просто инвентарь немного попробовать подобрать. Липаком он не может играть. Надо что-то ближе к тензорам. Чисто мнение с дивана. Ну а Феликс - это будущий топ всей Европы на пару с Алексисом, если и дальше будет прогрессировать и держать уровень.
Première chose à faire c’est d’aller saluer l’adversaire après avoir gagné !!! Pffff Beaucoup de fautes direct et ils s’est fait rattrapé . Gagné sur le fil ! Bof va falloir encore progresser 😮
Can someone of the french team maybe teach this boy some manners and tell him to shake hands after the match [before running to anyone else!], PLEASE 🤮
He did, it just wasn't recorded in the highlights. He should have shaken hands with Ovtcharov before jumping in the arms of his coach but we can give him some slack after winning such a close match and first WTT title agaisnt the WR9. He just got carried away at first but eventually shook hands.
très bon match, le meilleur a gagné , on sent que Félix était fatigué sinon il aurait gagné 3 set à zéro , comme d'hab! Dimitrij a eu beaucoup de chance de ne pas être ridiculisé!
Optimiste le 3-0, j'adore Félix mais Dimitrij est tout sauf un manche et il l'a encore prouvé avec ce match. Encore bravo au petit frère qui a fait preuve de grosses ressources mentales pour aller chercher cette rencontre !
It might not mean disrespect. It could mean that he unfortunately comes from a country that gives absolutely zero media coverage to table tennis. So, his incredible victory is not known by anyone who does not follow tt closely in his country, and even if he becomes a world champion or Olympics gold medalist someday, no media is gonna report about those incredible feats and he probably is not going to earn even one hundredth of an average footballer’s salary. And, this is the same all across Europe. If a person with this tt talent is from China or Japan, he’d receive way more recognition and make so much more money. Sadly, table tennis is a dying sport in europe. Some might say it’s dead already. Not because no one plays it. Millions of us play it and spent money on it. However, the media and the capital market in this continent have not showed even the slightest interest in tt for over 20 years.
Not so smart comment. Do you know what is sport is about ? It is about mastering the skill and managing safe zone . Then putting pressure and managing pressure. Obviously Dima made many error because there was big pressure from Félix. And not enough safe zone for Dima. This Victor is deserved for Félix and is not same chance encounter as proven by his performance un the last month.
Why do players run off to their coaches before shaking their opponents' hands? Just looks so disrespectful. I know it's commonplace, but not a good look.
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