Lebrun Brothers Win WTT Finals Doubles 3-2 in Japan, Become First French World Number Ones

Nov 23, 2024, 12:10 PM

French table tennis players Alexis and Félix Lebrun have won the doubles title at the WTT Finals in Fukuoka, Japan, becoming the world number one ranked pair—a first for French table tennis. After being eliminated earlier in the singles competition, the Lebrun brothers defeated fellow Frenchmen Esteban Dorr and Florian Bourrassaud in the semi-finals, marking the first time two French pairs faced each other at this stage of the tournament. In the final, they overcame the Japanese duo Hiroto Shinozuka and Shunsuke Togami with a 3-2 victory at the season's last major tournament, becoming the first Europeans to win the WTT Finals in doubles. This historic win marks a significant achievement for French table tennis.