How far will the French table tennis team go? Silver medallists at the last world championship, the Blues, led by the Lebrun brothers, have the possibility of reaching the last four of the Olympic team tournament in the event of a victory against Brazil, Wednesday, July 7, at the Arena Paris Sud 4.
The Blues are off to a good start. With a quality squad with three players in the world’s top 31 (Félix Lebrun 5th, Alexis Lebrun 18th and Simon Gauzy 31st), the French team made a very good impression in the round of 16, beating Slovenia 3-0. The third nation in the world, France is, on paper, the favourite for this quarter-final.
The Brazilian Trap. The ninth nation in the world, Brazil put in a great performance in the round of 16, eliminating Portugal 3-1, 8th in the world and quarter-finalist of the last world team championship. Hugo Calderano, third in the world, is the leader of the team, composed of Victor Ishiy (74th in the world) and Guilherme Teodoro (122nd in the world).
Hugo Calderano, a well-known opponent. In the Olympic singles tournament, the Brazilian made the Lebrun clan experience different emotions. While Alexis had fallen to him in the round of 16, Félix avenged his brother by overcoming the Brazilian in the bronze medal match.