Felix Lebrun: All you need to know about Harmeet Desai’s opponent in table tennis Round of 64 at Paris Olympics 2024
Born in 2006 in Montpellier, France, Felix Lebrun comes from a family connected to table tennis. His elder brother Alexis Lebrun is also part of the Paris Olympics France team. Moreover, his father and uncle also represented the country.
Felix caught the limelight at the European Games 2023, defeating Marcos Freitas in a seven-game final. Later, he secured the WTT Contender Antalya title in 2023 in the men's singles event.
After impressive performances, he propelled into the top ten of the ITTF World Rankings in October 2023. In 2024, he secured his second WTT singles event title in Goa. The France men's team propelled to the final of the World Team Championships in 2024 and secured a silver medal, losing the final to China.
In March 2024, he achieved his career-best ITTF ranking of World No. 5 and poses a big threat to Harmeet Desai in the Round of 64 encounter.
Felix Lebrun's medals and achievements
European Games 2024
Men's Singles: Gold medal
WTT Contender Antalya 2023
Men's Singles: Title winner
WTT Star Contender Goa 2024
Men's Singles: Title winner
World Team Championships 2024
Men’s team: Silver medal
Felix Lebrun's world rankings
Felix Lebrun is currently ranked World No. 5 in the ITTF Rankings with 3587 points in men’s singles. He achieved his career-best ranking of 5 in March 2024. Interestingly, he is the World's No. 1 paddler in the boys’ singles category.
Felix Lebrun vs Harmeet Desai: Head to Head
Felix Lebrun and Harmeet Desai haven’t competed against each other so far in men’s singles.
Felix Lebrun's recent records
European Games 2024
Men's Singles: Title winner
WTT Contender Antalya 2023
Men's Singles: Title winner
WTT Star Contender Goa 2024
Men's Singles: Title winner
Felix Lebrun's Olympic qualification
Felix Lebrun made the cut for the Paris Olympics 2024 as part of the host nation. Alexis Lebrun and Simon Gauzy also will be a part of the men's team for France.
Felix Lebrun vs Harmeet Desai match details
Felix Lebrun will lock horns with Harmeet Desai in a Round of 64 encounter at the Paris Olympics 2024 at South Paris Arena 4 Table 1 on Sunday, July 28 at 11:30 PM IST.