Felix Lebrun has been the new star of European table tennis since the Olympics. However, his European Championship quarter-final against German outsider Benedikt Duda ended in defeat and a scandal.
The French table tennis star Felix Lebrun caused a scandal after his surprising exit from the European Championships against the German outsider Benedikt Duda. The 18-year-old tournament favorite threw away his racket, breaking a screen near the table and was shown a red card by the referee.
The European association ETTU then even discussed excluding Lebrun from the entire tournament in Linz. That would have meant that the Olympic bronze medalist would not have been able to play in the doubles final on Sunday together with his older brother Alexis Lebrun against the two Swedes Truls Möregardh and Anton Källberg.
However, according to ETTU and a report by the French sports newspaper “L’Equipe”, the decision is: The European Championship quarter-finals will not be seen as a 4-3 win for Duda, but as a disqualification for Lebrun. The current number seven in the world loses all the world ranking points achieved in Linz. And he will be charged for the broken screen.
The younger of the two Lebrun brothers has been the new star of European table tennis since the Olympic Games in Paris. At the age of 18, he won the bronze medal in the individual and team competitions in his own country. He is the best European in the world rankings. Against the 30-year-old Duda from TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt, he was eliminated despite a 3-1 set lead and a match point in the fifth round.
Source: Stern
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