He is the big revelation of the last U15 European Championships, winning singles, doubles and team titles. His older brother, Alexis, also shone in U19.
And to think that if it had not been the Covid-19 which had led to the separation of the European U15 (cadets) and U19 (juniors) championships in Varazdin, Croatia, Félix and Alexis, members of the Alliance Nîmes Montpellier TT, would have shared new historical moments, earning them six of the eleven medals gleaned by France.
When the first arrived at the site of the event, just around the clock from Zagreb, the second had already left, three days earlier, his suitcases weighed down by three medals.
Félix Lebrun… 25 years after the German Timo Boll
In a U19 competition in which he will be able to take part again in 2022 as a U18, the eldest, “who discovered with quite normal stress this European level that he had not seen since the youngest between his repeated injuries and the Covid-19”, according to his father, Stéphane, was therefore adorned with gold in mixed doubles alongside Camille Lutz, silver by teams with Thibault Poret, Alexis Kouraichi, Benjamin Fruchard and finally bronze in singles after his defeat in the half. final against the Polish Kulczycki (2-4). In the final lost to Poland (2-3), it was he who brought the two tricolor points.
In U15, his younger brother therefore imitated a certain Timo Boll, the flag bearer of Germany at the Rio 2016 Olympics. The former world No. 1, 8 times European champion, Olympic medalist, had achieved the European treble . A quarter of a century later, Félix has followed in his glorious footsteps. It remains to wish him the same future.
In Varazdin, he won the double with Flavien Coton, the team title with the last city, Elian Zemmal, Antoine Noirault and, the must, the singles title. In the final, he offered himself the scalp of the world No. 1 U15, the Romanian Chirita. Eloquent statistics, Felix has not conceded the slightest defeat, whether in teams or in singles. And the trophy room fills up.
The Paris 2024 Olympics, a completely legitimate objective
Similar results… during the Olympic Games, it is difficult not to draw a parallel. “Yes, they are in the race to dream of the Paris 2024 Games where there will be no qualifying. Three years is short and long at the same time … There will be two individual tickets, three team, mixed doubles … four representatives at least and if the duo Gauzy – the only one able to fight at the world level to date, ahead today – Lebesson is dominant for the moment, we do not know what will happen pass by then but the France team is not so far “, analyzes the father, proud but knowing how to remain measured when it comes to talking about his “little ones”.
Immediately, at the end of the summer, Félix (between the 20th and the 35th French rank), who passed in second at the Françoise-Combes high school in Montpellier, will begin his professional career in Istres (Pro B), “partner club”, where he will probably be leader of the pennant team. A nice turn to negotiate.
Faithful to the ANMTT, Alexis (between 10th and 20th), who was blocked in Paris by the Covid-19 on his return from Croatia, will play, him, the Swedish Interclubs and the French N1. Adding after his professional certificate (BP), a State Diploma (DE) of trainer at Creps de Montpellier. No problem, the duo will hardly have time to be bored.
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