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Topic: Short video about Felix Lebrun

Posted By: stiltt
Subject: Short video about Felix Lebrun
Date Posted: 12/12/2021 at 10:12pm

Parents, coaches, famous players give their thought about the French upcoming champion. Closed Captions in English available.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=908529276521183" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=908529276521183

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=908529276521183" rel="nofollow">

In addition, coach EmRatThich wrote a piece about him:

http://pingsunday.com/felix-lebrun-great-penholder-player-of-europe/" rel="nofollow - https://pingsunday.com/felix-lebrun-great-penholder-player-of-europe/

By the way, I had no idea he had a PhD from Sorbonne University

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Posted By: lgxb
Date Posted: 12/12/2021 at 10:37pm

nice to see young western cpen player rising up. His forhand still has a lot to improve. It would be better for him to learn from Wang hao and Ma lin.

Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 12/14/2021 at 3:59pm

His fh will be like xu xin very soon. His bh is now the pillar of his game and I think the coaches do not want to overload him, they say clearly they want to advance little step after little step.

I am nobody to interpret anything publicly and that's the personal thought of a new Lebrun fan: I think Felix' coaches do not want Felix to fragilize his dominant bh for now. They encourage him to play free and let his fh develop itself naturally without forcing anything. They want mother nature and Felix to work in harmony together and they just make sure nothing interferes. It's the best coaching possible, they love him by letting him be his own game.

Look at what happened to TH, somehow the coaches wanted to shove in his game what they think is the best for him. Felix' coaches want him to discover all that by himself and they just support him and answer his questions, they help him in his research without imposing anything to him. This is beyond beautiful and I am in awe. This is the true way to raise kids, to raise champions, I take lesson here!

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Posted By: mykonos96
Date Posted: 12/15/2021 at 9:40am

stiltt wrote:

Parents, coaches, famous players give their thought about the French upcoming champion. Closed Captions in English available.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=908529276521183" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=908529276521183

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=908529276521183" rel="nofollow">

In addition, coach EmRatThich wrote a piece about him:

http://pingsunday.com/felix-lebrun-great-penholder-player-of-europe/" rel="nofollow - https://pingsunday.com/felix-lebrun-great-penholder-player-of-europe/

By the way, I had no idea he had a PhD from Sorbonne University

HZW vs Felix Lebrun

https://youtu.be/-KWyt0zvn7g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 12/15/2021 at 10:09am

A 15-year-old can't keep up with a 59-year-old in speed. No future for Europe.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 12/15/2021 at 10:25am

This is so unfair. Obviously he was not exposed to that type of play enough to deal with it on the fly. Shame on you for taking down a teenager hitting him under the belt, you can do so much better.

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Posted By: BH-Man
Date Posted: 12/15/2021 at 4:46pm

Sure zeio coulda done better to offend you, he coulda said the lad couldn't polish 59 yr old shoes or had to change diapers or something...

That kid might might grow into a good player.

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Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 12/15/2021 at 5:42pm

Yep, Felix is at the level of polishing shoes just like Kanak is at the level of the ball boys. It’s ok, we need a little bit of everything to make a successful forum and I respect your thinking.

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Posted By: astaroyd
Date Posted: 12/15/2021 at 7:23pm

does he dye his hair?

brings to mind another french player

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XemAHKZ31R4" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XemAHKZ31R4

also his name lebrun sounds similar to lebron.... the year they played world championships in USA LOL

Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 12/15/2021 at 10:02pm

stiltt wrote:

Yep, Felix is at the level of polishing shoes just like Kanak is at the level of the ball boys. It’s ok, we need a little bit of everything to make a successful forum and I respect your thinking.

It went down to 9-9 in the decider, a 2 point match! is that really polishing shoes? I say you didn't see the match before "contributing".

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Posted By: jonyer1980
Date Posted: 12/16/2021 at 2:00am

Im sure he'll manage to beat him straight away once he reaches his seventies.

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Posted By: aerial
Date Posted: 12/16/2021 at 9:20am

didn't know what match was being referred to, had do some searching to find it

if anyone was in my shoes, here's the match

https://youtu.be/-KWyt0zvn7g" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/-KWyt0zvn7g

Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 12/16/2021 at 1:08pm

yes, that’s the link Mykonos shared above (buried after the quote).

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Posted By: dajdosta
Date Posted: 12/16/2021 at 4:00pm

Cut the kid a slack.

He is very good for his age and it's enjoyable to watch such penholder for a change.

I'm even more impressed with He Zhiwen who will be 60 years old next month.

He is a beast and it's always exciting to watch his unique style.

Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 12/16/2021 at 5:15pm

dajdosta wrote:

Cut the kid a slack.

He is very good for his age and it's enjoyable to watch such penholder for a change.

I'm even more impressed with He Zhiwen who will be 60 years old next month.

He is a beast and it's always exciting to watch his unique style.

HZW is a legend. I will never forget how he almost spanked Kreanga in WTTC 2003 in Paris. The Greek superstar had balls of steel saving match point looping like there is no tomorrow.

It's an honor for the kid to take a lesson from the veteran and his loss is maybe a good thing for him because he is going to take the style seriously and it will make him a more complete player from the get go.

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Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 12/17/2021 at 1:20am

https://ctext.org/mengzi/gaozi-ii/zh?searchu=%E6%95%85%E5%A4%A9%E5%B0%87%E9%99%8D%E5%A4%A7%E4%BB%BB%E6%96%BC%E6%98%AF%E4%BA%BA%E4%B9%9F%EF%BC%8C%E5%BF%85%E5%85%88%E8%8B%A6%E5%85%B6%E5%BF%83%E5%BF%97%EF%BC%8C%E5%8B%9E%E5%85%B6%E7%AD%8B%E9%AA%A8%EF%BC%8C%E9%A4%93%E5%85%B6%E9%AB%94%E8%86%9A%EF%BC%8C%E7%A9%BA%E4%B9%8F%E5%85%B6%E8%BA%AB%EF%BC%8C%E8%A1%8C%E6%8B%82%E4%BA%82%E5%85%B6%E6%89%80%E7%82%BA%EF%BC%8C%E6%89%80%E4%BB%A5%E5%8B%95%E5%BF%83%E5%BF%8D%E6%80%A7%EF%BC%8C%E6%9B%BE%E7%9B%8A%E5%85%B6%E6%89%80%E4%B8%8D%E8%83%BD%E3%80%82&en=on" rel="nofollow - 孟子曰：「……故天將降大任於是人也，必先苦其心志，勞其筋骨，餓其體膚，空乏其身，行拂亂其所為，所以動心忍性，曾益其所不能……」
Mencius said, "...Thus, when Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man, it first exercises his mind with suffering, and his sinews and bones with toil. It exposes his body to hunger, and subjects him to extreme poverty. It confounds his undertakings. By all these methods it stimulates his mind, hardens his nature, and supplies his incompetencies..."

Thus, when Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=90995&PID=1119945&title=young-european-prospects#1119945" rel="nofollow - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=90995&PID=1119945&title=young-european-prospects#1119945
it first exercises his mind with suffering - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=91109&PID=1121752&title=short-video-about-felix-lebrun#1121752" rel="nofollow - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=91109&PID=1121752&title=short-video-about-felix-lebrun#1121752

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 12/17/2021 at 2:18am

zeio wrote:

https://ctext.org/mengzi/gaozi-ii/zh?searchu=%E6%95%85%E5%A4%A9%E5%B0%87%E9%99%8D%E5%A4%A7%E4%BB%BB%E6%96%BC%E6%98%AF%E4%BA%BA%E4%B9%9F%EF%BC%8C%E5%BF%85%E5%85%88%E8%8B%A6%E5%85%B6%E5%BF%83%E5%BF%97%EF%BC%8C%E5%8B%9E%E5%85%B6%E7%AD%8B%E9%AA%A8%EF%BC%8C%E9%A4%93%E5%85%B6%E9%AB%94%E8%86%9A%EF%BC%8C%E7%A9%BA%E4%B9%8F%E5%85%B6%E8%BA%AB%EF%BC%8C%E8%A1%8C%E6%8B%82%E4%BA%82%E5%85%B6%E6%89%80%E7%82%BA%EF%BC%8C%E6%89%80%E4%BB%A5%E5%8B%95%E5%BF%83%E5%BF%8D%E6%80%A7%EF%BC%8C%E6%9B%BE%E7%9B%8A%E5%85%B6%E6%89%80%E4%B8%8D%E8%83%BD%E3%80%82&en=on" rel="nofollow - 孟子曰：「……故天將降大任於是人也，必先苦其心志，勞其筋骨，餓其體膚，空乏其身，行拂亂其所為，所以動心忍性，曾益其所不能……」
Mencius said, "...Thus, when Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man, it first exercises his mind with suffering, and his sinews and bones with toil. It exposes his body to hunger, and subjects him to extreme poverty. It confounds his undertakings. By all these methods it stimulates his mind, hardens his nature, and supplies his incompetencies..."

Thus, when Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=90995&PID=1119945&title=young-european-prospects#1119945" rel="nofollow - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=90995&PID=1119945&title=young-european-prospects#1119945
it first exercises his mind with suffering - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=91109&PID=1121752&title=short-video-about-felix-lebrun#1121752" rel="nofollow - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=91109&PID=1121752&title=short-video-about-felix-lebrun#1121752

thank you zeio, you are the best of us and I was just afraid for a moment, that's it.

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Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 12/17/2021 at 2:49am

You sounded like the yi-King. With the right spirit exposed by your last post, here is what it said from your energy with help from http://yikingnet.free.fr/" rel="nofollow - http://yikingnet.free.fr/ , the same site online for decades, hosted here and there over the years.

WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SPOILED
Has supreme success.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
Before the starting point, three days.
After the starting point, three days.

Transforming into

THE GENTLE. Success through what is small.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
It furthers one to see the great man.

We can always make it work. Like in backgammon, no matter what the dice say good or bad, there is always a move among all possible that is better that all others.

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Posted By: BH-Man
Date Posted: 12/19/2021 at 2:14am

Saw the full match from london2012 channel. Kid scuffed the daylights outta HZW's shoes and nearly stomped them down. Kid gave a LOT better fight than many league pro players give HZW. If this kid grows, maybe some jokers gunna be polishing kid's shoes.

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Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 07/19/2022 at 1:23pm

Time to revisit this thread. It's funny how Alexis was less talked about, undoubtedly because Felix attracted more attention with the PH grip.

This tournament in Budapest is their explosion on the international stage, what a fiesta!

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Posted By: jackwong23
Date Posted: 07/19/2022 at 1:33pm

zeio wrote:

A 15-year-old can't keep up with a 59-year-old in speed. No future for Europe.

LOL

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 07/20/2022 at 4:51am

stiltt wrote:

Time to revisit this thread. It's funny how Alexis was less talked about, undoubtedly because Felix attracted more attention with the PH grip.

This tournament in Budapest is their explosion on the international stage, what a fiesta!

One reason has to do with big Lebrun playing only junior events up until 2019. According to WTT, he has turned pro for 1 year only. He started competing in 2015, but didn't play international events at all in 2017 and 2020. He only started competing in senior events in 2021, specifically WTT Contender Lasko(11/1-7) and Novo Mesto(11/8-14). The last junior event he played was WTT Youth Star Contender Otocec(3/29-4/2).
WTT Contender Lasko(11/1-7) - QR1
Novo Mesto(11/8-14) - QR2

OTOH, little Lebrun started competing in 2018, yet he already competed in senior events in 2021, specifically WTT Contender Lasko(11/1-7) and Novo Mesto(11/8-14), same as his older brother. The last junior event he played was WTT Youth Star Contender Otocec(3/29-4/2).
WTT Contender Lasko(11/1-7) - QR3
Novo Mesto(11/8-14) - R16, 3-2 CCY w/ injured wrist in R32, significant enough for me to write about him.

http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=90995&PID=1119945&title=young-european-prospects#1119945" rel="nofollow - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=90995&PID=1119945&title=young-european-prospects#1119945

It shows how weak Europe is, which I've been preaching for years, when Calderano and Harimoto get mentioned in a thread about young European prospects.

The only young prospect from Europe worth keeping an eye on is Lebrun. Forget the other ones over 20. They should be competing against the world's best by now and looking ready to replace "Ovtcharov, Franziska, Gauzy, Falck, Pitchford, Freitas, etc."

http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=90995&PID=1119977&title=young-european-prospects#1119977" rel="nofollow - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=90995&PID=1119977&title=young-european-prospects#1119977

The impression that European players mature later stems from the educational system reform, as pointed out by Rosskopf in 2019. And that's what makes Lebrun worthy of attention because he's not bogged down by that. He's on a similar trajectory as Harimoto and LYJ by starting really young, competing against players many years his senior, even scoring wins and making the main draw at 15 years and 2 months old in a senior event, which is very difficult after the World Ranking reform in 2018.

For comparison, Harimoto(then 15 and 3) and LYJ(then 17 and 1) stopped competing in junior events after the Youth Olympic Games 2018. Moregard is going to compete at the World Youth Championships this December, in the U19 event at the age of 19 and 9. Come on. To add insult to injury, Moregard is ranked even lower than Februn in the U19.

Calderano, who didn't switch to table tennis until 14, was already making a name for himself at WJTTC 2014, YOG 2014 and Rio 2016. He also stopped competing in U21 events after that Olympic games when he was eligible for another year. Think about it.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/03/2023 at 10:53am

http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=92798&PID=1138557&title=wtt-star-contender-goa-2023-2-273-5#1138557" rel="nofollow - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=92798&PID=1138557&title=wtt-star-contender-goa-2023-2-273-5#1138557

勒布伦打球真好看啊
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8292299597" rel="nofollow - https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8292299597

尚坤AC，直板之光
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8292299597" rel="nofollow - https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8292299597

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: RUSH
Date Posted: 03/04/2023 at 9:14pm

This is a superstar! Makes me want to play cpen again like when I was in the first half of my life. I also like his galsses! Cool

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 06/27/2023 at 3:38pm

As they say it in China, 直板�£統在歐洲/Cpen orthodoxy in Europe. LOL

https://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=90995&PID=1119945&title=young-european-prospects#1119945" rel="nofollow - https://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=90995&PID=1119945&title=young-european-prospects#1119945

The only young prospect from Europe worth keeping an eye on is Lebrun. Forget the other ones over 20. They should be competing against the world's best by now and looking ready to replace "Ovtcharov, Franziska, Gauzy, Falck, Pitchford, Freitas, etc."

http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=93368&PID=1142682&title=2023-european-games-6-237-1#1142682" rel="nofollow - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=93368&PID=1142682&title=2023-european-games-6-237-1#1142682

F Lebrun 0-1 -> 2-1 -> 2-3 -> 4-3 Freitas
G7 30 TO for Freitas, 51, 54 TO for Lebrun, 64, 68, 78, 79, 109, 1311

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: TTslurp
Date Posted: 06/27/2023 at 5:13pm

Hopefully some kids will start using penhold now.

Posted By: kindof99
Date Posted: 06/27/2023 at 5:29pm

Is this Lebrun's first big title?

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Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 06/28/2023 at 8:12am

It looks like European Games 2023 is the first senior title for Felix.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 06/28/2023 at 9:43am

Felix Lebrun was influenced by Chen Tianyuan and Xu Xin to switch to Cpen.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/is-it-time-for-a-faster-blade.25221/post-344888" rel="nofollow - https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/is-it-time-for-a-faster-blade.25221/post-344888

天才！菲利克斯勒布伦成为史上最年轻欧运会冠军！
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8480442292" rel="nofollow - https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8480442292

直板樊振东: 因为小勒布伦的启蒙教练是中国人，也就是袁佳楠的老公陈天元。陈天元赢过小勒布伦的舅舅勒古，所以他舅舅就让他学直板了…同时小家伙最喜欢的球员是许昕，所以就坚持学下来了……

贴吧用户_0DWtRSe 法国兄弟是欧洲乒坛的搅局者，对于巴黎奥运肯定是要重点关注，第一是主场第二是两人的年龄优势第三是他倆打法的凶狠和灵动性，但有一点可以注意的，两人属于典型的欧洲气质，打上头脾气按不住，大勒布伦输半决赛很大部分原因是沉不住气，被逆转的，所以跟勒布伦兄弟交手，让他们上头而且按在地上�£种憋屈，他们容易自爆，总得来说，欧洲出现新对手，总觉得是好事，毕竟这样的比赛才有意思，而且直板在欧洲开始起头，确实给我们很大的启发，许昕之后难得的直板，虽然对他倆个性无感，但对于比赛是更有看头的。

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: Bran
Date Posted: 06/28/2023 at 4:09pm

Félix Lebrun says in the interview below that it was because of Chen Jian, who used to be his uncle Legoût's teammate at Istres.

https://olympics.com/fr/infos/tennis-table-felix-lebrun-prise-porte-plume" rel="nofollow - https://olympics.com/fr/infos/tennis-table-felix-lebrun-prise-porte-plume

Chinese forums may not be the most reliable sources for French players.

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 06/29/2023 at 12:37am

Thanks for the heads up. The Tieba's comment is actually consistent with the one by Music&Ping (OldUser?) on TTD, a member from France. I wonder where they got their source.

Below are more sources from 2021 where Felix mentions Chen Jian.

https://swaythlingclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/swaythling-april-2021.pdf" rel="nofollow - https://swaythlingclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/swaythling-april-2021.pdf

"I saw a penholder, a Chinese player who was playing for Istres Club, Chen Jian", explained Felix Lebrun. "He was also a practice partner for some time for the men's team at the national training centre, INSEP. I liked him and his style of play very much, I took him as an example, as a model."

https://ttfit.app/felix-lebrun/" rel="nofollow - https://ttfit.app/felix-lebrun/

You are one of the few successful young penhold players, who or what inspired you to play this style?

When I was young there was a French Division 1 player called Chen Jian who trained in Montpellier. When I went to the gym with my father I often saw him train and wanted to play like him! I continued to play this way and really enjoyed it, so this became my style.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: Bran
Date Posted: 06/29/2023 at 3:25pm

As far as I know, Chen Tianyuan and his family live in Cholet, close to his club of La Romagne and quite the distance from where the Lebrun are based, in Montpellier. I'm quite doubtful that he's ever been their coach. As far as I know, the Lebruns have always had French coaches.

https://www.fftt.com/site/actualites/2020-01-25/a-rencontre-de-yuan-jia-nan" rel="nofollow - https://www.fftt.com/site/actualites/2020-01-25/a-rencontre-de-yuan-jia-nan

As for converting to penhold, his dad explains he started with it at age 3-4, around 5:35.

https://youtu.be/zH5Cd7ojQVI" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/zH5Cd7ojQVI

Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 06/29/2023 at 10:10pm

At that time stamp, the dad says that Felix saw a cpen Chinese player named Shenzen play and later on asked if he could use the same grip, when he started "baby ping" at 3-4 years old. That would indicate Felix was impressed by the cpen grip at 2 years old... An early adopter!

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Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 06/30/2023 at 3:17am

stiltt wrote:

At that time stamp, the dad says that Felix saw a cpen Chinese player named Shenzen play and later on asked if he could use the same grip, when he started "baby ping" at 3-4 years old. That would indicate Felix was impressed by the cpen grip at 2 years old... An early adopter!

Shenzen = Chen Jian.

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Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 06/30/2023 at 11:52am

Thanks.

that guy? http:// youtu.be/I11Fd3sXHLo?t=46" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/I11Fd3sXHLo?t=46 The dad mentions that they saw him at Istres where the match in the video happened 10 years ago.

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Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 07/01/2023 at 12:36am

Just https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/european-games-2023.31432/post-413802" rel="nofollow - found out Gauzy has been struggling mentally, and needless to say the Lebrun brothers are a big factor, among others.

https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis-de-table/Actualites/Simon-gauzy-j-ai-eu-une-extinction-complete/1397481" rel="nofollow - https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis-de-table/Actualites/Simon-gauzy-j-ai-eu-une-extinction-complete/1397481

L'arrivée fulgurante des frères Lebrun a-t-elle également joué un rôle ?
J'en rigole avec tout le monde : il y a un an et demi, je n'avais jamais entendu parler d'eux. Il y a un an, j'étais sûr de faire les Jeux, aujourd'hui ce n'est plus le cas (il y aura trois sélectionnés par équipes, dont deux pourront disputer les simples). Quand tu te vois sombrer et eux monter à une vitesse jamais vue... J'ai pris un coup. Je pense que c'est assez légitime, je n'ai pas de honte à le dire. Je pense aussi que ça va me faire du bien, ça fait presque quinze ans que tout le monde attend mes résultats, c'est moi qui ai globalement apporté les meilleurs résultats français... Là, ça va faire une équipe incroyable. Même si je ne me qualifie pas en simple, l'équipe est potentiellement médaillable. À moi de me concentrer sur mon projet. Eux jouent extrêmement bien, je n'y suis pour rien, et ils ne sont pour rien non plus dans mes résultats.

Did the dazzling arrival of the Lebrun brothers also play a role?
I laugh about it with everyone: a year and a half ago, I had never heard of them. A year ago, I was sure to make the Games, today this is no longer the case (there will be three selected by teams, two of which will be able to compete in the singles). When you see yourself sinking and them climbing at an unprecedented speed... I took a hit. I think it's pretty legit, I'm not ashamed to say it. I also think it will do me good, everyone has been waiting for my results for almost fifteen years, it is I who have brought the best French results overall... There, it will make an incredible team. Even if I don't qualify in singles, the team is potentially medalable. It's up to me to focus on my project. They play extremely well, I have nothing to do with it, and they have nothing to do with my results either.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: wilkinru
Date Posted: 07/01/2023 at 11:39am

Good find about Gauzy. Yeah that has to be rough to kind of have them come out of nowhere. A risk for all pro athletes, being replaced by some upstart. You rarely hear about one being replaced.

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Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 07/01/2023 at 6:34pm

Gauzy closed the Bronze medal match with a win for France. That must have felt good given his overall struggles and broadly served as a reminder of the valuable role he plays when he is at his best. He probably also has a good chance at playing mixed doubles with Pavade (unless Lebesson can find a way to replace Gauzy on the men's team as a more valuable partner with Alexis). I think working on his doubles with Alexis might make the team better.

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FH: GT
BH: GT
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Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 07/02/2023 at 12:16am

zeio wrote:

Just https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/european-games-2023.31432/post-413802" rel="nofollow - found out Gauzy has been struggling mentally, and needless to say the Lebrun brothers are a big factor, among others.

https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis-de-table/Actualites/Simon-gauzy-j-ai-eu-une-extinction-complete/1397481" rel="nofollow - https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis-de-table/Actualites/Simon-gauzy-j-ai-eu-une-extinction-complete/1397481

Gauzy is such a nice person, I still don't get what didn't work between him and Shibaev :)

http://mytabletennis.net/forum/gauzy-and-shibaev-almost-on-hands_topic78232.html" rel="nofollow - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/gauzy-and-shibaev-almost-on-hands_topic78232.html

http://youtu.be/vvlRiiaUqR0?t=319" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/vvlRiiaUqR0?t=319

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Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 07/07/2023 at 1:39am

Felix 就是天才少年
Felix is simply a child prodigy
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8493995899" rel="nofollow - https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8493995899

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 07/07/2023 at 1:31pm

10 years from now, people will come here and find that yours truly coined the following term:

C-pen with French characteristics (destroy the competition + serve on the spot)

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: amateur
Date Posted: 07/23/2023 at 11:57am

A short video with Felix Lebrun

Posted By: amateur
Date Posted: 07/24/2023 at 9:48am

And another short video...

Posted By: amateur
Date Posted: 08/07/2023 at 9:43pm

As of today, Felix has passed Alexis in the world ranking.

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 09/16/2023 at 3:35pm

The year 2023 will likely be seen as the point of divergence for A. Lebrun and F. Lebrun.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/european-team-table-tennis-championships-2023.31893/post-424019" rel="nofollow - https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/european-team-table-tennis-championships-2023.31893/post-424019

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 09/16/2023 at 6:17pm

Divergence is too strong a word... I think there are still too many opportunities for both to reinforce each other for divergence to be the right term.

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BH: GT
Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train...

Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 09/16/2023 at 6:37pm

I like to imagine the 2 brothers made a pact when they were still little kids: no matter one of us gets ahead, the other will be happy about it and will encourage it before catching up. Hopefully it happens many times both ways in their careers and they'll support themselves up all the way.

They are world class players who have something nobody else has: a world class practice partner at home who happens to be a blood brother they know by heart. They must know the immense value of it like we do, why wouldn't they? On their way to become grown-up men, dark feelings rising when one gets a series of more success will be unavoidable and they will force inner work to use them as positive fuel to keep warming up the pact.

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Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 09/23/2023 at 4:01am

摔拍痛哭，A勒布伦输球又输人，不顾赛场礼仪已非第一次 (Throwing his racket and crying, A Lebrun loses the game and in sportsmanship. This is not the first time he ignores arena etiquette)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8605288350" rel="nofollow - https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8605288350
若无其是: 心理心气影响不小。原本眼镜哥比眼镜弟厉害的。但欧运会眼镜弟夺冠了眼镜哥却功亏一篑，之后就有些此消彼长。以前眼镜哥是连胜莫雷高德的，但近期输了。而这次眼镜弟是横扫莫雷高德的
2023-9-17 20:32回复 (The psychological impact is not small. Originally, Big Glasses was better than Small Glasses. But at the European Games, Small Glasses won the title but Big Glasses fell short, and things started to wax and wane after that. In the past, Big Glasses had a streak of wins against Moregard, but has lost recently. And this time, Small Glasses shut out Moregard.)
奥多多Bloom: 回复若无其是 :出道的时候就有人说弟弟上限更高，现在来看哥哥如果不能稳定打而是继续乱冲基本上也就到这儿了
2023-9-18 02:04回复 (When they debuted, some people said that the younger brother has a higher ceiling. Now it seems that if the older brother cannot play consistently but continues to rush randomly, he will basically end here.)

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六十文哥哥应该更厉害些才对，打莫雷高德怎么没弟弟打的好
IP属地:湖北来自Android客户端4楼2023-09-17 17:34 (Big brother should be more powerful. Why can’t he play Moregard as well as his younger brother does?)
寄我清冷: 哥哥太毛躁，比赛节奏一乱就容易跳个大的，而且感觉哥哥团体赛�£任心不强
2023-9-17 17:35回复 (Big brother is too impatient. He loses his cool easily when the rhythm of the game is messed up. I also feel that big brother does not have a strong sense of responsibility in team event.)
鬼枪子孝: 哥哥自从世锦赛被达科4：0后直接自爆了，打同级别的基本没赢过，目前状态远不如弟弟。
2023-9-17 19:21回复 (Big brother has suffered a self-destruction since he was defeated by Darko 4:0 in the WTTC. He has basically never won against anyone at the same level, and his current state is far inferior to that of his younger brother.)
若无其是: 回复鬼枪子孝 :主要是欧运会。眼镜弟夺冠，而眼镜哥功亏一篑止步半决赛
2023-9-17 20:34回复 (Mainly the European Games. Small Glasses won the title, but Big Glasses fell short in the semifinal.)
鬼枪子孝: 回复若无其是 :回复若无其是 :不止欧运会，最近一阵哥哥打小莫、达科、弗雷塔斯这几个老对手各种被虐，反而弟弟打这几个全赢了，反差太过强烈。这其中还包括欧运会欧锦赛两次团体赛半决赛打瑞典，弟弟血c如麻但实在架不住哥哥连续丢两分。
2023-9-17 20:42回复 (Not only in the European Games, recently big brother gets beaten by his old rivals such as Little Mo[regard], Darko, and Freitas, yet his younger brother beat them all. The contrast is too strong. This also includes the two team semifinals of the European Games and ETTC against Sweden. The younger brother went on a killing spree but couldn't stand up to the older brother who kept dropping 2 matches.)
若无其是: 回复鬼枪子孝 :我说的就是欧运会的结果对心理心气的影响。
2023-9-17 21:36回复 (What I am talking about is the impact of the results of the European Games on the psychological state of mind.)
告别忧郁: 现在弟弟是大腿
2023-9-17 22:19回复 (The younger brother is the boss now)
雪若伊瞳: 非常喜欢弟弟但有一说一弟弟在欧洲的成绩有可能跟欧洲选手不熟悉直板有关而在欧运会里另一位直板选手邱党刚好被熟悉直板的哥哥打败了希望弟弟能多些机会跟亚洲球员交交手
2023-9-18 01:27回复 (I like the younger brother very much, however, the younger brother's performance in Europe may be related to the fact that European players are not familiar with penhold. In the European Games, another penhold player Qiu Dang was defeated by his brother who is familiar with penhold. I hope the younger brother can have more opportunities to play with Asian players)
奥多多Bloom: 其实看一些球处理弟弟更聪明点，刚出道的时候也有人说弟弟上限更高
2023-9-18 02:05回复 (In fact, watching some handling of the points, the younger brother is smarter. When they first debuted, some people said that the younger brother has a higher ceiling.)
火星樱桃君: 回复鬼枪子孝 :前两年这两人刚头来时我就觉得弟弟潜力比哥哥大，因为弟弟打球更灵些
2023-9-18 18:48回复 (When these two first debuted two years ago, I felt that the younger brother had greater potential than the older brother because the younger brother's game was more agile.)

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SPOILEDHas supreme success.It furthers one to cross the great water.Before the starting point, three days.After the starting point, three days.

THE GENTLE. Success through what is small.It furthers one to have somewhere to go.It furthers one to see the great man.

WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SPOILED
Has supreme success.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
Before the starting point, three days.
After the starting point, three days.

THE GENTLE. Success through what is small.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
It furthers one to see the great man.