Short video about Felix Lebrun

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

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

https://youtu.be/zH5Cd7ojQVI

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!

Just 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

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.

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.

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

A short video with Felix Lebrun

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

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.

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
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.)

Edited by zeio - 09/23/2023 at 5:32am

For future reference.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-champions-frankfurt-2023.32185/post-429942

After 2-4 QD at WTTC 2023, F Lebrun has been on a 29-win streak in MS and MT against non-CNT players since European Games 2023.

Yes, I'm aware but like I don't count the leagues. Players use them to adjust their form, try out new stuff etc.

http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=77998&PID=964214&title=table-tennis-in-china#964214

It turns out the CNT players enjoy the league season more than anything, calling it the "happy hour."

Edited by zeio - 11/03/2023 at 10:02am

The comments on Tieba (before WTT CS Frankfurt 2023) say it all. Hardly anyone cares.

韩林怎么瘦成这样了 力克勒布伦兄弟却空砍两分 (Why is Korea Lin so thin? Fended off the Lebrun brothers yet scored two empty points)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8677563697

大夫带刀 看来眼镜弟也只能在欧洲称雄？�£威胁不大了，奥运会都未必能走到国乒面前。 (It seems that little glasses can only dominate in Europe? The threat is not that great anymore, may not even run into the CNT at the Olympics.) 另外乒乓球是不是少有的公开赛和联赛并行的项目？感觉联赛是鸡肋。 (In addition, is table tennis one of the rare events where open competitions and leagues are held concurrently? I feel like the league is chicken-ribs.) IP属地:安徽来自Android客户端2楼2023-10-28 12:40 小嘟嘟酱: 一场比赛而已，怎么就能得出他只在欧洲强了？前几天不是还赢了林诗栋，林实力又不差，就一个联赛，又不是国际赛，互有胜负很�£常好吧，你怎么不说人家世排都第九了 (It's just one match, how can you conclude that he is only strong in Europe? Didn't he beat Lin Shidong a few days ago? Lin's strength is not bad. It's just a league and not an international competition. It's normal to win and lose. Why don't you mention that he is ranked 9th in the world? 2023-10-28 15:01 贴吧用户_aM6D1DJ: 兄弟俩赢了三胖了 (The brothers have beaten 3 fattiess [CNT players]) 2023-10-28 15:37 梦幻的翅膀123 联赛看不出什么吧，得看国际比赛 (Can’t tell much from the leagues, has to be international competitions) IP属地:山东来自iPhone客户端5楼2023-10-28 15:53

Edited by zeio - 11/03/2023 at 2:06pm

"I don't think about my age, I just want to beat everyone; sometimes I lose sometimes I win."