French table tennis player Félix Lebrun qualified for the semi-finals of the Singapore Smash, the equivalent of a Grand Slam tournament in tennis, by beating Indian Sharath Kamal Achanta on Friday March 15 four sets to one (11- 9, 11-2, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8). Lebrun, 17 years old and 6th player in the world, logically dominated the Indian veteran (41 years old, 88th in the world), surprise guest in the quarters of this Grand Smash, one of the main tournaments on the circuit. nThe French prodigy will have a lot to do on Saturday in the semi-final, where he will face the winner of the quarter between the German Dang Qiu, 10th in the world, and the Chinese world number 2 Wang Chuqin, who defeated him three sets to zero during the final of the World Team Championship, lost by France at the end of February.
Félix Lebrun in the Singapore Smash semi-finals
