No feat for the France team.
Led by the Lebrun brothers, Felix and Alexis, the Blues failed to dethrone China on Sunday in the final of the world team championships (3-0) in Busan.
Even if the French will have some small regrets, like the match point not converted by Alexis Lebrun during the second match against world number 1 Fan Zhendong, the Chinese showed themselves stronger.
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As a reminder, China, which has in its ranks the first five in the world rankings (Felix Lebrun, first European, is ranked 6th) has just won its 11th global coronation in South Korea.
Five months before the Paris Olympic Games (July 26-August 11), France has nevertheless set a date for the summer meeting.
Since 1997, with the Blues led by Gatien and Chila, the selection had never managed to rise to such a level in this competition.
A good omen for the future.