WTT Championship: The final list is out! Moregard 4-1 Le Brun, four major Chinese and foreign associations compete for the championship

On the evening of November 2, the table tennis WTT championship in Montpellier, France, ended in the final singles semi-finals. Swedish Olympic runner-up Moregard defeated the host country's last "lone seedling" Le Brun with a large advantage 4-1 to advance: The two finals lists have been released. The men's singles Moregard will face Japan's Terukora Matsushima, and the women's singles will see Chinese and German players Wang Yidi and Winter competing - Moregard VS Le Brun's battle and other singles semi-final details can be found below.

[Game highlights]

Moregard was born in 2002 and is currently ranked 5th in the world. He is the men's singles runner-up at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships and the 2024 Olympic Games.

The two had met 8 times in international competitions before, with each winning 4 times and drawing. However, in the past two times, Lebrun had the last laugh, and this game was the French team's home court. It was difficult for Moregard to achieve "revenge", but his performance was remarkable.

[Game Process]

After the game started, Moregard took advantage of his flexible tactics and unpredictable changes. He quickly led the opponent 7-3, but was then tenaciously chased by Big Lebrun to an 8-8 tie. Then he was overtaken by 8-9 and 9-10. However, he quickly gained a foothold and scored 3 points in a row to narrowly win 12-10, thus taking the lead with difficulty.

Moregard once again took the lead in the second game, and was subsequently chased by Big Lebrun at 9-5. However, this time he won 11-7 without being forced into a key point, thereby continuing to expand his advantage.

In the third game, Moregard led 4-1 at the beginning, and the French team immediately called a timeout to make adjustments. After returning to the court, Moregard quickly opened the gap to 7-3, but soon fought to 9-8 and used up the timeout opportunity. Then he was chased to 9-9 and then missed the game point at 10-9. He was reversed at 10-11 and 11-12. After leading again at 13-12, he lost 3 points in a row. In the end, he lost 13-15 and was pulled back by the opponent.

Moregard once again took the lead in the fourth game, and soon led 10-3. Although he missed 1 game point, he did not give his opponent another chance, and finally won 11-4 and forced Le Brun into a desperate situation.

In the fifth game, Lebrun lost the first point in a last-ditch battle. He then overtook the score but soon ended up in a tie. He seemed less passionate on the court than before, and was soon widened by the opponent. In the end, Moregard sealed the victory with a wild 11-5 victory. He advanced to the men's singles final and will compete with Japanese teenager Terukora Matsushima for the championship.

[Competition data]

[Singles semi-final results]

At present, all 4 singles semi-finals have ended. The detailed results are as follows:

Winter (Germany) 4-1 Shin Yubin (South Korea): 11-7, 11-2, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6;

Wang Yidi (China) 4-2 Zhu Qianxi (South Korea) :11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 11-5, 12-10;

Matsushima Terukong (Japan) 4-1 Zhang Yuzhen (South Korea): 12-10, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8;

Moregard (Sweden) 4-1 Le Brun (France): 12-10, 11-7, 13-15, 11-4, 11-5.

The next women's singles final will start at 23:00 on the evening of November 2, and the men's singles final is scheduled to be held after 0:00 in the morning on November 3. It is expected that Wang Yidi will win the championship for the Chinese team.