Table Tennis Worlds: the French Pair Bourrassaud-Dorr in Half, an Assured Medal

Following the qualifying of the other French pair, Florian Bourrassaud-Esteban Dorr, Alexis and Félix Lebrun validated their ticket for the tournament's sequel. Les Bleus are sure to finish the competition with two podiums, a first since 1952.

Sofia Polcanova is in the semi-finals with her Romanian double partner Bernadette Szöcs and thus has bronze for sure. It is the first red-white-red precious metal at a World Cup in 22 years.

History. France is sure to win a first medal at the Doha World Championships after a 28-year wait.

Winners at the end of the suspense in the quarter-finals this Thursday, Esteban Dorr and Florian Bourrassaud will receive minimal bronze at these Worlds.

For the first time in 67 editions of the table tennis world championships, the French team will win two medals in the same event! There will indeed be two French teams in the last square of the men's double tournament which means, at worst, the Blues will win two bronze medals, because there is no small final and the last four teams in the race are rewarded. After Esteban Dorr and Florian Bourrassaud on Thursday night, Alexis and Felix Lebrun qu…

Spicherois Esteban Dorr and Florian Bourrassaud, his former Metz TT complice, qualified for the semifinals of the double gentlemen of the world championships, this Wednesday in Doha, beating Romanian Ovidiu Ionescu and Spanish Alvaro Robles (8-11, 11-7, 4-11, 13-11, 11-6).