France, Oct. 19 -- During the 32-man event which starts on 26 October, he could face top 10 players such as Sora Matsushima and Tomokazu Harimoto from Japan, Lin Jun-yu from Taipei or world number one Wang Chuqin from China.

They were absent from the European championships in Slovenia where Lebrun underlined his status as the world's second best player to claim his first continental title on Sunday.

He beat Sweden's Anton Kallberg 7-11, 11-9, 13-11, 8-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-1 to succeed his brother Alexis who won the men's singles championships in Linz in 2024.

"Becoming European champion is a huge achievement," said Felix. "It's a dream for a table tennis player. It's a historic competition."

Felix's triumph came two days after he and Al...