In the men's doubles final of the 2022 WTT Germany Düsseldorf Regional Tournament, France's Felix/Alex defeated the transnational combination of Florian/Chen Jiahong 3-1 (11-8/4-11/11/11/11/11-7) to win the men's doubles championship of the first international event of the new year, the French pair of Felix is only 15 years old, and it is also a traditional Chinese straight board fast attack method, and it is also a rare local straight board player in the European table tennis world in the past 30 years, and there is hope to continue the straight board glory in the future. Become Xu Xin's successor.
Felix is 15 years old this year, he and the women's team of Pavad became the two young players cultivated by the French Table Tennis Association, although he did not participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games like Pavad, but Felix won some wins in the WTT event after the Olympic Games, especially the Slovenian Open defeated the swordless Taipei world champion Zhuang Zhiyuan, thus becoming famous, to know that Chuang Zhiyuan was not born at his peak.
Felix met teammate Florian in the first round of this side match, the two sides knew each other to fight 7 innings, the young player lost in the decider inexperienced, the first round of singles was lost out. Doubles matches with Alex, has also had a good performance, Houston before the World Table Tennis Championships to reach the Slovenian men's doubles quarterfinals, but also a new hope for the French men's doubles.
Felix/Alex's opponent in the men's doubles final was a multinational combination of French teammate Florian and Portugal's Chen Jiahong. In the first game, the French youngster had a clear advantage in the straight board on the serve, Felix was able to handle the ball very short, creating an excellent mobile meeting for the partner, and the two young players took the initiative in the first few crickets in the two sides, and finally won the first set 11-8. In the 2nd set, Felix/Alex was pulled by opponent Florian's consecutive backhands on the serve, limiting the initiative in the first three boards, and the score was constantly widened, and soon lost 4-11. The third set was a key inning of the normal game, the two sides fought more fiercely on the serve and serve, and the score was not opened, but at the end of the set, the French teenager Felix/Alex was better at the combination, the connection speed was smoother, and it was difficult to win 11-9. In the 4th set, the French duo played more relaxed in the lead, and Felix once again used the advantage of a straight board to catch the ball, and the short control technology highlighted without giving the opponent a mobile meeting, and finally won 11-7.
Felix, 15, teamed up to win the first international senior event of his career. He is also the men's doubles champion of the first international competition in 2022. In the past three or four decades, European local athletes have almost completely played cross-board, and the emergence of Felix has injected new vitality into the monotonous playing style of the European arena. Among the top 20 players in the world rankings, in addition to China's Xu Xin and China's Hong Kong's Huang Zhenting are all horizontal board play, straight board players have suffered a severe winter, with the diameter of the ball increased, the rotation weakened and the number of rounds, the straight board wants to make achievements in the competition is even more difficult, Felix in the first three board technology still needs to continue to refine, there is room for improvement in strength, 15-year-old he with small glasses appears to be very thin, the future wants to continue and inherit Xu Xin's aura and technology in the world table tennis world, The strength and the ability to maneuver must be strengthened.