What non Chinese player has the best chance to win the men’s singles chongqing champions event (2025)

[Chunkyrock]

Just a question (I think Felix Lebrun)

 

[TT Lover]

Just a question (I think Felix Lebrun)

+1 for Felix Lebrun.

 

[d3nium]

Harimoto

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Alexis Lebrun
since he has good experience now in punching chinese (ganten) water bottles

 

[Shine]

Harimoto is the one with wins against WCQ, LSD and LJK
He's still the top threat until proven otherwise.

 

[d3nium]

Harimoto is the one with wins against WCQ, LSD and LJK
He's still the top threat until proven otherwise.

Exactly. Has Felix ever beaten a top Chinese player? I don't think so..

 

[SFF_lib]

I sincerely hope

Harimoto is the one with wins against WCQ, LSD and LJK
He's still the top threat until proven otherwise.

Yes agree. Data speaks louder than words 🤣🤣

 

[Dexarys]

Exactly. Has Felix ever beaten a top Chinese player? I don't think so..

The only is Lin Shidong at Montpellier wtt

 

[Shine]

Exactly. Has Felix ever beaten a top Chinese player? I don't think so..

He beat LSD 4-0 in Montpellier last year. He has no wins against WCQ, I'm not sure he's beaten LJK.

 

[olive-nguyen]

Mr Chole or the French Penholder.

 

[NetProphet]

Exactly. Has Felix ever beaten a top Chinese player? I don't think so..

LSD in France 😉

 

[Dr Evil]

Going forward, I think there are three tiers of men's challengers to the CNT: (1) Harimoto, Felix. (2) Lin Yun-Ju, Alexis, Truls. (3) The Koreans and then everyone else, especially Sora given his youth (but does he have the drive?), Hugo (enough power but maybe not quite enough skill), Shinozuka (the opposite of Hugo).

 

[Chunkyrock]

Going forward, I think there are three tiers of men's challengers to the CNT: (1) Harimoto, Felix. (2) Lin Yun-Ju, Alexis, Truls. (3) The Koreans and then everyone else, especially Sora given his youth (but does he have the drive?), Hugo (enough power but maybe not quite enough skill), Shinozuka (the opposite of Hugo).

I agree fully with this tier list

 

[olive-nguyen]

Going forward, I think there are three tiers of men's challengers to the CNT: (1) Harimoto, Felix. (2) Lin Yun-Ju, Alexis, Truls. (3) The Koreans and then everyone else, especially Sora given his youth (but does he have the drive?), Hugo (enough power but maybe not quite enough skill), Shinozuka (the opposite of Hugo).

Ahh I forgot about the left handed lin. Thanks for the reminder. 😆

 

[NetProphet]

Hugo (enough power but maybe not quite enough skill), Shinozuka (the opposite of Hugo).

We need a Hugozuka to really mix things up!!
Agree with that list though, only Harimoto or Felix can really challenge on a regular basis. Hugo, Truls etc just not up to it...
Look at what little Timo and Dima got from them Chinese over 15+ yrs. Whoever comes along the Chinese just breed another machine to deal with it, like LSD now. They always have someone who can respond!

 

[NetProphet]

Just a question (I think Felix Lebrun)

The correct answer is Harimoto 😉

 

[greenbeanmachine]

Liang Jinkun got lucky against Felix in that decider, though. Without the nets and edges that could have ended very differently

 

[Dexarys]

Going forward, I think there are three tiers of men's challengers to the CNT: (1) Harimoto, Felix. (2) Lin Yun-Ju, Alexis, Truls. (3) The Koreans and then everyone else, especially Sora given his youth (but does he have the drive?), Hugo (enough power but maybe not quite enough skill), Shinozuka (the opposite of Hugo).

Against CNT, Alexis did better than Félix actually.

 

[SFF_lib]

Liang Jinkun got lucky against Felix in that decider, though. Without the nets and edges that could have ended very differently

Yes agree. At least 7 nets and edges, or 2-3 lucky ones in each set. That helped a lot.