Site Products
Dimitrij Ovtcharov #1

Ovtcharov and Felix Meet in Final in Antalya

(by Steve Hopkins)

At 17 years old, Felix Lebrun is at the start of his career as he continues to prove he belongs among the top tier of European players. And, on the other end of the spectrum, 35 year old Dimitrij Ovtcharov is jockeying for a strong seed as he positions himself for another deep run in 2024 at the World Table Tennis Team Championships and the Olympics.  These two players will face each other on Sunday in the Final of the WTT Contender series event in Antalya, Turkey.  A win for Ovtcharov will send him up the Ranking list to No. 7 or 8, and a win for Lebrun would likely launch him into the World Top 10 for a career best ranking (at No. 9 or No. 10).

For Ovtcharov, he entered the tournament as the second seed, and he performed exactly as expected.  Ovtcharov logged wins over Ionescu, Chuang, Matsushima, and Togami on his way to the Final.  Matsushima was twice up on Ovtcharov, but a late rally turned the result towards Germany’s top ranked player.

Lebrun defeated Bardet and Filus at 3-0 and 3-1.  He then dominated World No. 4 Hugo Calderano scoring a 3-0 win.  Lebrun then moved to the Semifinal where he faced a hot Anton Kallberg (who upset Moregard earlier in the day), and again – a dominate performance by Lebrun for a 3-1 win.

In Women’s Singles, the top two seeds have advanced in commanding fashion.  Hina Hayata has lost only two games in her four wins and Ying Hang has logged four separate 3-0 match wins.  These players will face off on Sunday.

Check in tomorrow for results of all of the event Finals.

Visit ButterflyOnline.com for the latest table tennis news and results

Latest News

Fan Zhendong Continues to Dominate China’s Super League

July 27, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The China Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) is full of elite talent, and right now… Read More

Product Validation – Timo Boll Post Career Set up

July 26, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Product Validation, Brian Pace shows you what Timo Boll’s Set-up is after… Read More

Laurent Jutras-Vigneault and Natalie Chan Win Canadian Junior Titles

July 26, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo TTCanada) The Canadian Nationals are split into two events with the senior event first… Read More

Edward Ly and Mo Zhang Biggest Winners at Canadian Senior Championships

July 25, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Richmond’s Olympic Oval in British Columbia was host to the 2025 Canadian Senior Table Tennis… Read More

Incorporating the Wait Function

July 25, 2025
WAIT FUNCTION: 1 short side spin serve, robot will play 5 random top spin balls anywhere on the… Read More

Play 60% of Your Maximum Power

July 23, 2025
Robot will play RANDOM top spin balls anywhere on the table, either Forehand topspin or Backhand topspin to… Read More

Don’t Hang Out

July 21, 2025
Robot will play RANDOM top spin balls to 2/3 of the table (Forehand), only Forehand topspin to Backhand… Read More

#4 Heavy Pushes that don’t let the opponent take the initiative (final episode)

July 21, 2025
Feature] [Special feature] America’s star! Jha’s strong points #4 Short Pushes that don’t let the opponent take the… Read More
View All News

Get the latest from Butterfly

Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more.