In the French Championship, the 18-year-old genius defeated a Korean brother and became the No. 5 seed 4-1 European Championship champion.

The 2025 WTT France Montpellier Championship continues.

The five core main players of the National Table Tennis Team temporarily withdrew before the start of the competition, and only 7 main players participated. Among the four golden flowers of the women's team, No. 1 seed Chen Xingtong and No. 2 seed Kuai Man also suffered an exit from the first round. Chen Yi lost to Shen Yubin in the 14th finals. Only Wang Yidi overcame all obstacles and reached the finals alone. The men's team Xiang Peng, Chen Yuanyu, and Wen Ruibo collectively made it to the first round.

In the men's singles semi-finals, the talented young boy Matsushima Terukong faced South Korea's No. 1 brother Zhang Yuzhen.

The 18-year-old Matsushima Terukong is currently ranked 15th in the world. He is a new generation leader in the Japanese table tennis world and is rated as a "natural table tennis genius" by the industry. Although this young player is not very old, he has already won the World Youth Championship singles championship and the Japanese National Championship runner-up, showing amazing talent and potential. In the first few rounds of this competition, he first defeated Danish player Linde 3-0, then defeated German star Patrick Francesca 3-1, and defeated French veteran Simon Gauz 4-1 in the quarter-finals to advance. He was in good condition.

Zhang Yuzhen is 30 years old this year and ranked 21st in the world. She is the current No. 1 brother of the Korean men's singles and an experienced core veteran. In his career, he won the men's singles championship at the 2013 World Youth Championship, the men's singles championship at the 2025 Korean National Championships, and was also a main member of the top four men's team at the Paris Olympic Games. In the first few rounds of this competition, he eliminated Chinese player Chen Yuanyu 3-1, reversed Chinese Taipei star Lin Yunru 3-2, and defeated teammate Li Shangzhu 4-1 in the quarter-finals to advance.

In the first game, Zhang Yuzhen seemed a little passive. Although her forehand strength was outstanding, her backhand confrontation was obviously not as good as that of her young opponent. Matsushima Terukong continued to suppress the opponent's backhand position by returning the ball with his left hand, and combined with the mobilization of forehand tactics, making it difficult for the Korean veteran to attack calmly sideways. At the end of the game, Zhang Yuzhen tenaciously chased from 7-10 down to 10-all, but the Japanese teenager withstood the pressure and narrowly won 12-10.

In the second game, Zhang Yuzhen made timely adjustments, leading 3-0 at the beginning, and expanded the advantage to 5-3 in the middle game. However, Matsushima Terukong scored 3 consecutive points to lead the score. After the two sides fell into a stalemate, the Japanese player maintained the lead and won again with 11-9.

In the third game, the two sides launched a fierce attack, with the number of stalemate balls increasing significantly, and the score alternately rose to 9 levels. At the critical moment, Zhang Yuzhen got the game point at 10-9, but made a mistake in attacking the diagonal line with her forehand and was tied. Then Matsushima Terukong made two consecutive forehand pull errors, and the Korean veteran regained the game 12-10.

Matsushima Terukong regrouped in the fourth game and started with a perfect 5-0 start. Although he was chased by his opponent for 2 points when leading 8-3, the Japanese teenager stabilized the situation by scoring in a straight line and won 11-7.

In the fifth game, Zhang Yuzhen took the lead in scoring, but was quickly overtaken by her opponent. When trailing 2-5, the Korean veteran asked for a timeout to adjust. After returning to the game, he scored 3 points to tie the score. But Matsushima Terukong did not panic, reestablished his advantage, and finally secured the victory 11-8.

The other semi-final is between Swedish star Moregard, ranked fifth in the world, and French European Championship champion Le Brun.

The 23-year-old Moregard is the No. 5 seed in this tournament and a new generation leader in Swedish table tennis. He has comprehensive skills and strong impact. In his career, he won the men's singles silver medal and men's team silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the men's singles runner-up at the 2021 World Championships, the men's singles bronze medal at the 2025 World Championships, and the 2025 WTT European Grand Slam Swedish Championship. In the first two rounds of this station, he defeated Swedish teammate Carlberg 3-0, reversed German veteran Ocharov 3-1, and defeated German brother Qiu Dang 4-2 in the quarter-finals to advance.

Alex Lebrun is 22 years old, ranked 13th in the world, and a famous French table tennis player. In his career, he won the men's singles and doubles championships at the 2024 European Championships, the bronze medal for the men's team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the semi-finals of the men's singles at the 2025 Singapore Grand Slam. In the first few rounds of this competition, he defeated Nigeria's Aruna 3-0, reversed Japan's first brother Tomokazu Harimoto 3-2, and reversed Slovenia's first brother Jochik 4-2 in the quarter-finals to advance.

In the first game of the game, the two sides fought fiercely, with neither one having a clear advantage. LeBrun has a faster pace, but the quality of his hands is not as good as his opponent. Both of them showed the ability to adjust on the spot in the first three boards. After the game was tied at 10 at the end of the game, Moregard narrowly won 12-10 by accurately calculating his opponent's return line.

Moregard continued his good form in the second game, leading 3-0 at the beginning. Although his opponent recovered 2 points, he immediately scored 3 points to expand his advantage. In the middle game, they maintained a 4-point lead and scored another victory 11-7.

Moregard also made a perfect start in the third game. After leading 4-1, the advantage expanded to 7-3. But Lebrun chased the points tenaciously and evened the score. After the two sides fell into a stalemate, the French player finally seized the opportunity and regained the game 15-13.

In the fourth game, Moregard was not affected by the defeat in the previous game. After leading 4-1 at the beginning, he scored 5 points in a row to establish a huge advantage. Although the audience interfered in various ways, the Swedish players focused on the game and easily won 11-4.

The two sides were in a stalemate in the first half of the fifth game, with Moregard maintaining a slight lead at 5-3, 7-5. At the end of the game, the Swedish player suddenly showed strength and scored 4 points in a row to seal the victory 11-5.

With the end of these two games, all the men's singles finals have taken place. Japanese 18-year-old Terukora Matsushima will compete with Swedish star Moregard for the championship.