TIBHAR - TIBHAR player Emmanuel Lebesson beats the favorites Samsonov and Ovtcharov and secures the French National Team a place in the final of the 1st European Games in Baku. France will
![Emmanuel Lebesson of France returns a ball to Timo Boll of Germany during the men's team semifinal match at the 2010 European Table Tennis Championships in Ostrava September 14, 2010. REUTERS/Petr Josek ( Emmanuel Lebesson of France returns a ball to Timo Boll of Germany during the men's team semifinal match at the 2010 European Table Tennis Championships in Ostrava September 14, 2010. REUTERS/Petr Josek (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E6DYPA/emmanuel-lebesson-of-france-returns-a-ball-to-timo-boll-of-germany-during-the-mens-team-semifinal-match-at-the-2010-european-table-tennis-championships-in-ostrava-september-14-2010-reuterspetr-josek-czech-republic-tags-tags-sport-table-tennis-2E6DYPA.jpg)
Emmanuel Lebesson of France returns a ball to Timo Boll of Germany during the men's team semifinal match at the 2010 European Table Tennis Championships in Ostrava September 14, 2010. REUTERS/Petr Josek (
![Lebesson Emmanuel of France (L) in action against Freitas Marcos of Portugal during the men's team semi-final between France and Portugal during the ITTF European Team Table Tennis Championships 2017 in Luxembourg, Lebesson Emmanuel of France (L) in action against Freitas Marcos of Portugal during the men's team semi-final between France and Portugal during the ITTF European Team Table Tennis Championships 2017 in Luxembourg,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/K80RKD/lebesson-emmanuel-of-france-l-in-action-against-freitas-marcos-of-K80RKD.jpg)
Lebesson Emmanuel of France (L) in action against Freitas Marcos of Portugal during the men's team semi-final between France and Portugal during the ITTF European Team Table Tennis Championships 2017 in Luxembourg,
![Doha. 4th Mar, 2021. Emmanuel Lebesson of France reacts during the men's singles round of 16 match against Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany at WTT Contender Doha in Doha, Qatar on March 4, Doha. 4th Mar, 2021. Emmanuel Lebesson of France reacts during the men's singles round of 16 match against Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany at WTT Contender Doha in Doha, Qatar on March 4,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EXHADJ/doha-4th-mar-2021-emmanuel-lebesson-of-france-reacts-during-the-mens-singles-round-of-16-match-against-dimitrij-ovtcharov-of-germany-at-wtt-contender-doha-in-doha-qatar-on-march-4-2021-credit-nikkuxinhuaalamy-live-news-2EXHADJ.jpg)