Hiroto Shinozuka vs Felix Lebrun | Extended Highlights | MS QF | #WTTYokohama 2026

So of course major competition package here this week, Ojun Sung. Oh, getting past. What a match that was. But Shinozuka is a left-hander, so this backhand goes straight into his forehand. And you can see Shinozuka's... ...Yokohama. And rightly so, that was a big forehand. That was a gift. Oh, where's he going? Forehand to forehand we went. Look at the sidespin that both of these are putting on. Singapore masterclass in shutting down LeBron. Side or up? In the reverse gear, Shinozuka got the feet moving like he was on a ballroom. And this looked good, yes. Sora and Zhang Weijun had some points earlier, but that one's as good as they get. Stupid simple. In the final game against Zhang Weijun, he credited this crowd for pulling him through. Oh, that's clean and tidy. Nothing wrong with that strike. And then when a forehand comes, try and land it. Facing two game points. Saves one of his players blocking. Secures the game and levels things up here. Yeah, trying to keep the ball down the middle. Shinozuka. There's that fade round the net again. Because he'd actually got himself into a slightly uncomfortable position. Gave himself no other option. Oh, he's a long way away from the table. No way that comes back. The leaning ball kid nearly got rocked then by Shinozuka. That's how far back he was. Oh, well played. He just said, right, I'm going to hit at this. And he swung. Phyllis' reaction. Oh, catches the net. And then laterally finds the edge. That's it. That's the way to come back. Felix LeBrun back like this. It's how well Shinozuka's playing out here. He's got the shots, anything but. Everything's at the highest quality, you're right. How's the timing there? Yeah, it was a heavy, spinny forehand. From LeBrun. Earlier on today, Sora versus Jang Woojin where it was just point for point. Credit to Jang Woojin for what he brought to that. Just a weird connection. Not seeded, remember? Oh, boy. Longest we've seen, right? What on earth are we watching? This is table tennis at the highest level. And even that nearly came down for Felix. Amidst all that furor, there's a timeout call. Just to that point I was making earlier, the quarterfinals, it just kind of comes with the men's territory. There's always a couple of outsiders. Yeah, absolutely. Reiss wants to avoid the center line of the table for Shinozuka because that's where he's launching his attacks from. Hence why he plays wide here. Translates across all languages. He didn't calm down early. That's what happens if he drops it on this center line without enough quality, without enough either depth towards the back end or pace. This 22. He puts a bit of pressure on LeBrun. But pressure, not worried about that. He's played 80 points and it is split 40-all right now. They've got two coaches who are really making things work. This is just two players playing at their very best, just slugging it out. Timeouts have both gone as well, remember. There's that forehand again from the middle. Here he comes again. Wide forehand of Shinozuka, trying pressure out there. But that's not what he needed. Clips the edge of the table and these are big moments. And he tried to pressure the wide forehand and it forced Shinozuka backwards. Because he is. That one out to give himself a chance. He was moving back towards the table, Shinozuka. It was tantalizing. So, so good from both of them. This is amazing stuff. Felix is starting to find joy now in that one. LeBrun, fight back for now. For now only though, because it's a one point. Endurance. Yeah, that forehand receive for a lefty is a little bit easier on the pendulum serve that Felix likes to bring out here. That goes into a forehand of a lefty. Some power dynamic. Talk about power. But he's used to this. To pull level. LeBrun was scrambling and produced an unlikely shot. And Shinozuka knows he's on the attack. Oh, it's found the edge. Elevated to that kind of a level. Shinozuka. Beautifully done. He kept his calm there, stayed over the top of things. He keeps himself in the picture. Receive from Shinozuka. Trying to manufacture. With ball in hand. He's done it. With emotion. He controlled his until now. He lets it all out. Tossed the racket away. Fell to his knees. And of course, as gracious as ever. The handshakes with the officials. With Nat Molan. But now he allows it to sink in. The Japanese fans now know that they've got at least two men in the semifinals here at WTT Champions Yokohama 2026. Put it into areas that Felix was not so comfortable with. And he has bundled the number two seed. Remember, a previous champions winner in 2026.