Overview

• World No. 1 Wang won the final in straight sets over Lebrun, 11-7, 11-2, 11-5, 11-7, on Sunday in Beijing.
• Lebrun became the first French player to reach a WTT Grand Smash final after upsetting world No. 2 Lin Shidong in six sets (11-6, 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 7-11, 11-5).
• Wang described the event as a grueling campaign, saying it felt like a marathon with heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
• The result extends Wang’s perfect head-to-head against Lebrun to 4-0, following a narrow win in their previous meeting in Las Vegas.
• Lebrun’s path included saving a match point against Chen Junsong, and his next stop is the European Team Championships in Zadar from October 12 to 19.