How it was won
Félix Lebrun beat his brother Alexis 4-3 in the final of WTT Star Contender Muscat, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4, 5-11, 13-15, 10-12, 11-6, after Félix had won the first three games and Alexis the next three. Miyuu Kihara beat South Korea's Joo Cheonhui 4-1 in the women's final.
France had three of the four men's semi-finalists, with Flavien Coton losing 3-2 to Alexis. Kihara, the seventh seed, beat the second seed, Satsuki Odo, 3-0 in the semi-finals after the top seed, Hina Hayata, lost to Lee Eunhye in the last 16.
