Poret and Coton claim first WTT Star Contender Chennai men's doubles title

Thibault Poret and Flavien Coton secured the Men’s Doubles title at the WTT Star Contender Chennai, with WorldTableTennis reporting, “The first title of WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 has gone to Thibault Poret and Flavien Coton , with the French duo claiming the Men's Doubles.” The WorldTableTennis wording frames the victory as the tournament’s opening trophy.

Social posts from the event underline multiple “firsts” for the pairing. Facebook posted, “Congratulations to Flavien Coton and Thibault Poret on claiming their first #WTTStarContender Men's Doubles title!” and an Instagram post noted, “Pairing for the first time in a #WTTStarContender, Flavien Coton and Thibault Poret storm into the Men's Doubles Semifinal with a 3-1 win over”, the Instagram fragment specifies the 3-1 semifinal win but is truncated before naming the opponent.

An Original Report fragment highlights the result while also flagging a possible irregularity: “The WTT Star Contender Chennai doubles events produced notable outcomes for France: Thibault Poret and Flavien Coton secured the men’s doubles title (reports note a walkover/forfeit in the final due to an opponent injury in some coverage), marking an important doubles title for the pair on”, the parenthetical notes that some coverage reports a walkover or forfeit in the final because of an opponent injury. That walkover claim does not appear in the WorldTableTennis, Facebook, or Instagram fragments supplied here and therefore remains uncorroborated within the available material.

WorldTableTennis is the only supplied source to include the year 2026 in its phrasing; the event date provided in the briefing is February 15, 2026, which places the title win in mid-February. The confirmed concrete details available now are the winners’ full names - Thibault Poret and Flavien Coton - the event name WTT Star Contender Chennai, the characterization of the pair as the French duo, Facebook’s celebratory note that this is their first WTT Star Contender men’s doubles title, and Instagram’s report that they paired for the first time at a Star Contender and recorded a 3-1 victory to reach the semifinal.

Outstanding facts that require verification before a full match report include the final opponent names, the final match scoreline or an official statement confirming a walkover/forfeit and the reason, the full doubles draw and round-by-round scores, the venue name in Chennai, and any official quotes from Poret, Coton, their coach, or WTT tournament organisers. I will seek official confirmation of the final result and the walkover claim, and obtain the complete match scores and opponent details to round out the record of this notable outcome for France.