On the evening of January 19, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Macau Tournament continued, and Lin Gaoyuan, the main player of the national table tennis world championship, appeared on the stage to compete with Lin Zhaoheng, a player from Hong Kong, China. This was the fourth foreign match of the national table tennis players on the first match day, and although Lin Zhaoheng tried his best to win a set in lin Gaoyuan's hands, he was still unavoidably defeated 1-3 and the "round of tour" was eliminated.
Before that, Lin Zhaoheng had already been out of the mixed doubles game with Du Kaixuan, and now the singles were also lost, so the first day ended all the battles in Macau, and his off-field coach Liu Guodong (Liu Guoliang's brother) was really powerless to return to heaven, there was no way to change the gap between the strength of the two sides, so he could only regret to witness the disciple out, and the national table tennis also won 4 consecutive foreign battles.
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Speaking of Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Zhaoheng, these two people are also quite related, the two are both a member of the Lin clan, and their hometown is relatively close - Lin Gaoyuan is a Shenzhen native, close to Hong Kong, so there should be no obstacle for the two of them to communicate in dialect.
However, from the perspective of playing style, the gap between the two is relatively large: Lin Gaoyuan is an athlete who shoots horizontally with his left hand and is good at playing control and speed, while Lin Zhaoheng is a player who shoots horizontally with his right hand and is known for his strength and consistency. In general, Lin Gaoyuan, who is the main force of the national team, should be stronger, so everyone is more optimistic about him defeating Lin Zhaoheng in this battle.
After the game began, Lin Gaoyuan quickly launched, grasped the initiative on the field, and suppressed his opponent in speed. Compared with Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Zhaoheng's ball appeared a bit bulky, the strength was indeed large, but there was no chance to show it, and then won the first set 8-11.
In the second set, Lin Zhaoheng played the characteristics of his arc of the ball strongly, came up to a combination of punches to get a 5-0 lead, and then won 11-5, Lin Gaoyuan played a little messy, into the rhythm of the opponent's play.
In the third set, Lin Gaoyuan began to restore morale, did not be led by Lin Zhaoheng's nose, and finally established his advantage again at 11-7, and the big score of 2-1 led forced the opponent into a desperate situation. In the fourth set, Lin Zhaoheng fought fiercely, but at this time, Lin Gaoyuan's heart was already relatively fixed, and simple defense could also make the opponent make frequent mistakes, and finally easily locked in the victory 11-4, eliminating Lin Zhaoheng to advance to the quarterfinals.
It is not surprising that Lin Gaoyuan can win this game today, but Lin Zhaoheng's play is also very good, and he has tried his best to play with the world champion like this, and welcomes him to continue to challenge the national table tennis next time.