On March 4, Beijing time, the ITTF Oman Open is underway. In the just-concluded match, liu Dingshuo, a national table tennis player, withstood the pressure of foreign competitions, fell three straight sets, and eliminated the African Cup of Nations men's singles champion Aruna 3:0 on aggregate, successfully advancing to the men's singles final four. Next, in the lower half of the men's singles, world champion Lin Gaoyuan faced Hainan youngster Lin Shidong.
In the first game, Lin Gaoyuan was more prepared for difficulties and led 5:3 in the opening round. Lin Shidong was hanging in the stage, but was counted by Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Gaoyuan scored consecutive points, 10:5 easily got the set point, more shots, Lin Shidong made a mistake, world champion Lin Gaoyuan won a set 11:5 first, and the big score was 1:0. In the first game, Lin Gaoyuan defended well and was well prepared.
In the second set, Lin Gaoyuan led 3:1, and Lin Shidong made more mistakes. Today, the young general Lin Shidong played a little tightly, and the movements in his hands did not play out. Lin Gaoyuan led 6:1. Lin Shidong had many mistakes in handling the ball in the table, and Lin Gaoyuan led 9:1. Lin Gaoyuan subconsciously touched the table and was reminded by the referee on duty.
Behind the big score, Lin Shidong began to fight and fight hard. Lin Shidong chased to 5:9, Lin Gaoyuan stabilized his position, won another set at 11:5, and led 2:0. Today, Lin Shidong did not care that there were many mistakes, Lin Gaoyuan played very resolutely, and the preparation for difficulties was very sufficient.
In the third set, Lin Shidong took the lead and started 3:1. In this round, Lin Shidong played more excitedly, and after scoring, he would also roar and motivate himself. Lin Gaoyuan chased to 4:5. In the middle of the game, Lin Gaoyuan overtook and led 8:7. Lin Gaoyuan led 9:7, and Lin Shidong asked for a timeout. In the end, world champion Lin Gaoyuan locked up the victory 11:8, eliminated Lin Shidong 3:0 on aggregate, and successfully advanced to the men's singles final four.
At present, the list of the four strong men's singles of the national table tennis has all been released. In the upper half of the men's singles, Liang Jingkun and Xiang Peng will meet in the semifinals. In the lower half of the men's singles, Lin Gaoyuan and Liu Dingshuo will meet in the semifinals. In this case, the national table tennis men's singles won all the seats in the final four. In the absence of the main players Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Xu Xin, the national table tennis players still successfully won the championship and runner-up, which can be described as living up to expectations.