Lin Shidong is the youngest of the national table tennis players, only 16 years old this year. Lin Shidong is slightly fat and looks like a small fat Fan Zhendong, so some fans call him a small fat, and some fans call him a small stone. Although Lin Shidong is only 16 years old, his overall strength is good.
Because of this, the Table Tennis Association gave Lim Shidong the green light to directly participate in the WTT Singapore Grand Slam Tournament. The masters of this competition are gathered here, and all the best players are gathered here, which is the time for young players like Lin Shidong to learn and accumulate experience. Although Lin Shidong is young, he dares to fight on the field, has defeated Xu Xin, and caused big trouble for Fan Zhendong, he is not only technically superior, but also courageous, and the only thing he lacks is the experience of the competition.
In the first round of the main match, Lin Shidong's opponent was Dior, and the opponent did not cause any trouble for Lin Shidong. Lin Shidong won 11-5, 11-9 and 11-6, and successfully advanced to the second round of the main tournament, that is, the round of 32. It's just that Lin Shidong's opponent in the round of 32 is a bit difficult, he is the European top 16 champion Dacko. Dako is not very old, only 23 years old, playing fiercely, but his temper is too grumpy, and he has repeatedly dropped towels in competitions.
In this game, Lin Shidong can play his level as long as he dares to fight and try to play his own level. Although the start was unfavorable, Lin Shidong clung to the score and formed a glue with Dako. After 10 draws, Lin Shidong chose to serve a long ball and Play with Dako to hold the ball, Lin Shidong 11-10, got the set point, and then Dako received the ball out of bounds, Lin Shidong thrilled to win the first set.
In the second game, Lin Shidong's playing style seemed to have some problems, and the withdrawal from the stage was too serious. After 0-3, a serve error gave Darko a good start of 4-0. Because the second set was too far behind, Lin Shidong seemed to have some problems in his mentality, as if some wanted to give up the second set and start the third set directly. This is not advisable, as each set is connected and the decline of the previous set is likely to continue into the third set.
After 2-9, Lin Shidong scored 4 points in a row, and it seems that he still does not want to end the second set early and wants to consume his opponent. Subsequently, Dacco did not give Lin Shidong another chance, and after scoring 2 points in a row, he pulled the big score on the field to a 1-1 draw.
In the third set, Lin Shidong was not affected by the loss of the second set, but played a good start of 4-1. Dako showed Lin Shidong's second set, and soon lost another set at 7-11, falling behind 1-2. As long as Lin Shidong wins another round, he can overcome the enemy and break into the round of 16.
In the fourth set, Lin Shidong reversed the score behind and saw the hope of promotion. At this time, the idea of wanting to win affected Lin Shidong's state, and there were frequent mistakes, 7-11, so that the two sides could get a tiebreaker.
In the decider, the score between the two sides alternately rose, and in the second half, Dako scored consecutive points to take a 9-6 lead, and as long as he scored 2 more points, he could become the final winner. At this time, Dako also carried the burden of wanting to win and afraid of losing, but Lin Shidong dared to fight and chased the score to 9-9. At the critical time, Lin Shidong was also not soft, and could choose to strike first, but unfortunately failed to seize the opportunity, and finally lost the decider 10-12, and was reversed by Dakoto 3-2 in the case of a 2-1 lead in the big score.
Although Lin Shidong lost the game, he received unanimous praise from fans, who all felt that Lin Shidong was stronger than Da lin, that is, Lin Gaoyuan. Lin Gaoyuan lacked strong fighting spirit in the game, and when he was behind in the score, he did not have enough confidence, appeared to shrink his hands and feet, and his mentality was easy to collapse. Although this is Lin Shidong's first trip to the competition, but has revealed the wind of the general, can do not be chaotic, this is much stronger than Lin Gaoyuan, in time, will definitely be one of the main forces of national table tennis, and Fan Zhendong together to provoke the beam of national table tennis!