On March 17, 2022, the table tennis Grand Slam tournament entered a white-hot stage, the men's singles national table tennis duo, Olympic champion Ma Long narrowly defeated Chinese Taipei's Lin Yunru 3-2 to advance to the final four, and then fought Liang Jingkun for the final seat in the second half of the region, which is expected to continue to move forward.
Ma Long is the captain of the national table tennis team, the legendary player in the world table tennis, once won the men's singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships for three consecutive times, last year he successfully defended the Olympic men's singles gold medal, it can be seen that the 33-year-old Ma Long has always maintained a stable state, facing the impact of young players, but also has a strong competitiveness, this time Ma Long ranked the second seed in the men's singles, defeated Wang Chuqin in the previous competition.
Chinese Taipei famous Lin Yunru is 20 years old, ranked 7th in the world, the best result of his career is the Olympic mixed doubles bronze medal, while winning the men's table tennis World Cup third place, when in the bronze medal battle narrowly defeated Ma Long, this time Lin Yunru was in three events, men's doubles partner Liao Zhenju was out of the first round, mixed doubles partner Zheng Yijing lost to Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha to get the runner-up, his playing style is very flexible, and the quality of the backhand is very high.
This men's singles game is very interesting, because whether it is Ma Long, or Lin Yunru, the style of both of them is very distinctive, good at restricting opponents through changes in rhythm, Ma Long's skills and tactics are more comprehensive, the competition is experienced, Lin Yunru is very energetic, in an interview he mentioned that he will go all out to fight Ma Long, as long as he does a good job, he will have a chance, the record has won or lost, it depends on the on-the-spot play.
In the first set, Ma Long was a bit slow and hot, Lin Yunru scored 5 points in a row to establish a lead, Ma Long was not very accustomed to Lin Yunru's serve, he lost points many times in the first three boards, Ma Long chased to 5-8, Lin Yunru scored 2 points in a row to blast 11-5 to take the lead, Lin Yunru was really difficult to play, Ma Long tried to adjust his skills and tactics, but they were all calculated by Lin Yunru, and Qin Zhijian, the head coach of the national table tennis men's team, served as Ma Long's off-court coach.
In the second set, Lin Yunru's serve changed, he and Ma Long fought in the near stage, Ma Long played steadily and steadily, taking a 6-1 lead, Lin Yunru improved the quality of the single board to chase 5-8, Ma Long scored 2 consecutive points 10-5 innings, and then exploded 11-6 equaliser, in the third set Malone took advantage of the chase and took a 6-1 lead, Ma Long's continuous high-quality attack with forehand brought great pressure to Lin Yunru, And Ma Long played 11-4 to win another set.
Next Ma Long trailed to 9 draws, Lin Yunru scored 2 points in a row 11-9 narrow victory, Wei Guan Qingguang served as Lin Yunru's off-field coach, he once won the Olympic men's doubles gold medal, and later went to Japan to play, ma long led 6-3 in the decider, Lin Yunru chased 2 points, Ma Long suspended, after returning, Ma Long won 11-7, and finally won 3-2 against Lin Yunru, who fought hard for five sets to advance to the men's singles final four, and would be Liang Jingkun.