On March 31, 2022, South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon eliminated African brother Aruna 4-1, and blasted 11-1 in the fourth set, Sweden's Karlsson abstained from the game due to injury, Croatian black horse Gassina advanced, last year Carlsson partner Falke won the World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles championship, Carlson tearfully, did not want to give up the opportunity, but there was no way, Lin Jong-hoon and Garcina competed for the men's singles championship.
Aruna 33 years old, ranked 14th in the world, he once reached the Olympic Games and the World Table Tennis Championships men's singles quarterfinals, has long been the first person in the African table tennis world, this time Aruna performed strongly, winning Liu Dingshuo, Zhao Zihao, Zhou Qihao, three national table tennis players, was optimistic about winning the championship, Aruna forehand quality is extremely high, COSCO Platform holding ability is strong, the table ball also has progress, want to win him is indeed difficult.
Outside fans said that Aruna is a lone brave, no coach and security team, often go out to participate alone, Aruna has made a lot of contributions to the development of table tennis, he also took out part of the prize money to support the construction of his hometown, passing on a lot of positive energy, the opponent of the semi-final is South Korea's famous Lin Jong-hoon, 25-year-old ranked 47th in the world, just recently Lin Zhongxun's strong rise, not to be underestimated.
Last year's World Table Tennis Championships Lin Zhongxun reached the men's singles quarterfinals, men's doubles partner Zhang Yuzhen won the runner-up, just in this year's competition, Lin Zhongxun was eliminated Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Yunru and other famous players, showing a strong impact, this time both have a chance, Aruna has a greater chance, after the start of the game, the two sides fell into a fierce battle, the score alternately rose, Aruna seized the key ball opportunity, blasted out 11-8 first.
Next, Lin Zhongxun continued to strengthen the quality of the veneer, through continuous line changes, aruna fell into a bitter battle, with 13-11, 11-9 consecutive win two sets, the fourth set Lin Zhongxun took advantage of the situation to chase, scored 3 points in a row to establish a lead, Aruna unnecessarily increased errors, Lin Zhongxun led in an all-round way, banged out 11-1 to win another set, Aruna opened high and low, Lin Zhongxun mastered the rhythm of the game, and the result lost suspense in advance.
In the fifth set, Lin Zhongxun won the match point 10-8, Aruna withstood the pressure, scored four consecutive points to reverse 12-10, in the sixth set Lin Zhongxun took a 5-2 lead, and then blasted 11-5 to lock in the victory, and finally eliminated Aruna 4-2 to advance to the men's singles final.
Sweden's famous Karlsson 10-8 lead accidentally injured, after a short break, chose to withdraw from the game, Croatian dark horse Gassina advanced to the final, Karlsson once shed tears, this time in good shape, unfortunately there was an unexpected situation, he himself is difficult to accept this result, but there is no other solution, but also hope that Karlsson will recover as soon as possible and return to the field as soon as possible.
Men's Singles Final: Lim Jong-hoon vs Gassina
Women's Singles Final: Han Ying vs Miyu Kihara
Mixed Doubles Final: Lin Yunru / Zheng Yijing vs Lebiesson / Yuan Jiannan