On March 5, the WTT Star Challenge Goa men's and women's singles champions were announced, and in the men's singles final, 17-year-old Lin Shidong performed well, missing a 7-1 lead in the fourth game and a 10-8 lead in the fifth game, which was reversed by Liang Jingkun, and finally lost 2-4 to Liang Jingkun, unfortunately won the runner-up. However, Lin Shidong has shown the forefront, and the future is promising. In the women's singles final, Wang Yidi defeated Chinese Taipei's Zheng Yijing 4-0 to win the championship, sweeping away the slump in the straight match.
Lin Shidong is a young player trained by the national table tennis team, who has experienced a large number of competitions last year and has made obvious progress this year. In this tournament, Lin Shidong was byeed in the first round, 3-1 Glassmenko in the second round, 3-1 Zhao Dacheng in the third round, 3-1 Lin Yunru in the fourth round, and 3-1 Lebrun Jr. in the semifinals to advance to the final. Liang Jingkun 3-1 Huang Zhenting in the second round, 3-0 Bensi in the third round, Lin Gaoyuan 3-1 in the fourth round, and Zhang Benzhihe 3-1 in the semifinals, and advanced to the final strongly.
In the first game, both sides started with the first three boards to make it 3-3. Lin Shidong focused on speed, continuously and quickly pulled through the forehand to score. Liang Jingkun had the upper hand, retreating from the stage to score consecutive offensive points, and gradually came to open the score, winning the first set 11-6.
In the second game, Lin Shidong insisted on tearing the big corner with a backhand near Taiwan, and Liang Jingkun continued to retreat and score a violent forehand, and the two sides started 4-4. Lin Shidong continued to combine fast and slow light and heavy to bite the score, and the two sides came to 8-8. At the key moment, Lin Shidong scored consecutive shots and won 11-9, and the big score was 1-1.
In the third game, the two sides played their own characteristics, and the score was glued to 9-9. At the key moment, Lin Shidong was more decisive, consecutive rushes to score, won 12-10, and the big score came to 2-1.
In the fourth game, Liang Jingkun could not keep up with Lin Shidong's rhythm in rhythm, and was always in passive defense, starting 1-4. Lin Shidong played more and more smoothly, and the score extended to 7-1. Liang Jingkun slowed down the pace and chased consecutive points to 7-8. Lin Shidong stabilized the situation and extended the score to 10-7 to win three sets. At the critical moment, Lin Shidong was a little too hasty, and the score reached 10-10 in a row. Liang Jingkun seized the opportunity and scored consecutive offensive points, winning 12-10, winning five consecutive points to reverse and chase the big score to 2-2.
In the fifth game, Lin Shidong scored consecutive points with a backhand rush to start 5-2. Liang Jingkun scored consecutive points to make it 5-5. Lin Shidong once again took a 10-8 lead, but again made a mistake in the previous game, and was reversed by Liang Jingkun with four consecutive points, and lost again 10-12, bringing the score to 2-3.
In the sixth game, Lin Shidong was affected by the loss of the previous game, and made a series of mistakes, and fell behind 1-6 at the beginning. Lin Shidong completely let go and chased the score to 8-8 continuously. At the crucial moment, Liang Jingkun showed no mercy and took the initiative to attack, winning 11-9 and winning the championship 4-2.
In the first battle after his comeback, Liang Jingkun withstood the pressure and won the championship, and the ending was perfect. Lin Shidong is a pity, leading 7-1 in the third game and 10-8 in the fourth game, and if he seizes the opportunity, the outcome will be very different. Lin Shidong's real rise this year, hard power has improved a lot, timely summary of this time, his future is bright.
In the women's singles final, Wang Yidi swept Zheng Yijing 4-0 to win the championship. Wang Yidi also swept away the slump of the direct match and returned strongly.