On September 7, 2023, the Asian Table Tennis Championships ushered in the exciting mixed doubles final, and the two combinations of National Table Tennis had already entered the final circle in advance. In this high-profile final, Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Yidi will face Liang Jingkun and Qian Tianyi, and this victory will also write a brilliant end to the third crown of the National Table Tennis Asian Championships.
To understand the background of this final, first of all, let's review the journey of the national table tennis mixed doubles combination. Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Yidi went all the way to great heights, easily knocking out the powerful Japanese pair of Tomokazu Chang and Hina Hayata by a score of 3-0 in the semifinals. Next, they faced Chinese Taipei challengers Lin Yunru and Chen Siyu, and the match was in full swing, and in the end, Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Yidi won a stunning 3-2 victory. The tension of the tiebreaker was evident, with both teams performing well, but Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Yidi eventually withstood the pressure to secure their places in the final.
Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin have been the number one mixed doubles pair in the South Korean team, and their tacit cooperation is impressive. Shen Yubin has made rapid progress recently, not only winning the runner-up in the women's doubles of the World Table Tennis Championships, but also maintaining the top ten in the singles ranking. And Lin Zhongxun once played a tiebreaker with Fan Zhendong in the men's team final, in addition to partnering with Zhang Yuzhen twice, and won the runner-up of the men's doubles of the World Table Tennis Championships. In view of these achievements, Liang Jingkun and Qian Tianyi are not absolutely sure when facing them, and the victory or defeat will depend on the performance on the spot.
In the second game, Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin changed their serving strategies, and Liang Jingkun and Qian Tianyi were slightly less adaptable, and the score alternately rose, reaching 8 draws at the end of the game. However, after wasting a set, Liang Jingkun and Qian Tianyi won again 11-9. In the third game, Leung Jingkun and Qian Tianyi led 3-1, and Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yubin were forced to call a timeout. In the end, Leung Jingkun and Qian Tianyi ended the match 11-2, sweeping Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin 3-0 on aggregate to reach the final.