On January 3, 2024, the table tennis men's finals continued, and the singles quarterfinals were out, following Liang Jingkun's 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei's Lin Yunru, Lin Shidong lost 2-3 to Germany's Qiu Dang, becoming the first player to be out of the national table tennis team, and the performance was not as expected.
Lin Shidong is a rising star of national table tennis in recent years, only 18 years old and very talented, men's singles ranked 9th in the world, second only to the five main forces in the team, now he has two projects, the first round of men's singles against Qiu Dang, men's doubles or partner Lin Gaoyuan, facing the German combination Ocharov/Francesca, Lin Shidong's style of play is very tough, with good ornamentation, and the backhand has always been his advantage.
The opponent is the 27-year-old German star Qiu Dang, ranked 13th in the world, as a master of straight and horizontal play, Qiu Dang's first three boards are very delicate, and at the same time, COSCO Taiwan is okay, the skills and tactics are relatively comprehensive, and it is also first-class in the European table tennis world, but the last time I played against Lin Shidong, Qiu Dang was defeated miserably, which is still fresh in my memory, and it is useless to rely on rich experience alone, and I can't withstand the high quality of national table tennis.
Last season, there was a significant gap between the two results, Lin Shidong was very active, and achieved excellent results many times, while Qiu Dang was often upset, and the on-the-spot performance lacked stability, in general, everyone was generally optimistic about Lin Shidong's pass, thinking that the opponent was basically no play, as the only non-main player in this finals, the coaching staff hoped that he would be trained, continue to grow through foreign wars, and continue to improve the level of competition.
After the start of the game, Lin Shidong was a little out of shape in the first game, did not keep up with the speed of the opponent, and played a little tightly, Qiu Dang gave full play to his advantages in the first three boards, and fought to take the initiative to avoid the formation of multiple shots, Qiu Dang got the game point 10-7, Lin Shidong chased to 9-10, but unfortunately the key points were too conservative, Qiu Dang took the lead with 11-9, so Lin Shidong had little chance of winning, and he needed to change the rhythm.
In the second game, the two sides played back and forth, Lin Shidong's backhand scoring rate increased, Qiu Dang still looked for opportunities near Taiwan, Lin Shidong's mentality had ups and downs, giving people a feeling of being very anxious, Qiu Dang scored 3 points in a row, and won another game with 11-8, Lin Shidong has strong adaptability, does not adapt to the opponent's serve, and has been fighting on the first three boards, which leads to his inability to stand, and there is no good solution for off-court guidance.
In the third game, Qiu Dang led 4-3, Lin Shidong called a timeout, and after coming back, Qiu Dang suddenly dropped the line, Lin Shidong stabilized his position, and pulled back a game with 11-7, and in the fourth game, Lin Shidong took advantage of the situation to pursue, and directly blasted out 11-2 to win another game, and the decisive game tested the psychological quality, Lin Shidong was a little hesitant and not firm, so that Qiu Dang took the lead comprehensively, ended the game with 11-8, and finally eliminated Lin Shidong 3-2, and faced Liang Jingkun in the next round.