On January 4, Beijing time, in the quarterfinals of the WTT Doha Men's Table Tennis Finals, the national table tennis civil war started first, with Ma Long versus Lin Gaoyuan. There was an upset in this game, Lin Gaoyuan narrowly defeated Ma Long 3-2 after a difficult game and advanced to the semifinals, in the semifinals, Lin Gaoyuan is about to face his teammate Fan Zhendong.
Lin Gaoyuan was able to narrowly defeat Ma Long 3-2, which is called an upset, because the two have a total of 8 international competitions in international competitions, and this is also Lin Gaoyuan's first victory, and it is also a hearty victory for him, but some people feel that this victory came a little late.
In this game, in the first game, Lin Gaoyuan's state entered very fast, 5-1 lead, and then won 11-4, won the first game;
In the third game, the game between Lin Gaoyuan and Ma Long was more intense, and after a 9-9 draw, Lin Gaoyuan seized the opportunity, and there was no softness in the key points, and he won the game again 11-9. In the fourth game, Malone continued to use his "strongest brain" to strengthen the quality of his shots, from 5-1 to 11-9, and the big score was tied 2-2.
In the decisive game, both of them were forced to the edge of the cliff, which can be said to be very intense, Lin Gaoyuan led 4-0, the state was brave, and the state of the previous game was much better, Ma Long was not to be outdone, scored 3 points in a row, Lin Gaoyuan scored against the slash, won the game 11-5, and successfully advanced to the semifinals.
In this game, Lin Gaoyuan's condition and confidence are much better than the previous games, compared with the 2022 and 2023 competitions, not only in terms of technique, but also in terms of personality and aura, there is a great improvement. If he could have had such an aura and competitive temperament two years ago, then there might have been some hope for the Paris Olympics, but now in 2024, although he has shown his progress, Lin Gaoyuan has almost no chance in the Olympics.