WTT Doha Men's Finals, as of the evening of January 4, 2024, the men's doubles 1/4 finals have ended, and the men's doubles semi-finals of this tournament have also been released. In the men's doubles finale, Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong played well overall, beating the German pair 3-1. So far, all three groups of players of the Chinese team have advanced.
Semi-final schedule
#【【January 5】(18:00】
Philip Lebren/A-Lebreen VS Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng【January 5-18:45】
#【【【20：15】
Qiu Dang VS Wang Chuqin【January 5-19:30】
Venue: Lusail Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Faye Lebren/A-Lebreen 3-0 Feng Yaoen/Guo Yong【11-5,11-8,11-8】
In the men's doubles quarter-finals, the French Lebrun brothers played bravely and defeated Singapore's Feng Yaoen/Guo Yong in straight games. Ranked seventh in the world, the French brothers are growing rapidly and improving quickly in both singles and doubles, and the match is very well managed, leaving no chance for their opponents. The Singaporeans, ranked 24th in the world, were in a passive position in this match.
樊振东/王楚钦 3-1 黄镇廷/何钧杰【11-4，11-13，11-8，11-5】
Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin are ranked No. 1 in the world, and the singles rankings of the two players are also ranked in the top two in the world. In this game, the chubby head combination lost 1 game, and missed the key points in the second game, but the overall situation was firmly controlled, and the total score was 3-1 to beat the opponent to advance. Wong Chun Ting/Ho Kwan Kit are a Hong Kong, currently ranked 13th in the world and the sixth seed in the tournament.
袁励岑/向鹏 3-1 户上隼辅/宇田幸矢【8-11；11-8；11-5；11-7】
Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng are ranked 23rd in the world and are the No. 7 seeds, while Hayasuke Togami/Yukiya Uda are currently ranked No. 3 in the world and are the No. 2 seeds. The two sides played very closely in this game, fighting fiercely to the tiebreaker, and there were certain ups and downs on both sides. In the decisive game, the two sides pushed forward, and the key points Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng withstood the pressure and won the game 11-7 to finish the game, and advanced to the semifinals without danger, and faced the French brothers in the semifinals.
Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong 3-1 Ocharov/Francesca【10-12;11-7;11-6;11-4】
This is the finale of this match day, the national table tennis Shuanglin combination against the German veteran combination. The Shuanglin pair is currently ranked fifth in the world and is the No. 3 seed in the tournament. Shuanglin has performed well in 2023, winning the Bangkok Star Challenge and Taiyuan Regular Challenge.
Germany's Ocharov/Francesca, ranked ninth in the world, are the No. 5 seeds, the 2023 Muscat Challenger champions and a semi-finalist at the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban.
Game recap
The German pair started ferociously and scored three points in a row, and the Shuanglin combination seized the opportunity to serve and chased three points in a row to three draws, and then the Shuanglin combination received a strong attack to suppress it, rewriting the score to 6-4. After that, Lin Gaoyuan made a mistake in receiving and twisting the hair, and the German combination chased it to 6 draws, and then the two sides scored 1 point to 7 draws each, and the German combination strengthened the cooperation and changed to score consecutive points to get the game point 10-7. After that, the Shuanglin combination chased 3 points in a row to 10 draws, but unfortunately lost the first game 10-12.
In the second game, the two sides alternately scored to 2 draws, Lin Shidong received the ball slowly to give a chance, and the German pair seized the 4-2 lead; After that, the German combination overtook 6-5, and Lin Gaoyuan decisively rushed to suppress it, scoring 3 points in a row to lead 8-6. After that, the Shuanglin combination relayed a backhand twist, strongly suppressed to get the game point at 10-7, and won directly at 11-7, thus equalizing the total score.
In the third game, the Shuanglin combination led 3-1, and the German combination withstood and quickly chased the score to 3 draws; After that, the Shuanglin combination continued to suppress and scored two points in a row to rewrite the score to 9-4, and then the Shuanglin combination stabilized and won the game point at 10-5. Then Lin Gaoyuan twisted and scored, and the Shuanglin combination won 11-6.
In the fourth game, the Shuanglin combination led 3-1 and withstood the opponent's counterattack, rewriting the score to 5-2. The Germans called a timeout slowly, and after the timeout, the Shuanglin pair held their lead to 7-3, while the Germans made significant adjustments and changed their scores, chasing the score to 4-7. Therefore, the Shuanglin combination also chose to pause. After that, the Shuanglin pair continued to make resolute shots, strongly suppressed to get the match point at 10-4, and won the fourth game 11-4, thus winning the game with an overall score of 3-1.