On January 5, Beijing time, the WTT Doha Finals continued to be staged. According to the schedule, 2 doubles semi-finals will be played from 18:00, and the 2 matches have been played at present, and the national table tennis combination has won the championship and runner-up, announcing the ownership of this championship in advance!
Here's a look back at the specific battle report!
Top Half: ♂ / Lin Shidong 3-0 / Wang Chuqin [11-8, 11-9, 12-10]
The semi-finals in the first half of the region were between Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Shidong, and the two pairs belonged to old rivals. There was a fight at the World Table Tennis Championships in the 2023 season, when Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong were unstoppable and defeated all opponents to win the championship!
In this game, Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Shidong played as a challenger, but he didn't expect to directly sweep the opponent 3-0. Although it is said to be an easy score of 3-0, in fact, each small game is more difficult, and the overall score difference is not very large, which also reflects that the difference in strength between the two sides is actually a millimeter!
Congratulations to Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Shidong for advancing to the finals, and wish Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin, continue to work hard in the next competition!
Bottom half: Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng 3-2A Lebrun / F. Lebrun [13-11,11-4,9-11,8-11,12-10]
The duel in the second half of the region is Xiang Peng Yuan Licen against the French rival.
In this competition, Xiang Peng Yuan Licen was shortlisted as a line-finalist, and the Lebrun brothers participated in the seeded position, so for Xiang Peng Yuan Lichen, this game is a challenger attitude!
In the first two games, Xiang Peng and Yuan Licen won first, and then the French combination launched a fierce counterattack, chasing 2 games in a row to drag the game into the deciding game.
In the decisive game, the French combination took the lead in getting 5 points to change sides, and led 8-7 in the middle game, Yuan Licen launched in time at the critical moment, and the national table tennis combination completed the score overtake, and the two sides fought to 10-10 at the end of the game, Lin Shidong scored the key points with his forehand and won 12-10!
In this way, the national table tennis has completed the championship and runner-up of the men's doubles event in this competition, congratulations on the good results!