3-0! National table tennis upset: The 18-year-old player advanced to the finals, and the former national player talked about Wang Chuqin caused controversy
On January 13, 2024, Beijing time, the Doha station of the WTT Star Challenge entered the final day, and the men's singles semifinals broke out a big upset, 18-year-old Lin Shidong swept Liang Jingkun 3-0 and advanced to the final, where he will compete with Wang Chuqin for the championship. Wang Chuqin reversed Lin Gaoyuan 3-1 and reached the final with all three of them. During the game, former national player Matt commented that Wang Chuqin's serve was very vague, which caused controversy, although he immediately explained, he was still criticized by many fans.
In the first semi-final of men's singles, Wang Chuqin played against Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Chuqin was a little slow after the opening, and Lin Gaoyuan continued his good competitive state and won a game 11-6. After that, Wang Chuqin slowly entered the state, and comprehensively suppressed Lin Gaoyuan in the second and third games, winning two games in a row 11-5 and 11-4, leading 2-1. In the fourth game, the competition between the two sides was fierce, Lin Gaoyuan gave it a go, but missed the key point, Wang Chuqin locked the victory 13-11 and advanced to the final 3-1. In the game, former national player Matt bluntly said that Wang Chuqin's serve was very vague, causing controversy, and Matt then explained that he was praising the big head, which means that one action can produce two spins, which ordinary people can't do.
Wang Chuqin was the first to advance to the men's singles final, and he reached all the finals with three items. Men's doubles partner Ma Long lost 1-3 to Liang Jingkun/Yuan Licen in the final and was runner-up. Mixed doubles partner Sun Yingsha narrowly defeated Lin Shidong/Kuo Man 3-2 in the final to win the championship. In the next men's singles final, Wang Chuqin's opponent is still Lin Shidong. Only 18-year-old Lin Shidong continued to create surprises, in the previous 1/4 finals, he and Fan Zhendong played to the deciding game, Fan Zhendong retired due to injury, and Lin Shidong advanced to the semifinals.
In the semifinals, Lin Shidong played strongly, facing Liang Jingkun, Lin Shidong's technical and tactical play was very targeted, winning three games in a row 11-6, 14-12, 11-6, sweeping Liang Jingkun and advancing to the men's singles final. Regardless of the final result, Lin Shidong will return to the top 10 in the men's singles world, his progress is indeed very great, and he, like Wang Chuqin, is not only outstanding in singles, but also very competitive in men's doubles and mixed doubles, and the future is worth looking forward to.
In the women's singles semifinals, Sun Yingsha remained stable and eliminated Wang Manyu 3-1 and successfully advanced to the final. Sun Yingsha will compete with Chen Meng for the women's singles championship, and Chen Meng played her third 11-1 in this competition, swept Qian Tianyi 3-0, and advanced to the final strongly. Entering 2024, the veteran Chen Meng gives people a new feeling, she is not affected by injuries, her competitive form is very good, and she will face Sun Yingsha in the final again, Chen Meng's goal is of course to break the women's singles championship drought.
There are only men's singles finals and women's singles finals left in this competition, and the two strong dialogues are Sun Yingsha VS Chen Meng, Wang Chuqin VS Lin Shidong, I wish you good luck, don't get hurt, and finish the game smoothly!