In the second round of the men's singles of the ITTF World Cup group stage, a 00 supernova showdown was staged as scheduled. National table tennis player Lin Shidong played against French rising star Lebrun. Previously, Alex Lebrun had defeated Fan Zhendong, and many fans also thought that Lin Shidong was more than lucky. Unexpectedly, during the whole game, Lin Shidong swept Lebrun with a score of 4-0. So, how did Lin Shidong do it and where did he win?
First, the judgment of receiving the serve was accurate, and Lin Shidong was very active in the first three boards.
If you want to win Lebrun, with all kinds of varied serves, you have to pick it up first. Lebrun has a number of routines such as backhand serve, squat and chop serve, and even serves directly without waiting for the opponent to stand up and pick up the ball. Lin Shidong did a very good job in winning the game: he did not suffer a loss in receiving the serve, but judged very accurately and played very positively. In the 11-point format of each game, if you eat 2 or 3 opponents on the serve, the score will be quickly pulled apart. In addition, after Lebrun served, the first three boards were very fierce, as the so-called first move is strong, and the second hand suffers. In the first three boards, Lin Shidong was even stronger than Lebrun in this game. Lebrun's serve and first three boards didn't hit, and he lost half of it.
Second, the standoff link dares to exert force, and the offensive quality and strength are one size bigger than Lebrun.
Alex Lebrun can quickly rise in the table tennis world, and one of his very important scoring methods is: great strength! Fan Zhendong finally switched to Lebrun's forehand to win the game thrillingly. This time in the Macau World Cup, Lin Shidong backhanded, Lebrun did not take advantage. Lin Shidong, as a post-00 national table tennis player, is characterized by great strength and high quality. In the Singapore Grand Slam that ended not long ago, Lin Shidong also eliminated Fan Zhendong. Fighting strength and quality is what Lin Shidong is best at, and Lin Shidong once again has the upper hand in the holding link, which is the second factor for the national table tennis players to win the game.
Third, there is no baggage when you travel lightly, and the pressure is thrown on to the opponent, and the game does not have too many ups and downs.
The biggest problem in the game of young players is that the ups and downs of play are particularly large, Lin Shidong is going all out from beginning to end of this game, throwing the pressure on the opponent, Lebrun himself was forced to a 2-2 draw by Mino yesterday, and the probability of going out is very high. Lin Shidong didn't want to win or be afraid of losing, and stood in the posture of fighting his opponent to play. Off-court coach Cui Qinglei also encouraged Lin Shidong during the pause: "One go!" After taking a big lead, Lin Shidong's super high-quality play made Lebrun retreat one after another, and he couldn't call out on the field. It should be said that Lin Shidong played perfectly in this game.
Among the post-00 players of the national table tennis men's team, it has been difficult for new stars to emerge, Lin Shidong eliminated Fan Zhendong in the Singapore Grand Slam not long ago, and defeated Lebrun in the Macau World Cup and successfully advanced to the round of 16, I hope his performance is getting better and better, and I also hope that the national table tennis coaching staff can give this young player more opportunities to participate in the competition!