In the second round of the men's singles of the ITTF World Cup group stage, Lin Shidong, a post-00 teenager in national table tennis, faced French star Alex Lebrun. As a result, Lin Shidong
In the first game, the two sides were full of firepower as soon as they came up, Alex Lebrun's first three boards were extremely sharp, Lin Shidong's veneer quality was full of strength, and the strong confrontation between the two people was like Mars hitting the earth. In the middle game, the score between the two sides was still 6-6. Lin Shidong relied on the next active scramble to gain the upper hand at the end of the game. 11-7 Lin Shidong took the lead in winning the first game, judging from the play in the first game, Lin Shidong's performance was more stable, and Lebrun made more mistakes.
In the second game, the two sides tied 3-3 at the beginning, Lebrun had some advantages on the serve, and Lin Shidong was stronger with the ball. When the score was 4-3, Lebrun called a timeout just in time. As a result of yesterday's game, Lebrun was held to a 2-2 draw by Alberto Mino, and he was under more pressure than Lin Shidong in this game. Once Lin Shidong leads 2-0 or 3-0, Nalebrun will also be out early. After the pause, Lin Shidong was not affected, and the serve was more decisive, and the score was quickly stretched to 6-3. In the end, 11-8, Lin Shidong won the second game.
In the third game, after leading 2-0, Lin Shidong shot more resolutely, leading 6-2 at the beginning. Lebrun didn't have much to do in the face of Lin Shidong's high-quality attack, and his mentality was more anxious. didn't grab too many opportunities on the first three boards, but was directly penetrated by Lin Shidong. Alex Lebrun is still a lot less consistent in the game than his younger brother. In fact, Lin Shidong and Alex Loeb both won with the quality of the single board and attacked fiercely. However, in this game, the national table tennis player did suppress the French star, and Lin Shidong won the third game 11-8.
In the fourth game, Lebrun let go and began to increase his fighting, but by this time Lin Shidong had already played his state. When Lin Shidong led 2-0, he had already qualified ahead of schedule in the group score. Lebrun is now just out of the competition system and has to play 4 rounds, as well as defend his dignity, and is fighting Lin Shidong. Obviously, already knowing the result of his exit, Lebrun is already lacking in spirit. 11-4 Lin Shidong won the fourth game and swept Lebrun with a big score of 4-0.
As a post-00 player, Lin Shidong participated in the World Cup for the first time and successfully advanced to the top 16 of men's singles, which is already a very good performance. What's more, in the same group as him, there is also a strong opponent like Lebrun. What do you think of Lin Shidong's performance?