On April 17, in the focus of the group stage of the 2024 Table Tennis Men's Singles World Cup, Lin Shidong of national table tennis played against the French team Alex Lebrun, Lin Shidong was well prepared and played well, sweeping the opponent 4-0.
In the first game, the score was stalemate in the first half, and after 6-6, Lin Shidong scored 10-6 game points in a row and won 11-7. In the second game, when it came to the key points at the end of the game, Lin Shidong won 10-7 and 11-8 after 8-7.
In the third game, Lin Shidong led 8-3, Lebrun chased the score, Lin Shidong paused, Lebrun chased 8-9, and Lin Shidong grasped the key point 11-8. In the fourth game, Lin Shidong won 11-4 in one go, thus sweeping Lebrun 4-0.
Lin Shidong, as the U19 men's singles champion of the World Youth Championships, obtained the qualification by himself, and in the group stage, he won two consecutive victories 4-0 Mino, 4-0 Alex Lebrun, won the first place in the group, and advanced to the knockout round.
In this way, in men's singles, the national table tennis has Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan, and Lin Shidong advanced to the knockout round. Fan Zhendong and Liang Jingkun will then play in the final round of the group stage.