On April 17, 2024, the Table Tennis World Cup is in full swing, and the 18-year-old national table tennis player brings good news, Lin Shidong swept Alex Lebrun 4-0, and defeated Minoan and Alex Lebrun 4-0 in the group stage, ranking first and performing perfectly.
Lin Shidong is the leader of the new generation of national table tennis, only 18 years old and very potential, men's singles ranked 18th in the world, has won many championships in the international arena, won Ocharov and others in foreign wars, the coaching staff is very optimistic about him, so he is often reused, mixed doubles partner Kuo Man has become a fixed combination, this time Lin Shidong is qualified by virtue of the World Youth Championships singles championship, which does not affect the quota of other teammates at all.
This time, Lin Shidong has the French star Alex Lebrun in the same group, and the difficulty of promotion can be said to be the highest in the group stage of national table tennis.
Alex Lebrun is a newcomer to the rise of this Olympic cycle, recently won the runner-up in the men's team at the World Table Tennis Championships, the 20-year-old young player is very impactful, once upset Fan Zhendong, for the main force of national table tennis is a great threat, even more than the 5th ranked Felix Lebrun, but Alex has been lacking in stability, he is particularly easy to play emotionally affected.
After the start of the game, the two sides played back and forth in the first game, Lin Shidong's backhand twisting and pulling quality was too high, Alex had nothing to do about it, and there was a needless mistake in the rush to attack, and the on-the-spot play was indeed uncertain, Lin Shidong took the lead with 11-7, and Lin Shidong led 4-3 in the second game, Alex called a timeout in advance, and Alex chased in vain after coming back, Lin Shidong won another game with 11-8.
In the third game, Lin Shidong became more and more courageous to play the momentum, although he had locked the promotion place, but he still had to fight for every ball, and did not give the opponent any chance, Lin Shidong won the game 11-8, and Lin Shidong was still very stable in the fourth game, especially the basic few points were lost, Alex mobilized himself with a general effect, Lin Shidong led the game in an all-round way, ended the game with 11-4, and finally swept Alex Lebrun 4-0.
You must know that in this World Cup, only Lin Shidong and Kuo Man are not the main players in this World Cup, the performance of the two young players is very different, Lin Shidong lived up to expectations and swept Lebrun, Kuo Man was eliminated by Tian Zhixi in a sluggish state, it is inevitable that people feel a little embarrassed, Lin Shidong's performance in this game is quite good, I hope he can continue to work hard to chase after the victory, and strive to maintain this state to the end.