On April 17, Beijing time, the national table tennis encountered a strong opponent in the Macau World Cup, and the 18-year-old Lin Shidong met the 20-year-old French hopeful star Alex (the elder brother of the Lebrun brothers), and Lin Shidong swept the opponent 4-0 with a large advantage, solving a strong opponent for the Chinese men's team, which is worthy of recognition.
This World Cup is Lin Shidong's first time to participate in the singles event of the three major tournaments in the table tennis world, at present, he has hit two consecutive 4-0 in the group stage, and then will usher in the top 16 of the knockout round, the difficulty will surely increase, and it is necessary to make enough difficult preparations! Please see below for the detailed battle situation.
Highlights of the game
Alex, born in 2003, is the best among the young players in the foreign association, and has defeated various famous players many times, including the national table tennis world champion Fan Zhendong and Liang Jingkun, who have strong strength; Lin Shidong, born in 2005, is also very strong, once ranked in the top ten in the world, and his skills have reached the top of the world, but he is not very stable like Alex, and has lost many foreign wars in the past year.
In the first round of the group stage, Lin Shidong defeated Ecuador's Minoan 4-0, while Alex only drew 2-2 and had fewer points than Mino, which made Lin Shidong's probability of promotion increase sharply, but there was also suspense about whether he could win Alex.
The process of the game
After the start of the game, the two young players came up and began to open and close the attack, the line and landing point are very flexible, both hope to surprise the opponent's attack, Lin Shidong's skills are relatively more comprehensive, so after withstanding Alex's first few boards and quickly pulling the ball, he stabilized his position, and the middle section began to open the gap, and then won the first place 11-7.
In the second game, Lin Shidong continued to hold the initiative, and Alex would be out of the game early if he lost again, so he used up the precious suspension right, but the effect was not good, and the result was won by the national table tennis junior 11-8, but according to the rules, the two still had to play four games.
In the third game, Alex didn't have much meaning to resist, and Lin Shidong didn't have to keep a clean sheet against the other party, but in this case, the two played more relaxed, and the skills and tactics that they usually didn't dare to use could also be used, so it was a test. After a few rounds, Lin Shidong won 11-8, 11-4 to end the battle, and thus advanced to the men's singles round of 16.
At present, the young player of the national table tennis women's team, Kuo Man, has unfortunately been eliminated, while Lin Shidong of the men's team has withstood the pressure and entered the knockout round, looking forward to his later performance becoming more and more brilliant, and striving to stand on the podium for the first time!