Do you still remember the teenager who threw away the ball handed by Wang Chuqin? This teenager, who is known as rectifying the workplace, has been criticized by public opinion for his arrogant behavior, but it is never too late for a teenager to move upward, and now, 19-year-old Lin Shidong has finally grown up.
On April 18th, this day is Lin Shidong's 19th birthday, and on this day, Lin Shidong and idol Fan Zhendong met in the quarterfinals of the Macau World Cup.
In this game, Lin Shidong played the best performance of the tournament, Fan Zhendong achieved a reversal against Lin Shidong when the score was behind, and finally won with a score of 4:3 to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals.
This match is a national table tennis duel that can be written into table tennis textbooks, and both players have shown a high level of skills and tactics. During the competition, Lin Shidong performed well for a while, causing a lot of pressure on the defending champion Fan Zhendong. Especially in the fourth game, Lin Shidong's high-speed attack put Fan Zhendong into a hard battle.
However, Fan Zhendong showed his composure and resilience in key moments as an experienced player. He found his groove in the fifth game, winning the game 11-9 to close the total score gap.
In the crucial sixth and seventh games, Fan Zhendong faced the situation of losing the game, but he did not give up, but adjusted his strategy and mentality, won these two games in a row, and finally completed the big reversal. This match is not only a contest of skills, but also a test of mental quality, Fan Zhendong was able to stay calm in the face of falling behind, gradually regain the rhythm of the game, and finally achieve victory, showing his strength and style as a world-class player.
It is not uncommon for Lin Shidong to lose to Fan Zhendong, and after the game, he also posted his work on Douyin for the first time to celebrate his 19th birthday, and he also expressed respect in his words.
It is reported that Lin Shidong has always admired Fan Zhendong, and even signed in Fan Zhendong's super talk for hundreds of days, showing his followers and support for idols. This behavior also made Fan Zhendong's fan base feel good about him, and in many cases gave him friendly maintenance and support.
But just a few months ago, Lin Shidong was still an arrogant teenager in people's mouths, and he was a model of disrespecting his predecessors.
In the mixed doubles match of Taiyuan Station, Wang Chuqin personally picked up the ball from the ground and handed it to the little brother Lin Shidong, but Lin Shidong didn't even look at it, and directly hit it with a racket, which made Lin Shidong criticized.
Later, when Lin Shidong interacted with his teammates on social media, he made it clear that there is no so-called CP within the national table tennis, and hoped that fans would not pursue it inappropriately. While respecting his old teammates, he is also trying to maintain the image and unity of the team. As a result, he was raped by the national table tennis CP fans, because Lin Shidong broke these people's illusions about CP love.
Speaking of which, Lin Shidong is really promising, he was born on April 18, 2005, from Danzhou City, Hainan Province. Lin Shidong was selected for the Hainan Provincial Table Tennis Team on April 1, 2015, and began his professional training and competition career at the age of 11.
In 2019, Lin Shidong represented the Chinese team at the ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Federation Asian Championships, winning the men's team and men's doubles championships in the U15 category, as well as the third place in the men's singles, when he was 15 years old.
Lin Shidong was selected for the national second team in 2020, a major milestone in his career, when he was 16 years old.
Today, Lin Shidong is only 19 years old, but he already has the ability to compete with the world's top masters, showing great potential and development space. With the accumulation of time and the increase of tournament experience, it is expected to make more contributions to Chinese table tennis in the next 15 years, will he be the next Grand Slam?