On April 19, Beijing time, in the 1/4 finals of the ITTF World Cup men's singles, a civil war in national table tennis was staged as scheduled, with Fan Zhendong facing Lin Gaoyuan. As a result, Fan Zhendong lost a good game with a 7-0 lead in the fifth game and was eliminated by Lin Gaoyuan 4-2.
In the first game, Lin Gaoyuan launched faster, Fan Zhendong made some mistakes at the beginning, and Dongge's score was always behind. Lin Gaoyuan and Fan Zhendong are too familiar with each other, they are both from the Guangdong team, and they have been teammates in the national team for so many years. There are no secrets between each other at all, and the other party will even predict which line they want to hit. In the first game, in addition to entering the game faster, Lin Gaoyuan threw a forehand slash on his backhand, which put a lot of pressure on Fan Zhendong. 11-7 Lin Gaoyuan took the lead in winning the first game.
In the second game, Fan Zhendong gradually entered the state, and began to play his own quality and strength on the ball, and the two sides started to draw 4-4. For Lin Gaoyuan, he must get more points in the first three boards, fight for hard power, or Fan Zhendong has the upper hand. In the middle game, Lin Gaoyuan was too short in the stage, and Fan Zhendong actively grabbed it, and the score was quickly stretched to 9-5. With Lin Gaoyuan's service error, Fan Zhendong successfully pulled back a game 11-6.
In the third game, the two sides started with a multi-board bombardment, Lin Gaoyuan did have a feeling of opening up in this World Cup, and the high-quality forehand attack of Fan Zhendong was able to be continuously blocked, and the score of the two has been difficult to pull away. After that, Lin Gaoyuan was very decisive in receiving the serve, making it difficult for Fan Zhendong to enter the stalemate. When the score came to 10-5, something unexpected happened on the field. Fan Zhendong felt numb in his wrist and applied for a medical suspension. After the pause, because the score was too far behind, Fan Zhendong also lost the game 7-11, and the big score fell behind 1-2.
In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong received the serve decisively and twisted violently, preventing Lin Gaoyuan from scoring too many points on the first three boards. In the middle of the game, the two sides played a wonderful defensive counterattack, and Wang Liqin in the stands also applauded the offensive and defensive conversion of the two. Lin Gaoyuan was under Fan Zhendong's onslaught, and he couldn't let go of his hands and feet, and was continuously penetrated by Dongge, Lin Gaoyuan lost the game 11-6, and Fan Zhendong pulled the score to a 2-2 draw. Liu Guozheng mentioned in the commentary: Fan Zhendong in this game, mainly to speed up the rhythm of fast rubbing and fast splitting, and strengthen the quality of the backhand.
In the fifth game, this is a very crucial game for both sides, and whoever wins the fifth game first will take the initiative in the whole game. At the beginning of the game, Brother Dong seized the opportunity to start the game 7-0 perfectly, and he also played fast acceleration, Fan Zhendong's ball was heavier and more powerful, and Lin Gaoyuan didn't seem to find a good way on the court. After that, Lin Gaoyuan's backhand firepower came out, and the score was chased to 8-8. In the key points, Fan Zhendong made mistakes one after another, and Lin Gaoyuan made a miraculous reversal of 12-10.
In the sixth game, Fan Zhendong was still strengthening his attack, but after being reversed 7-0 in a single game, it hurt morale too much. Lin Gaoyuan played steadily, and the score was pulled away by Lin Gaoyuan 7-3. Lin Gaoyuan's strong play on his backhand today really put too much pressure on Fan Zhendong. Lin Gaoyuan won the sixth game 11-7 and defeated Fan Zhendong 4-2. Fan Zhendong in the second round of the Singapore Grand Slam, the men's singles semi-finals in Incheon, and the quarterfinals in the Macau World Cup.