On April 19, 2024, the men's singles semifinals of the Table Tennis World Cup have been out, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, Zhang Benzhihe advanced to the semifinals, Lin Gaoyuan reversed Fan Zhendong 4-2, and faced Zhang Benzhihe in the semifinals, the defending champion regretted to be out, and the 7-0 lead in the fifth game failed to hold.
Fan Zhendong's results in the three major competitions are very stable, won two World Table Tennis Championships, four World Cup singles championships, ranked 2nd in the world, although the state of this period of time is a little up and down, the last stop lost to Brazil's Hugo Calderano, but in general there is no big problem, before Fan Zhendong and Lin Shidong's competition can be called a classic, all in all, the state will get better and better, everyone is happy for him.
Lin Gaoyuan's performance this time is quite outstanding, especially in the group stage encountered an unfavorable situation, facing the difficulties bravely, let us see the competitive spirit of tenacious struggle, and later encountered the stronger Darko, Lin Gaoyuan withstood the pressure after losing two games in a row, showing the level that the world should have eighth, and now Fan Zhendong and Lin Gaoyuan meet in a narrow way, only one person continues to move forward, and there is no off-court guidance for national table tennis.
After the start of the game, Fan Zhendong was a little out of shape in the first game, always let the other party start first to change the line, Lin Gaoyuan led 8-4, and then took the lead with 11-7, Fan Zhendong's quality is higher, Lin Gaoyuan's advantage is in speed, the key is to see who has the initiative, in the second game Fan Zhendong found the rhythm, Lin Gaoyuan made more unnecessary mistakes, and it is normal for ups and downs, Fan Zhendong was not to be outdone, and pulled back a game with 11-6.
In the third game, Fan Zhendong suddenly dropped the line, feeling not as firm as before, unable to keep up with Lin Gaoyuan's connection speed, and the serving was judged to be inevitably affected, Lin Gaoyuan led 10-5, Fan Zhendong applied for a medical timeout, and continued to play after a short break, which was worrying, Lin Gaoyuan won the game 11-7, the referee is really strict, you need to pay attention to the serve, and there will be problems if you are not careful.
In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong still maintained his rhythm, rubbed Lin Gaoyuan's forehand long, continued to swing his backhand short, and at the same time served or did not turn to combine, not to let Lin Gaoyuan twist out too high quality, Fan Zhendong changed the line very decisively, and pulled back a game with 11-6, in the fifth game, Fan Zhendong led 7-0 and suddenly dropped the line, Lin Gaoyuan chased to 10 draws, Fan Zhendong made a needless mistake at the critical moment, and was reversed by Lin Gaoyuan 12-10.
In the sixth game, Lin Gaoyuan's backhand was too strong, Fan Zhendong sweated too much to change clothes, although he was always mobilizing himself, but Lin Gaoyuan became more and more courageous, this play Fan Zhendong couldn't stop it at all, Lin Gaoyuan was full of energy, ended the game 11-7, and finally reversed Fan Zhendong 4-2, Lin Gaoyuan defeated the defending champion to advance to the men's singles semifinals, and then fought against Japanese player Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Fan Zhendong was eliminated without a medal.