On April 18, Chinese player Lin Gaoyuan defeated Zhuang Zhiyuan in the men's singles match of the Macau World Cup and successfully advanced to the round of 16. In the knockout round, he will face European star Darko. The knockout stage was played with a best-of-seven system, which made the competition more exciting and gave people a sense of the atmosphere of the Olympic men's singles event.
In the first game, Lin Gaoyuan started with a strong 5-0 and quickly took the advantage. Although Darko quickly adjusted his tactics and scored 5 points in a row to chase the score to 7-6, Lin Gaoyuan was firm at the critical moment and finally won the first game 11-7 to cheer himself up.
In the second game, Lin Gaoyuan's state was still good, and he was not affected by the emotions that were almost reversed in the first game, and the two sides played a little stalemate in the middle section, but Lin Gaoyuan always maintained a 1 to 2 point advantage, and finally won another game 11-8, and the total score was already 2-0 ahead of Darko.
In the third game, Darko played very hard, the two sides once fought to 6-6, Lin Gaoyuan withstood the pressure at the critical moment, a wave of key 4-0 scores, directly reversed the situation, 11-9 overtake, and won another game!
In the fourth game, Darko gave it a go and pulled one back 11-7. In the fifth game that followed, Darko took advantage of the victory to chase, and at one point the opening game was 7-1, Lin Gaoyuan was powerless to parry, and lost another game, with a total score of 3-2.
In the crucial sixth game, Lin Gaoyuan adjusted his mentality, not impatient, and in the end, the national table tennis players did not let the boiled duck fly away, and took the lead in scoring 11 points, with a total score of 4-2, defeating the opponent without danger and breaking into the men's singles quarterfinals.
Lin Gaoyuan's bout fully demonstrated his excellent skills and unwavering belief. He remained calm throughout the game and was able to adjust his tactics in time to seize opportunities to overtake the score in the face of his opponent's strong attack. His outstanding performance not only won the competition for himself, but also won honor for the national table tennis.
Lin Gaoyuan's next opponent will be the winner between Lin Shidong and Fan Zhendong. Both fighters have great skills and strong beliefs, and their bout is sure to be a good matchup. We look forward to Lin Gaoyuan continuing to perform well in the next competitions and winning more honors for national table tennis."
Finally, let's think about a question: what impact does Lin Gaoyuan's performance have on the status of Chinese table tennis in international competitions?