On April 23, Lin Gaoyuan summed up his Macau World Cup on social media, "Allowing yourself to be imperfect is the perfect beginning." Rather than summing up the Macau World Cup, this is a summary of Lin Gaoyuan's entire career, "this is the only way to reconcile with myself".
At the age of 29, he is definitely a "veteran" of national table tennis, not to mention that Lin Gaoyuan has never stood in the finals of the three major singles in his career.
In the Macau World Cup, Lin Gaoyuan not only stood on the final for the first time, but also led 3-0 at one point, but competitive sports were cruel, and Lin Gaoyuan was finally reversed by Ma Long 4-3.
Lin Gaoyuan rubbed shoulders with his first three-major singles championship. It may also have missed out on the only chance in his career to win the singles title in three major tournaments.
So, Lin Gaoyuan had this summary.
For Lin Gaoyuan, "reaching a reconciliation with himself" is not only the Macau World Cup, but also the end of his entire career. Accept those moments that are reversed, accept those backdrops.
After all, if the 2017 World Cup had not been reversed by Bol, would Lin Gaoyuan already have the title of Men's Singles World Cup champion?