The WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam Men's Doubles 1/4 finals ushered in a key match, with the national table tennis pair Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan facing Sweden's Carlsen/Carlberg.
Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun stopped in the men's singles round of 32. The duo pinned their hopes on the men's doubles match. Unexpectedly, the two lost to Magnus/Carlberg with -03 and missed the men's doubles semifinals. Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun lost on both fronts. Lin Gaoyuan is really indescribable.
Carlsen and Carlberg are both strong players. The two are competitive in singles and have strong individual ability. Both of them also have good doubles records and have achieved good results on the international stage.
Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun can easily defeat the multinational pair Wu Huicheng/Matsushima Terukong 3-0 in the men's doubles 1/8 finals. However, in the face of the Swedish pair, Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun did not play at all, and I don't know if it was a negative game.
Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan lost 0-3 to Carlsen/Carlberg to reach the men's doubles quarterfinals.
In the first game, Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun were not in good shape, and soon fell behind, losing the first game 6:11. In the second game, Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun were slightly better, but the Swedish pair played better. Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun lost the second game 8:11.
In the third game, the Swedish pair continued to play at a high level and took a 7-4 lead. Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun chased 6:8 and only trailed by 2 points. Unexpectedly, Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun don't seem to know how to play. The Swedes scored three points in a row to win the third game 11-6.
In the end, Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun lost 0-3 to Carlsen/Carlberg and missed the men's doubles semifinals.
Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun performed too poorly in this event. In the men's singles 1/16 finals, Lin Gaoyuan lost 1-3 to Danish player Gross, and Liang Jingkun lost 2-3 to Iranian player Alamiyan.
Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun lost in both lines and went out early.
Now Japanese table tennis and Korean table tennis are not the main opponents of national table tennis, and other associations also have many strong opponents. In addition, has the level of national table tennis players also regressed? The national table tennis coaching staff should think about this problem, and Liu Guoliang should also think about this problem.
After netizens saw Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun lose to the Swedish combination, they left comments one after another.
Some people said that the two played too badly.
There are also many netizens who feel that Liang Jingkun has the biggest problem in this loss to the Swedish combination. He played so poorly that he dragged Lin Gaoyuan down. Some netizens made no secret of saying that Liang Jingkun should not be paired with doubles in the future, especially not with Lin Gaoyuan. The two of them are not suitable for pairing doubles.
What do you think is the problem, is Liang Jingkun suitable for pairing with Lin Gaoyuan in doubles?
The other two Men's Doubles quarter-finals were as follows: France's A. Lebrun/F. Lebrun won 3-1 against Gomez/Boggs, while Japan's Hayasuke Togami/Daito Shinozuka swept past Pisteje/Chen Ho-bah 3-0.
The Ma Long/Wang Chuqin match has not yet been played.