In the early morning of May 11, Beijing time, the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam men's singles semifinals continued, the world's No. 1 Wang Chuqin faced the young table tennis player Lin Shidong, and the two competed for a place in the men's singles final.
Wang Chuqin has been in good form recently, and has already won the singles quota for the Paris Olympics, and now is the time to check and fill in the gaps and find problems.
Lin Shidong played well in the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam at this station, and eliminated a number of strength foreign associations in a row, this is the second meeting between the two on the international stage, the first time won by Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong has won Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun and other world champions, the strength is not the same, this competition is full of highlights, please see below for the specific competition.
At the beginning of the game, the two sides were very familiar with each other in the first game, there was no temptation, they started directly, the two of them entered the game very quickly, Lin Shidong shot hard, and the backhand really exploded, which brought more pressure to Wang Chuqin, Wang Chuqin was relatively passive, 11-8, Lin Shidong won the first game.
In the second game, Lin Shidong felt very good, Wang Chuqin couldn't die with a board, and he was looked back. The serve was calculated by Lin Shidong in advance, and he scored directly, Wang Chuqin was scoreless, 11-8, and Lin Shidong won another game.
In the third game, Lin Shidong continued to be in good shape, whether it was near or far Taiwan, the quality of the ball was very high, Wang Chuqin was very passive, but he was not in a hurry when he was behind, and used tactics such as the first three boards to attack Lin Shidong, and the latter made more mistakes, 11-8, Wang Chuqin pulled back a game.
In the fourth game, Lin Shidong's backhand quality was very high, the first half of the game took a big lead, 7-4 lead was called a timeout by Wang Chuqin chasing two points in a row, and Wang Chuqin overtook the score when he came back from the pause, Lin Shidong twisted a violent backhand, scored in the middle, 9 draws, and the key points Wang Chuqin handled the serve better, 11-9, and the big score was 2-2 draw.
In the fifth game, Wang Chuqin was in full swing, Lin Shidong was suppressed, unnecessary mistakes increased, and he couldn't catch the serve well, Wang Chuqin grasped the initiative of the game, 11-4, Wang Chuqin went to the next game, with a big score of 3-2.
In the sixth game, Wang Chuqin shot firmly, mobilized the opponent at a large angle left and right, Lin Shidong fought with his back, changed his serve, and overtook the score through high-quality twisting and pulling, 11-7, the big score was 3-3, and the two sides returned to the same running line.
In the deciding game, both of them were very focused, Wang Chuqin served and stole long, scored directly, or kept attacking, Lin Shidong played very passively, and ate the serve, although there was chasing points, he had no choice but to dig a pit in front, the score gap was too big, 11-6, Wang Chuqin reversed 4-3 and won with difficulty.
Wang Chuqin successfully advanced to the Grand Slam men's singles final, his opponent is the winner of Zhang Yuzhen VS Francesca, and he is a very powerful athlete when he reaches the final.