Before the Paris Olympics, can Lin Gaoyuan win a championship?
The draw for the WTT tournament in Bangkok has been announced, and as the top seed, Lin Gaoyuan has been placed in the top half, in which he will face four South Korean players, while the stronger Tomokazu Zhang and Lin Yunru are in the bottom half of the bracket, passing by Lin Gaoyuan.
After the Chongqing Championship, the national table tennis basically went into storage, began to close the training camp, and missed many major competitions one after another. originally thought that the main players of national table tennis would not participate in any competitions before the Olympic Games, but when the list was announced in Bangkok, fans were pleasantly surprised to find that Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong were on the list.
The national table tennis sent two players to participate, personal analysis, mainly to disrupt the game, can not increase the self-confidence of foreign association players, in the days when the national table tennis is not there, these main opponents, have won the championship, Zhang Benzhihe even won a triple crown not long ago.
Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong are not on the list of national table tennis to participate in the Olympic Games, but their level is also the top level of national table tennis. Their participation is more suitable and more able to disrupt the game.
In this Bangkok tournament, due to the withdrawal of Lebrun Jr. and Hugo, Lin Gaoyuan became the top seed in men's singles, let's take a look at the specific draw.
Lin Gaoyuan was divided into the first half of the region, the first round of byes, the second round will be the winner between Desai and Feng Yixin, for Lin Gaoyuan, it is not difficult, the next round of 16, Lin Gaoyuan is likely to meet the first brother of the Hong Kong team, Huang Zhenting.
If Lim Gaoyuan reaches the last eight, his opponent may be between Lee Sang-so and Cho Dae-sung, both of whom are not easy to beat, with Lee Sang-so having beaten Lim Gao-won and Cho Dae-sung, South Korea's No. 2 singles player at the Paris Olympics. What awaits Lin Gaoyuan is definitely a fierce battle.
In addition, South Korea's first brother Zhang Yuzhen and provincial team veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan will also be eyeing Lin Gaoyuan in the semifinals. Especially Zhang Yuzhen, in the Bangkok station in 2023, Lin Gaoyuan defeated Zhang Yuzhen to win the championship, if the two meet, it will definitely be a highlight.
There are three main opponents in the lower half of the region, Lin Zhongxun, Zhang Benzhihe and Lin Yunru, and there is no national table tennis player in the half of the region, and the competition will be extremely fierce. Anyone can make it to the finals. Whether it is Lin Yunru or Zhang Benzhihe, it will be the number one obstacle for Lin Gaoyuan to win the championship.
The Bangkok tournament is the last major competition before the Paris Olympics, and masters like Tomokazu Zhang and Lin Yunru want to finish the championship and prepare for the championship, and if they can beat Lin Gaoyuan to win the championship, it will be a happy thing for them.
For Lin Gaoyuan, the same is true, in the past, Lin Gaoyuan had four main forces in front of him, this time, Lin Gaoyuan as the defending champion, and he played alone, he was under a lot of pressure, whether he could successfully defend the title, for Lin Gaoyuan, this is a rare opportunity to practice and compete.
Let's cheer for Lin Gaoyuan together.