On July 7, the quarterfinals of the WTT Thailand Star Challenge ended, and the men's singles semifinals were released. The semi-finals will be two strong matchups, with Lim Gaoyuan and Ahn Jae-hyun battling it out for a place in the final, and Jang Ben Tomo-wha and Lim Yunru battling it out for a spot in the final.
Top seed Lin Gaoyuan faced Chinese Taipei's Liao Zhenting in the quarterfinals. Lin Gaoyuan entered the state quickly, and grasped the initiative of the game with his changeable serve and fast attack, and won 3-1 smoothly. The scores were 11-9, 11-88-11, 11-6.
No. 2 seed Lin Yunru faced Japan's Yukiya Uda in the quarterfinals. Lin Yunru's overall strength was superior, and he also gave full play to the advantage of speed, winning three games in a row 11-6, 14-12, 11-3, and easily won 3-0 with a big score and advanced to the semifinals.
The No. 3 seed Tomokazu Chang will face South Korea's Lim Joong-hoon in the quarter-finals. Tomokazu Zhang once again encountered a hard battle, and the two sides fought hard for 5 rounds. Zhang Benzhihe was in a burst of state in the first two games, easily winning two games in a row 11-2 and 11-6. Lin Zhongxun began to fight continuously to reverse the decline, and equalized the score in two consecutive games 11-9, 13-11. In the 5th game, the two sides fought fiercely again to 10-10, and at the critical moment, Tomokazu Zhang scored 2 points in a row, narrowly won 12-10, and narrowly won 3-2 to advance to the semifinals.
Ahn Jae-hyun's opponent in the quarterfinals is world champion Chong Ji-yeon. Veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan played very well, winning the first and third games respectively to take the lead. Ahn Jae-hyun was full of resilience, and after tying the score twice, the tiebreaker broke out again, easily winning 11-6, and winning with a big score of 3-2 to advance to the semifinals.
In the semifinals, Lim Gaowon vs Ahn Jae-hyun, Lim Yunru vs Zhang Ben Tomokazu. It is optimistic that Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Yunru will advance to the finals, and two players surnamed Lin will compete for the championship.